The only thing more infuriating than discovering that your Khaki Service Uniform pants have broken or missing buttons is not having replacements on hand to rectify the situation. Our khaki replacement buttons should be considered essential components in a uniform repair kit, along with needle and appropriately colored thread, shirt buttons, and a stain-removing pen (be sure to test it first on a corner of material that’s not visible when your shirt is tucked in).
Simply having such a resource on hand is a confidence builder in and of itself, and it has an added benefit: Your handy clothing repair “toolbox” might just help fellow Sailors who learn the hard way that buttons have a habit of coming off or breaking at very inopportune times.