Posted on Aug 19, 2022
Should I correct soldiers with mixed and matched uniform in crowded places?
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I just saw someone walking in DFW airport wearing a white Tee with orange designs, a pair of OCP pants, and sneakers. I wanted to talk to this young man that he should not have worn mixed and matched uniform in the airport, especially if he was out of orders. But with how people take things nowadays, I just didnt want to make a fuzz especially in a crowded area. Should I have talked to him?
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How do you know they're in the military? Anyone can go to a surplus store and buy uniforms.
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Thank you SFC, I was just worried about image that I forgot that civilians can wear uniform as long as they dont claim to be military
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Thank you
SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
SPC Roy Valbuena - If someone is walking around as you describe, I'm automatically assuming civilian. You can tell who is and isn't a soldier. Let's be real.
SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM - Why would I approach them? His description sounds like a civilian - and there's nothing that says they can't dress like that. So I'm gonna just mind my business and carry on with my day.
Hope he was a civilian!
My general advice concerning ORFs (old retired folks) making on-the-spot corrections to current active duty personnel is "don't." If you see a person in uniform in an airport that looks ill, injured, confused, or lost you should offer help. If their uniform is disheveled, it may simply be the result of too many hours of too much travel. Some airports can be difficult to navigate unless you travel through them frequently. (When I traveled a lot, I could do Chicago, Atlanta, Reagan-National, BWI, Anchorage, HNL, Heathrow, and Frankfurt pretty easily.) If you know the airport well, then you might provide directions or advice. Offering directions to the airport USO (if there is one) can be very helpful.
My general advice concerning ORFs (old retired folks) making on-the-spot corrections to current active duty personnel is "don't." If you see a person in uniform in an airport that looks ill, injured, confused, or lost you should offer help. If their uniform is disheveled, it may simply be the result of too many hours of too much travel. Some airports can be difficult to navigate unless you travel through them frequently. (When I traveled a lot, I could do Chicago, Atlanta, Reagan-National, BWI, Anchorage, HNL, Heathrow, and Frankfurt pretty easily.) If you know the airport well, then you might provide directions or advice. Offering directions to the airport USO (if there is one) can be very helpful.
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