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03-05-2010, 10:15 PM | #16 | |
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Dress Blues were worn maybe twice a year as well. One thing that I really liked about the Army was that we could wear Camo anywhere. You could go from the office to the motor pool to the barbershop and the grocery store off post all in the same uniform wether that be BDUs or even a Nomex flight/tanker suit. But we always had to do the stupid inside out sleeve rolling thingy? That was a pain because they would always slip down or be blood cutting off tight.
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03-06-2010, 12:25 AM | #17 | |
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I've lost track since I retired, but I'm vaguely aware that there have been times since then that Marines could wear utilities off base on the way home and maybe get out of the car at a gas station. And now when I go to the PX, I see Marines in utilities and flight suits. I don't bat an eye now, but it took me a long time to get used to it. You know how it is with us conservatives. |
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03-06-2010, 03:24 AM | #18 | |
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03-06-2010, 08:13 AM | #19 |
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reminds me of the time I was eating chow at DFAC in Iraq. 2 black Army guys sat at my table loud as hell and BOTH of them had thier whole front top and bottom row of teeth covered with GOLD. I asked him if they were authorized that and he stated: "YEAH DAWG THAT'S HOW WE NIGGA'S ROLL IN THE ARMY" I burst up laughing and just had to leave the table. The lowering of Army standards is hurting them right now, still trying to get rid off those felons!!
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03-10-2010, 09:02 AM | #21 | |
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03-10-2010, 09:27 AM | #22 |
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I've been out 10 years, but my bro is a MC MSGT. He says most guys are all about understatement with the ribbons these days - the minimum is what is unofficially encouraged.
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06-13-2010, 11:47 PM | #23 |
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Yes, the ribbon thing has got outta hand. My main pet peeve about them has always been, you don't get a ribbon when you deserve one and then you get one when you haven't done anything. The Good Conduct Medal was a joke to me....wow, you made it 3 years without any UCMJ or getting fat....here's a ribbon for doing the bare minimum of what you were supposed to do. As far as the Metal stuff...I like my jump wings, air assault wings, my foreign jump wings, expert badge, and other such stuff....because it was related to actual military things I know I earned. My NATO ribbon for being in Kosovo and Bosnia....that can go in the trash....my ribbon for being in Saudi Arabia and anywhere else I went in the SWA after September 11, 2001....that can go in the trash too...I don't want a ribbon just for being someplace. All that does is encourage officers to take flights into places to get awards and hazard pay and then fly out the next day. Anything that goes on a military uniform should be something you earned, not some fake crap meant to appease you like a cookie does to a little kid. Real troops know a BX soldier when they see one....the guy who shows off all his ribbons any chance he gets, regardless of whether he earned them or they where given away like Halloween candy.
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I like my Halloween candies then!
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06-15-2010, 11:17 PM | #26 | |
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06-16-2010, 12:59 AM | #27 |
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I guess all those ribbons wore him down.He fainted while being questioned by McCain today.
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06-16-2010, 07:57 AM | #28 |
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Is this guy wearing too much?
I think he earned them and as a fellow Marine I'm sure you recognize who it is. Maybe he should have only wore his 5 Navy Crosses? |
06-16-2010, 10:06 AM | #29 |
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That's rather modest compared to this.
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06-16-2010, 11:45 AM | #30 |
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From a civilian standpoint, I don't think they look too bad. I mean, not even close to as bad/ridiculous as North Korea's looks..
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