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While watching the New Years Celebration at Times Square I saw a Marine PFC in his dress uniform there. I was a little surprised why you would ever do such a thing.<div><br></div><div>There are functions that you can't wear your uniforms to such as political events or to an extremist organization. I will admit that I did get married in my blues. But is there a time and place for it. I recall seeing video from the WWII era where all soldiers would wear their uniforms while on pass. Now we don't do that but some will still wear their dress uniform to events. I often tease my wife that I am going to wear mine to my sisters wedding because I refuse pay to rent a used tux for two hundred dollars. But I will get the tux to keep the wife happy, at the loss of my wallet.</div><div><br></div><div>Where have you seen military members wear their uniforms to in public? Did it seem professional and respectful for the occasion? The last question, how did it reflect on the military?</div><div><br></div><div>Just don't be like the Navy Seal that killed Bin Laden.</div><div><br></div><div>(I have heard that if you are going to military wedding and you out rank the groom or have more decorations than the groom you shouldn't wear the uniform as you don't want the groom to look any less compared to you.)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="http://t.fod4.com/c/8e464776e6/c480x270_custom_10436fc7852ae75711ac2de0a2594570_30678.jpg"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8e464776e6/the-navy-seal-who-killed-osama-bin-laden">The Navy Seal Who Killed Osama Bin Laden</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">with Rob Riggle, Funny Or Die</div></div><div style="clear:both"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>
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I wore my Dress Blues when my daughter graduated from High School and my Recruiter wore his Blues when I graduated from College. I wore my Blues when my sister graduated from college and I wore my Mess Blues to her wedding. When I was on Active Duty, I always wore my Blues to Church for Christmas Mass and for Easter Sunrise Services. Lastly I wore my Blues at my Dad's funeral where I presented his flag to my Step Mom and I wore my Greens to my Moms Funeral where I gave the sermon.
I always enjoyed the opportunity to represent my Service in my uniform. I think that when I wore my uniform, it always reflected well on the service and my branch, the United States Army.
I always enjoyed the opportunity to represent my Service in my uniform. I think that when I wore my uniform, it always reflected well on the service and my branch, the United States Army.
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Alright troops now my three cents, back in our time, when you only had one uniform...., wait what, OK I will start again.
Back in the '70's We only had GREEN in the Army. We had green fatigues, Class A's were green with green shirt, black tie. no fatigues off post unless traveling point a to point b, with exception for brief stops as before mention, but if you were lucky there was the class B khakis though they were just as hot to wear as the rest. now if you were lucky you had T W's to wear, they were cool and comfortable. Now again, as to the wearing of uniforms to events. It was nice to wear A or B which ever was the "Uniform of the Day." Dinner with friends or family, church even the occasional football game. I loved to wear my uniform any time I could I was married in it, Wore it to funerals. I was proud to wear it, I would wear it to parades and was usually pulled in to march with them.Now this was in the last few years of the Vietnam War and there was those who targeted soldiers in uniform but at the same time buy you a drink if you went to a bar, which I felt to be OK as I represented what I was proud of, "The United States of America," and "The United States Army."
Now I wish I could fit in the old stuff, I would wear it today and when I greet every Veteran with a salute and a handshake.
Back in the '70's We only had GREEN in the Army. We had green fatigues, Class A's were green with green shirt, black tie. no fatigues off post unless traveling point a to point b, with exception for brief stops as before mention, but if you were lucky there was the class B khakis though they were just as hot to wear as the rest. now if you were lucky you had T W's to wear, they were cool and comfortable. Now again, as to the wearing of uniforms to events. It was nice to wear A or B which ever was the "Uniform of the Day." Dinner with friends or family, church even the occasional football game. I loved to wear my uniform any time I could I was married in it, Wore it to funerals. I was proud to wear it, I would wear it to parades and was usually pulled in to march with them.Now this was in the last few years of the Vietnam War and there was those who targeted soldiers in uniform but at the same time buy you a drink if you went to a bar, which I felt to be OK as I represented what I was proud of, "The United States of America," and "The United States Army."
Now I wish I could fit in the old stuff, I would wear it today and when I greet every Veteran with a salute and a handshake.
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IAW the respective service's regulation, there is no reason a dress uniform should not be worn to an event requiring equivalent civilian attire. This is including wearing it to a wedding, even when one is of higher rank or more decorated than the groom. This is the military, there is always someone who is more decorated than someone else.
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I wore my Airborne Paratrooper Uniform to my wedding...I looked sharp with my laced Jump boots and my beret.
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I have worn my ASU to many functions; graduations, weddings this was at my daughters Veterans Day program last year. I take great pride in the wear of it, a sentiment shared by most in this thread. As for the whole security concerns being targeted for being a SM... I equate that to the stance the Military has taken recently regarding active shooters, barricade the door then hide until help arrives. How about spit on your hands, hoist the Colors and begin to slit throats? I am prod to be in the Uniformed Service and if that makes me a target by wearing my "pretties" out... better me than Joe Civilian. Soapbox away, thank you.
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During the time period you're talking about (WWII) All military personnel were required to wear uniforms at all times. During my time in the Corps, we were always told that we were allowed to where civilian cloths at the privilege and discretion of the Commandant. He could take that privilege away at any time, and we had regulations on what and how we could wear civilian cloths.
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If you saw a Marine PFC in his dress uniform in public, there's a chance he was under a uniform restriction. When I checked in at my post-boot camp schools, we weren't allowed to go out in civvies for the first month or so. That grated on some people (my roommate refused to go anywhere for a month), but I rather enjoyed going out in uniform.
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I once saw a super boot Army PVT walking through a club in his class A's. I wanted to throat punch him.
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Marines can wear are dress blues if it's for a ceremony or party or something. What I can't stand is watching everyone in the army complain about us wearing are dress blues but u all go to wall mart in your Cammies. Don't tell me u all don't cause I see it every day here at fort Leonard wood. Before u all start trying to correct a different beach why don't u all fix your self.
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My understanding is that active duty can wear their dress uniform at any time as long as its not in a situation that brings discredit to the military. For reserve not on orders and retired they have to be at a military related function. If the Marine appeared drunk and/or disorderly then it would be a problem, but just being there, in itself is not a problem (at least fron how I interpret from the army uniform regulations)
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