Chewing gum while in uniform

Worked with a CPO, we called her the Manatee (sea cow), always chewing gum. Was caught with a big wad in her mouth during a graduation ceremony in front of thousands of guests. Next thing she's been shipped off to Djibouti for TDY.

Don't do it. I was in the middle of 1st Sqdn 17th Cav formation during All American Review 1994 chewing gum. A 1SG from another BN saw me, came to our 1SG's and next thing I know, TOP Cobbler was behind me. I swallowed the gum quickly. Damn.

I had an airman chewing gum on a EAWS board. I asked him the hardest question and so did all the other board members. As soon as we were done with the board, we told him he did not pass for chewing gum during the board.

Not in formation. Not at meetings and especially not if you are briefing.

Good god is this actually a topic of conversation? Not in formation and not distracting. Simple and common sense for anyone.

I use to chew I all the time when I was flying and/or working on a patient. It helped equalize the inner ear and the mechanical action of chewing gum helps slow my thoughts and help me to focus when I had a critical patient.

Now that I sit behind a desk all day I chew gum all day because it helps me focus on hours of mind numbing paperwork. Never once has anyone ever said a thing about it unless we were headed to formation and they were reminding me I still had gum in my mouth.

What kind of question is this. I never ever saw a US MARINE cjew gum in uniform. NOTonce, i dont think us MARINES would ever stoop so low! WE have to much PRIDE.

Because everyone knows that chewing gum will reduce your combat readiness. A simple stick of juicy fruit will turn chesty puller into a complete turd.

Military logic.

If you were meant to be a cow you would have been born as one.
Aspergum and medicinal types , I can see. It's a pain in the ass to clean off shoes/boots(and my freshly scrubbed deck!). Continually popping the damn stuff is irritating as hell.
"Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bed post overnight?" -Irish Rovers(I think!)

Must be a Marine thing. I remember being a SPC at FLW and a Marine Ssgt yelled at me in the Px for chewing gum in uniform. I respected his commands and spit it out; however, chewing gum strenghtens the NCO jaw.

My patients appreciate my fresh breath.