Marine Corps As Fashion Police
#12
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: 744 CA
Posts: 4,772
I agree... gas... lunch... or a quick errand shouldnt be a problem. Off base BARS...NO... grocery store...NO.... the MALL....NO.... but to and from work or the aforementioned.... I dont see a problem. I do remember when my brother was flying SH-60B's for the Navy that he would wear his Khakis to the base.. then change into his flight suit.... just seemed weird to me.
#13
That is just completely idiotic! It's been threatened here at Oceana as well. I just don't see the issue in it, or why the AF, who is noteably more anal than the Navy and Marine Corps about most things, can wear their flight suits anywhere. I just laugh!
#14
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Joined APC: May 2007
Posts: 51
Yeah, just because there are troops in harms way everything else can just be forgotten until we are once again "at peace" and can turn our focus again to totally trivial matters.
#15
That was not the intent of what Hacker was saying at all. Perhaps you might be able to enlighten us all on why not wearing cammies or flight suits off base contributes to good order and discipline or morale for that matter. Please....
#16
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Joined APC: May 2007
Posts: 51
Just my two cents.
Stonefly
Add/Edit: Perhaps you can enlighten me as to what the intent of Hacker's post was.
#17
I'm sure any of the above posters that served in the Marine Corps can attest to being verbally berated by senior ranking Marines not even in their unit for the most 'trivial' of details. Ever have your radio on in your car and not hear colors sounded? How about taking a sip of water while you're walking? Anybody ever been told to put their cover on while in a car? Or had a Chief Warrant Officer stop his car to yell at you for five minutes because you didn't notice the faded blue sticker on his windshield and thus didn't render a proper salute?
And no, you're not just subject to these anal rules just in boot camp or your first year or two in the fleet. Every Marine is subject to this stuff. In fact, I've seen a LCpl correct (Tactfully mind you!) a Colonel for wearing his cover in an uncovered area. I'm not complaining by any means, this is the way things should be (In the Corps at least) but I think most soldiers and airmen (or sailors that aren't corpsman) don't realize how absolutely strict the Marine Corps is in every aspect of your day to day life, on duty or off.
P.S - Saying that we should completely forget about our stateside uniform regulations just because we're deployed in a combat situation is ridiculous.
*EDIT* - I completely agree with Stonefly. That is what I was trying to get across.
#18
Hacker,
I think the AF Deployed AOR folks have it wrong- we are either in Garrison- allowed families and booze or we are in combat and most rules designed for Garrison don't apply. The USMC is correct, it's a Garrison issue they are re-emphasizing. Here's a good one- at the main OIF out of country but in theater base a fellow dreamed up a sign- "don't walk on the rocks due to erosion". It was a joke put in for the req'd in-brief for aircrew. After a few months the purity police started enforcing the erosion rule (which had spread by WOM in the chow halls...).
2 very different branches of service.
I think the AF Deployed AOR folks have it wrong- we are either in Garrison- allowed families and booze or we are in combat and most rules designed for Garrison don't apply. The USMC is correct, it's a Garrison issue they are re-emphasizing. Here's a good one- at the main OIF out of country but in theater base a fellow dreamed up a sign- "don't walk on the rocks due to erosion". It was a joke put in for the req'd in-brief for aircrew. After a few months the purity police started enforcing the erosion rule (which had spread by WOM in the chow halls...).
2 very different branches of service.
#19
It by no means means that the Corps should turn a blind eye to good order and discipline...but what good does it accomplish by making life harder for people who have the utmost pride for their service? Those same people also have the utmost pride in the wear of their uniform. What harm is done by allowing a Marine to go grab a bite to eat on a drive home/lunch break, or pump gas? It doesn't have anything to do with the soldiers overseas either. What I'm pretty sure was meant, and correct me if I'm wrong, is that rather than taking away another ounce of freedom...spend more time worrying about what the real task at hand should be. If people were going out with their uniforms falling apart, torn, etc...then it's a respectable issue. And I don't think many would disagree with no going out for hours at a time in uniform, but a short lunch break? And people wonder why morale in a lot of places is shot to hell.
#20
I tend to disagree here. When it comes to uniforms, regulations, or pretty much anything that has any sort of link to any part of the history of the Corps the Marines become more anal than anybody.
I'm sure any of the above posters that served in the Marine Corps can attest to being verbally berated by senior ranking Marines not even in their unit for the most 'trivial' of details. Ever have your radio on in your car and not hear colors sounded? How about taking a sip of water while you're walking? Anybody ever been told to put their cover on while in a car? Or had a Chief Warrant Officer stop his car to yell at you for five minutes because you didn't notice the faded blue sticker on his windshield and thus didn't render a proper salute?
And no, you're not just subject to these anal rules just in boot camp or your first year or two in the fleet. Every Marine is subject to this stuff. In fact, I've seen a LCpl correct (Tactfully mind you!) a Colonel for wearing his cover in an uncovered area. I'm not complaining by any means, this is the way things should be (In the Corps at least) but I think most soldiers and airmen (or sailors that aren't corpsman) don't realize how absolutely strict the Marine Corps is in every aspect of your day to day life, on duty or off.
P.S - Saying that we should completely forget about our stateside uniform regulations just because we're deployed in a combat situation is ridiculous.
*EDIT* - I completely agree with Stonefly. That is what I was trying to get across.
I'm sure any of the above posters that served in the Marine Corps can attest to being verbally berated by senior ranking Marines not even in their unit for the most 'trivial' of details. Ever have your radio on in your car and not hear colors sounded? How about taking a sip of water while you're walking? Anybody ever been told to put their cover on while in a car? Or had a Chief Warrant Officer stop his car to yell at you for five minutes because you didn't notice the faded blue sticker on his windshield and thus didn't render a proper salute?
And no, you're not just subject to these anal rules just in boot camp or your first year or two in the fleet. Every Marine is subject to this stuff. In fact, I've seen a LCpl correct (Tactfully mind you!) a Colonel for wearing his cover in an uncovered area. I'm not complaining by any means, this is the way things should be (In the Corps at least) but I think most soldiers and airmen (or sailors that aren't corpsman) don't realize how absolutely strict the Marine Corps is in every aspect of your day to day life, on duty or off.
P.S - Saying that we should completely forget about our stateside uniform regulations just because we're deployed in a combat situation is ridiculous.
*EDIT* - I completely agree with Stonefly. That is what I was trying to get across.
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