Originally Posted by
Packrat
Have you ever seen the movie 12 O'clock High? Its about a failing bomber squadron in 1942. When the CO is replaced, the first thing the new guy does is MANDATE uniforms, military regs, etc. Same thing in the movie Patton.
Interesting you take so many life lessons from movies, as opposed to life or actual history.
Walk into any deloyed SOF camp. You'll be surprised at the lack of grooming standards and uniform uniformity. And yet....somehow they do what they do well.
Patton said what he said. He also picked his own uniforms.