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Ok, so I dug on this yesterday. The First Navy Jack has a sketchy history. It was first flown in 1975-6, in recognition of the US Bicentennial. Then in 1980, it was ordered to be flown above the longest serving ship in the US Navy, only. Then, BAM, ofter 9/11, the old Assistant to the SECNAV from 1975 (((Gerald Ford era))), calls up the US Navy and says, "Hey, use that other flag over all your ships because, muh, terrorism." And, the navy does??? WTF???
The early history that the First Navy Jack was ever even a legit flag is suspect. The supposed sybolism is that it represent the 13 original colonies. Makes no sense to tie it to the GWOT, unless it really represents:
THE THIRTEEN FAMILES
That is all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Navy_Jack#/media/File:Naval_jack_of_the_United_States_(2002%E2%80%932019).svg
Other U.S. Navy uses
Since 11 September 2002, U.S. Navy installations and facilities ashore have been allowed but not required to fly the First Navy Jack from multi-halyard gaff-rigged flagpoles when the United States ensign is also flown.
The First Navy Jack has also been authorized for wear as a patch by sailors and naval officers on flight suits and certain versions of the Navy Working Uniform (NWU), including sailors and naval officers wearing the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) while assigned to and serving with Army units, at the discretion of the local Army commander.[13][14] For the NWU and ACU, the patch is typically worn on the opposite sleeve as the U.S. flag.
During the War in Afghanistan, U.S. Navy sailors and officers assigned to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were authorized to wear the First Navy Jack on their MultiCam-patterned Army Combat Uniform (ACU) on the right sleeve, below the U.S. flag. [15]
Non-military uses
Like other snake flags, the First Navy Jack has been used by non-Navy people in protest or commemoration. For example, opponents to a smoking ban in Franklin, Indiana, fly Navy Jacks outside their homes and businesses.[16] A First Navy Jack flag was also placed at a makeshift memorial on Boylston Street after the Boston Marathon bombings.[17][18]