once she had put on her uniform , which was a white jacket and slacks with orange stripe accents - her world 's colors - and a white australian-style slouch hat , left side pinned up in the classic bush style of centuries before ( which was actually done to allow a soldier to sling a rifle over his shoulder without hitting the brim ) , she grabbed her duffel and used her private door to the hallway , preferring not to go through a tear-laden goodbye with becky .