Posted on Nov 2, 2015
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I was going out on a pizza date with my girlfriend and I saw two people around the age of 18 in the parking lot wearing old BDU jackets with a SPC. rank on the arm, U.S. Army tape, and a unit patch. I walked by them and when I got in the restaurant I said to my girlfriend that they shouldn't be wearing those. This woman came up to me (who was their mother) and said it was their uncle's uniforms.

How do you guys feel about that? Is it okay for them to be wearing that uniform (with jeans and converse sneakers also...)

PV2 O'Hara
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Edited 9 y ago
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SSG Cannon Crew Member
We have all seen it, spouses wearing their "sponsors" pt jacket, fleece jacket etc while walking around in public. I would really like to know why it is that "YOU" as the service member allow your spouse to wear a part of your uniform in public. Do you not have any pride in your uniform or your profession, or do you just not care that they do it? I would never let my wife wear my PT Jacket or anything else of mine that is essentially INITIAL ISSUE OR TA-50 in public. If she wants to support what I do and it is cold out, I'd get her an Army hoodie, not strip my name tapes off and let her walk around in MY Army issued fleece jacket. There is a discussion about Soldiers walking around in uniform after COB and "how wrong that is". So why do people think this it is OK to let their spouse wear their uniform and announce "my family is in the Army" or "give me special attention". And knowing that dependents are REALLY not so much subject to 670-1/ UCMJ in that aspect, is there any input as to what can be done about it besides walking away disgusted.<br>

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