Do US Navy dress whites for enlisted look like officer uniforms?

[Alpo]

I saw a commercial for something that happened on Independence Day. And these were part of the performers.

 

 

You got the bald guy in white in the middle. The lady on his right is wearing an Air Force uniform. At least those are Air Force stripes on her sleeve.

 

The lady on his left looks to be wearing a Marine uniform, except I thought there was supposed to be a red stripe down the seam of her skirt. But those are not Marine stripes. So I'm guessing that's Army?

 

Then we got the guy in white. He ain't got no shoulder boards, like an officer. He ain't got no stripes on the top of his sleeve like enlisted.

 

And if you blow the picture up as far as you can, it appears he has second class petty officer insignia on his collar.

 

But that sure looks like an officer uniform.

[Jim Brown]

I am going to go with Officer- Lepel pins.

No rating patch on sleeve which would be there for enlisted.

[Whitey James]

Anytime I hear white uniforms, this guy pops into my head

[Chief Rick]

Those are "choker" whites. That uniform is typically only worn by officers and chiefs. 

 

Not sure what current regulations say about junior enlisted, but yes that appears to be a PO2. That said, he's in the choir, so they may (probably) have exceptions for uniforms. 

[Sedalia Dave]

Navy Band members may be prescribed to wear "Choker" Whites for certain formal functions.

 

The uniform is basically identical to the service dress white uniform worn by Chief Petty Officers (E7, E8, & E9)

 

For Officers shoulder boards are added to the same uniform.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Bandsmen's uniforms are almost always different than regular uniforms.

Currently:

 

US Navy

 

USAF

 

US Army 

 

 

USMC

 

19th century military bandsmen in Europe had "swallow's nest" shoulders and often a half dozen or more lace chevrons on the sleeves.   Or the uniform and facing colors reversed, that is say the regimental colors were light green with red cuffs and facings, the bandsmen would have a red tunic with light green  cuffs and facings.

 

Examples of swallow's nest and chevrons:

 

 

The reason was so they could be quickly identified by officers because it was the drummers or buglers were the ones that sounded the orders 

[Pat Riot]

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