Though regulations state no hands in your pockets in uniform, what are your thoughts on those who hold their belt buckle or waistline?

Make them wear pink latex gloves if it bothers leadership that much! Oh wait that might hurt some snowflakes feelings!

In the Corps, we called having your hands in your pockets "wearing your Army gloves"... my guess is that way back when, some staff officer in charge of "little, annoying rules that really make no difference at all" decided that we shouldn't have our hands in our pockets (since the unwritten rule states that your pockets are to be empty and flat anyway)

When they decided it was still summer we put our hands in either the front of our pants or the small or our backs. Its cold, there is 2 foot of snow on the ground and our dumb asses are standing there with our sleeves rolled up. Anyway, hands in pockets is trivial

At DSS it was once explained that no where in regulation does it state specifically you cannot have your hands in your pockets yet it does state your are not allowed item protruding from your pockets and in so if your hands are in your pockets then your arms are protruding from your pockets! Lol, silliness that kinda makes sense to a rule that nobody really knows or cares why! They all just walk around saying, "I dont know, that's just how its always been". Common sense has left long ago for many soldiers. Most would rather be part of the sheep heard than dare be an opposing lion looking for real answers. After all is said and done, there's always more said than done.

"Hold their waistline"? As in standing with their hands on their hips? Why not, if a Soldier is not in formation we aren't supposed to be policing every aspect of how they sit and stand. Don't give anyone ideas or pretty soon there will be three authorized standing and three authorized sitting positions when not in formation, in some units. Full disclaimer, I often stood with my hands on my hips, and didn't realize it until my Soldiers took a picture of me standing on a little slope like that... plenty of jokes. I'm 5'2" and their theory was I was trying trying to take up more space....

Nope it just a bad as hands in the pocket

Sounds like they need to tighten their gear before they expose 1 flag pole and 1 ass.

Worry about divorce and suicide instead of thumbs in a belt.

It was always a struggle for me, grew up on a farm and hung out with all the older gentleman. It was just a natural thing to do. When I joined I was constantly being yell at about it. When I started my career as a flight crew member, it was kinda solved the flight suit, although covered with pockets there were none that worked. However when I became an instructor it became a very bad habit, my solution... I had my front pockets sewen closed. To this day I only go to them is if there is something I need.

Had some fat E7 at a motor pool at Lewis in the dead of winter ask me if I was a cowboy... I was an E4 at the time so I guess you boys can imagine my response