Posted on Feb 22, 2014
Spouses/dependents wearing your uniform components in public?
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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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DA Pam 670-1
Posted 12 y ago
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SSG (Join to see) the spouse my not be subject to AR670-1 but the SM is. If you see that the spouse is with the SM you can make an on the spot correction. If the spouse is alone there is nothing that you can do as he/she is not in the service and you never know. They could have went to an Army Surplus store and purchased that very item.
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Get over it. It is what it is. It makes me sad to see our military men and women wearing uniforms and representing the country in places they should not be such as the middle east.
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Agreed!
How about certain singers and their interpretation of how the national anthem should be presented??!!!! Insulting
How about certain singers and their interpretation of how the national anthem should be presented??!!!! Insulting
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I seriously don't get that. Old Navy sells better jackets for less than $20. And they don't look as bad as your spouse's over sided fugly fleece.
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I have no problem with my wife walking around in a jacket if there is no rank or military affiliation displayed on it. But I do have an issue with spouses saying "we" are in the military unless they are both actually serving. It is one of the biggest issues I have with military spouses. You support those serving but you do not really serve. If you did you would not need to be told anything about how the military works and they probably wouldn't have the family support centers because those of us actually serving don't have enough time to explain and reexplain once they change everything.
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I really dont think it matters... my wife Has taken photos in blues coat... she doesnt claim to have served
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When you are MARRIED to someone in the Armed Forces, you are part of the Armed Forces family, you my sweet darling of a troll are not in fact part of the military and therefore should not be wearing the uniform that was ISSUED to me in boot camp. Get out of here.
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