Best Uniform "Fail" you have had?

The worst I saw was when the Air Force went back to the new US emblems on the blues uniform. My commander wanted the entire unit in blues to inspect us and 50% of officers and 70% of enlisted had the wrong emblems on, didn't have all the ribbons, and a few even had stains and strings on the uniform jacket. Funny thing is at least we all fit in our uniforms since the last time the unit wore them was 6 years earlier.

CDR Robert Getty Sir, when I was an enlisted Soldier I once placed my unit patch on my right shoulder by accident instead of my left shoulder. I was directing traffic in a parking lot when my 1SG walked over and straightened me out.... He took over directing traffic momentarily while I did push-ups right next to him...enough push-ups that it was hard for me to lift my arms and continue directing traffic.

...And I never did that again........

Had a very portly 1SGT in he old Brown Shoe Army who fell out for Fire Drills wearing his Helmet Liner and old Rubber rain coat.

Some people never realized that the braid on the garrison caps meant something. Saw a captain with a heavy gold braid on the cap he was wearing. He didn't know that particular braid was for a general officer.

Garrison Cap
In 1918 American “Doughboys” serving in France needed headgear that was comfortable to wear, yet could be stored in the pocket when the helmet was donned. To replace the service hat, the Army copied the French Bonnet de Police, an envelope-style fatigue headgear, and created the overseas cap, the predecessor to the garrison cap.
Officers Cap Braid
The 1858 uniform hat had branch-colored cords for enlisted personnel, black and metallic gold for commissioned officers, and gold for general officers. In 1940 the garrison cap converted the hat-cord scheme to cord-edge braid to trim the curtain of the caps.

Prior to a parade, my unit put a liquid floor wax on our black boots to bring out a high polished appearance. Didn't know that exposure to the sun would change the polish to a white color.
Last time we tried that technic.

These look like the preferred footwear of the Good Humor Man, Marcus Welby, MD and Clarabell the Clown.
I am glad I had Jump Boots with my dress uniform. White shoes are more for the old folks home

Ft Knox 1954. Guard Mount for School Troops of The Armor School. After hand carrying my spit shined, rough-out boots to Guard Mount, I leaned against one of the old brick buildings. The Officer of the Guard was awake, passing behind me as he was inspecting the Guard, he noticed a button of the poncho over my web belt had scratched thru the poncho when I leaned against the brick wall! Oh well, I had failed an inspection before!

My first assignment as a newly-commissioned 2LT was as aide-de-camp to the I Corps Artillery Commander. Prior to reporting for my first day's duty, I decided I would rather have my rank and branch insignia sewn on my fatigues vs having them pinned on. So, the night before reporting, I had my wife sew them on. The good news is that they were on the correct collars. The bad news--which I didn't notice until the Chief of Staff pointed it out--is that my FA branch insignia was sewed on sideways. Fortunately, the CoS took pity on me and kept me out of the General's sight. He also had me run some 'errands' which allowed me to get home and fix my mistake posthaste.

Ever since that day, I tried to be just a bit more understanding when soldiers I led made mistakes, knowing how imperfect I was. And that someone in authority over me gave me a chance to correct an error without making me feel worse than I already did.

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