Posted on Dec 24, 2014
Should civilian military school faculty be permitted to wear ACUs and "honorary" rank?
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My 16 year old brother attends a military school in PA. I recently learned from my parents that the civilian faculty wear ACUs daily and sport "honorary" rank. His English teacher, for example, is LT So and So. After looking over the school's website, I found that the president himself is retired from British Army, but wears ACUs with the British flag on his shoulder and a British beret. I understand that this is all meant to add to the military structure and environment, however, I feel that these titles have not been earned, and the uniform that so many have died in should not be worn so nonchalantly. Moreover, I don't understand why the president is permitted to mix and match uniforms as opposed to just wearing his country's full uniform.
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Well for me i dont see a problem with this as long as they are only worn on the campus. Look at the Sea Cadets and other programs there leadership wear there respective services ranks. Do there uniforms identify them as US service member's? The ACU uniform pattern is not trademarked for just Army ware. The ACU pattern is worn by tons of people who dont even serve or ever plan on serving. This is a Military school so as such they are just treating it that way im sure the students are referred to as cadets. So if are saying that the teachers have not earned there uniform and fake rank then the children should not be referred to as Cadets because they are not in a Service Academy. So i guess what I am saying is sit back relax take a sip of coke let them do as they please as long as they are not committing fraud they are fine.
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I don't think it is really much of an issue. As long as they don't have any name tapes that affiliate them to the military. We have security guards that were uniforms and rank that look like cops. There are even some that wear ACU or military uniforms. It really isn't an issue as long as they don't attempt to be anything more than what they really are.
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TSgt Joshua Copeland
Carson Long wasn't that far from where I went to HS. Pretty good school all things considered, but not as famous as VFMAC....something to do with the movie taps.
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Everything else I've seen and heard checks out. Overall a very good place for my brother to grow and develop.
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CSM Charles Hayden
CPT (Join to see) PO2 Corey Ferretti Hit it on the head, on campus - cool!
Myself, I would prefer to see instructor types, and any office types wearing the Class A uniform worn when they retired from which ever service.
If they are not engaged in work details, why do they wear a ‘work uniform’?
Myself, I would prefer to see instructor types, and any office types wearing the Class A uniform worn when they retired from which ever service.
If they are not engaged in work details, why do they wear a ‘work uniform’?
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