What do the color of the T Shirts on navy flight deck mean?

Answer 1

Color Coded Classification System

Those crew members who do have specific, clearly defined functions will be readily recognizable at a glance by the colored coded jerseys and helmets that denote their role. The color classification system is as follows:

• Yellow Shirts-Controls/directs aircraft movement on the flight deck;
• White Shirts-handles safety related jobs, including final inspections of airplanes and medical;
• Brown Shirts-plane captains that watch over individual planes;
• Blue Shirts-chock and chain planes in to position; drive the tractors that move the planes;
• Green Shirts-attach planes to catapults and arresting gear;
• Red Shirts-handles all weapons and ammunition;
• Purple Shirts-fuel planes; and
• Silver Suits-Handles aircraft crashes and fires.