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Military cell phone regulations can keep calls waiting
Petty Officer 1st Class Geoffrey Lozanda takes a break from his bike ride to answer his phone at Yokosuka Naval Base on Thursday. CHRISTOPHER B. STOLTZ / S&S
By ALLISON BATDORFF | STARS AND STRIPES Published: October 28, 2006
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Driving while using a cell phone is illegal on every Navy installation worldwide. But what about chatting when you’re on foot? What about gabbing in uniform? For sailors at Yokosuka Naval Base, the wisdom differs depending on what you’re wearing. Cell phones in uniform
Sailors can wear a cell phone while in uniform, but walking and talking on it is generally discouraged unless you’re talking shop, said Yokosuka Naval Base commanding officer Capt. Greg Cornish. It’s largely a leadership call, though, he said. “There’s nothing officially prohibiting talking on the cellular phone in uniform, but we tend to discourage it because it doesn’t project a crisp military image,” Cornish said. “