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Eisenhower Jacket, anyone?
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You may be ahead of the curve (although the jacket in the link seems a bit longer than the waist-length original "Eisenhower" jacket). I believe the Army is on the verge of reintroducing the "pinks and greens" dress uniform, to replace the current blue dress uni.: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your...-armys-top-enlisted-soldier-looking-at-costs/
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I love the look.
Maybe they will change the name of their department back to the War Department as well!
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Not exactly "Death From Above"^^I am attracted to the re-titling that you suggest, but am reminded of our old SAC(Strategic Air Command) motto, "Peace Is Our Profession!" LOL.
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Oh damn! Why didn't they do this while I was still in service. I love the old look and always was jealous of the Marines for theirs--but not enough to change services, you understand.
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^ One thing we had going for us in the Marines was definitely the uniforms!
I remember being on shore patrol in Spain in my Service Charlies and being paired up with a couple sailors in those white Cracker Jack looking uniforms (the Enlisted Dress Whites?) and all the English and Dutch and German girls there on holiday wanting to come take their pictures with me and just avoiding the sailors altogether.
Shore patrol in Mallorca in August is a pretty fun adventure!
I remember being on shore patrol in Spain in my Service Charlies and being paired up with a couple sailors in those white Cracker Jack looking uniforms (the Enlisted Dress Whites?) and all the English and Dutch and German girls there on holiday wanting to come take their pictures with me and just avoiding the sailors altogether.
Shore patrol in Mallorca in August is a pretty fun adventure!
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I was never a fan of Enlisted Navy uniforms except for the blue work shirt and dungerees they used to wear at sea. Why in the world some twerp thought they needed to be in blue and white camouflage, I'll never understand. All that does is make it harder to find the body that fell overboard.
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Can I please inquire what is pink about it?
Grandpa Dick's green dress uniform was burned up (only escaped in his night clothes, not even his glasses or trombone) in a barracks fire while at boot camp. It seems replaced with a tropical tan as it is dated '43 and the green dress uniform is dated '56 (a mystery).
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I am at a loss to explain how the Army managed to define a particular shade of tan as 'pink' but they did. When I was a junior enlisted man, 'pinks' were still official as office clothing. Later they were supplanted by dark green trousers and a light green shirt with shoulder boards. Personally, I think that either would be fine for those soldiers who sit behind a desk. Manning a desk in combat camo is absurd. But then, so are the blue and white camo uniforms that the Air Force and Navy are forced to put up with. Who is trying to prove what, here?
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I am thinking I am getting off topic, so going to send a PM, is that okay?
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Doin' it like it oughta be! irate:
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I think the camos in the office look sloppy. And I can't read an officers rank easily except from less than three feet way, and then they must be standing still. Ones rank is a black blob on a dark green camo background.
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^^
Indeed, it seems time to restore some sense of sartorial decorum within the military office environment. These days, soldiers, sailors, airmen and (I think) marines also wear their combat fatigues everywhere. It's a utility uniform and meant to be worn only on the job (read, at hard labor!). Back in the day if we were caught wearing flight suits, fatigues or any other casual labor uniform combinations in the enlisted and officer's clubs or off base, or in an office where the primarily administrative work was being carried out, there would be "hell to pay!" We seem to be working our way such a more reasonable arrangement.
Indeed, it seems time to restore some sense of sartorial decorum within the military office environment. These days, soldiers, sailors, airmen and (I think) marines also wear their combat fatigues everywhere. It's a utility uniform and meant to be worn only on the job (read, at hard labor!). Back in the day if we were caught wearing flight suits, fatigues or any other casual labor uniform combinations in the enlisted and officer's clubs or off base, or in an office where the primarily administrative work was being carried out, there would be "hell to pay!" We seem to be working our way such a more reasonable arrangement.
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Forgive me if I'm wrong here, but isn't lack of ones rank to be effectively identified at distance completely the point? It creates a more difficult time for the enemy to systematically target officers. Granted this makes more or less sense depending on where one is stationed but in today's day of modern warfare and terrorism I still think it applies at stateside bases. I totally agree that I preferred a dress uniform to BDUs. In fact I even prefered the older "1549" uniform to the "1620" that was made mandatory in 1999. I loved the pockets as it gave it a more classic and dressier look IMO.
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Once I got to my permanent duty station, we only ever wore OD fatigues. In the 3+ years I was there, the only time I ever wore my class A's was when I arrived and when I flew out to be separated. And I never wore anything but civies off duty. That's the way my command liked it.^^
Indeed, it seems time to restore some sense of sartorial decorum within the military office environment. These days, soldiers, sailors, airmen and (I think) marines also wear their combat fatigues everywhere. It's a utility uniform and meant to be worn only on the job (read, at hard labor!). Back in the day if we were caught wearing flight suits, fatigues or any other casual labor uniform combinations in the enlisted and officer's clubs or off base, or in an office where the primarily administrative work was being carried out, there would be "hell to pay!" We seem to be working our way such a more reasonable arrangement.
We were billited on a small U.S. Army post in Germany. Our uniform invariably consisted of a uniform blouse with name tape, U.S. Air Force tape, insignia of rank, fatigue pants and a flight colored baseball cap as cover. When I was first assigned as an E3 fresh out tech school I was on my way somewhere on the post when I encountered an Army troop with no stripes going the other way. Gosh! I never saw so much shining brass in my life!!! Figured this guy had to be at least a full bird, so I better salute! Upon doing so, I realized that I had just saluted a spiffed up private fresh out of basic covered in anything and everything he could possibly contrive, all blinding!
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Napoleon complex, maybe?[...]
We were billited on a small U.S. Army post in Germany. Our uniform invariably consisted of a uniform blouse with name tape, U.S. Air Force tape, insignia of rank, fatigue pants and a flight colored baseball cap as cover. When I was first assigned as an E3 fresh out tech school I was on my way somewhere on the post when I encountered an Army troop going the other way. Gosh! I never saw so much shining brass in my life!!! Figured this guy had to be at least a full bird, so I better salute! Upon doing so, I realized that I had just saluted a spiffed up private fresh out of basic covered in anything and everything he could possibly contrive, all blinding!
Kind of reminds me of those animation cartoon military caricatures with their chest fully coved in metals we see as a child.
Also, now thanks to this understand ranks better (had to go look up what E3 meant).
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