Is it just me…

Or should this “good news” should have happened decades ago? Since women officially entered the U.S. Navy services in 1908, it is now optional for women to wear skirts and not required. Until this “21st century makeover” — as ABCnews.com calls it — was in put into effect this month, women were required to wear skirts in certain change-of-command and retirement ceremonies.
It’s obvious that wearing a skirt in the Navy is not really practical. For example, one of the skirts had a narrow cut with no kick pleat, which gave women no room to run. Yet the article seemed to focus more on the concern of fashion than anything. “They also noted that the skirts didn’t compliment many women’s shapes.”, like giving the women ‘pouches’ by their stomach “‘even if you didn’t have one.'” They also are able to get rid of their miltary purses and get “more stylish replacements from department stores.” Don’t get me wrong, I love purse-shopping myself, but I don’t really understand why there was more focus on the fashion change than the very late decision to allow women to wear pants! Argh.