Spouses/dependents wearing your uniform components in public?

I understand two things:&nbsp;<div>1. They'll do whatever they want and no one can stop them.</div><div>2. I believe they do it without meaning any harm therefore I don't blame them.</div><div><br></div><div>I find it disrespectful when civilians nonchalantly wear a uniform I earned the right to wear and a uniform I take pride in. If a leader tells their soldiers to take pride in their uniform but then doesn't discourage their overweight wife from wearing a PT shirt (contradiction in itself) then as far as I'm concerned it brings discredit upon that leader.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>We can't stop them, but we can tell them it's part of a uniform and not to be worn as casual wear. Just my opinion...</div>

My teenage daughter has decided she wanted a multi-cam top and a fleece. &nbsp;We have come up with a few good compromises:<div>1. She does not wear rank. (leaves it fuzzy or a blank square)</div><div>2. Branch says Army Brat (verses U.S. Army)&nbsp;</div><div><br></div>

Bottom line - if YOU didn't earn it...don't wear it

Personally, I don't think it's right, at least not in public. My wife has put on my fleece cap when it's been really cold but only because hers was not available at the moment. My professional clothing is mine to wear and maintain, not my wife's. A couple times she has tried to put on my patches and flag after a washing, which I do appreciate, but I like to do those things myself since I am a stickler for details. Think of it this way: Would you wear your spouses police/firefighter/doctor/nurse clothing, which is usually very specific to those jobs, in public?

Free country..... As long as they ain't trying to impersonate

Have you all forgot what it is you are supposedly fighting for? For you to think you have a right to tell a civilian who does not fall under the uniform code of military justice what they can and cannot wear while NOT on a military base...this is not a 1938 in Germany people....get your act together, you guys are disgracing YOUR uniforms by attempting to limit the civilian's rights when you have 0 authority. Uphold the constitution. UPHOLD AND DEFEND, not trample.

<p>If you have deployed, then you know how fast you want to get out of a uniform as soon as you are able to!&nbsp; WHY anyone would WANT to wear our uniforms when they don't have to is beyond me.</p><p><br></p><p>While AR 670-1 does state that the PT uniform can be mixed with civilian clothes, again, WHY would anyone WANT to?&nbsp; The IPFU is not warm by any stretch of the imagination, is NOT stylish at all, and makes way too much noise simply by moving any part of your body.</p><p><br></p><p>As much as spouses would like to think that they are "in the Army" just because they married into it, they are NOT entitled or allowed to wear the uniform or any part of it if they have not served honorably themselves.&nbsp; </p><p><br></p><p>The ONLY issued piece of my gear that my wife might wear is the black fleece jacket that is now outdated and no longer authorized for wear.&nbsp; Those have no identifying insignia of any kind, and they are warm and comfortable to wear on a cold day.</p><p><br></p><p>If you as a Servicemember allow your spouse (who has not served) to wear your gear, especially with rank and/or branch tapes, then you are wrong as well.&nbsp; Allowing failure is failure as a leader.</p>

I wasn't going to comment. This is just wrong and disrespectful to those that serve. The uniform should always be worn with pride. But it also speaks of our generational differences. Pride and a sense of right and wrong do not exist in a 'me' generation. The good news is that there are many in this generation who do not prescribe to everything this generation stands for. There is hope for the future.&nbsp;

<p>I have only seen 1 specific case that I was ok with and actually thought that there was a twist of humor and I was cool with it.... the new Fleece jacket.&nbsp; Husband was wearing his appropriate (rank/name etc).&nbsp; Wife was also wearing one....in place of the name was a name tape with "WIFE".&nbsp; No rank.&nbsp; I got a kick out of it.</p><p><br></p>

The only time my wife would wear any part of my uniform is if there is an emergency ie stuck in the cold.&nbsp; She has my marshmello suit in her car in case of breakdown.&nbsp; She never wears anything else of my uniforms.&nbsp; She knows that she shouldn't and does not want any controversy.&nbsp; I have a great wife.&nbsp; She deserves better.