What are your thoughts on civilians wearing part of a military uniform or military uniform-esque clothing?

The only part of a uniform I will wear is a flight they are comfortable as hell!!!

When I was a teen I would wear a field jacket I had a teacher, as well as a Veteran, give me a hard time. I respect those that served and the jacket was comfortable and a hand me down. I never tried to represent myself as a service member. I see people in parts of a uniform and seeing this I have no reaction. But I have been with others that took offense and thought they were off their rocker.

As long as the person is not trying to pose themselves as a Veteran to panhandle or get public gain I am fine with it.

I was at a truck stop & saw a guy wearing all camo. Old jungle boots, floppy hat, & even a backpack. Backpack caught my attention. Old US design but not US manufactured. It had patches on it. I was ready to jack the guy up until I saw the patches. Certainly some former soldier wearing his old uniform...from the Bolivian Army. My wife & I had a good laugh.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

Personally, I don't care to see anybody wearing something that they didn't earn.

Not really a trend. It's been pretty common since the Vietnam War.

Sort of old school, I don't mind uniform pieces as long as branch and name tag are not both on them, but for some reason it bothers me when I see a civilian (an obvious civilian who I know hasn't served) to wear a PT shirt with ARMY on it! Don't know why that irritates me, but it does.

It is fine. As long as they are not wearing a full uniform trying to pass themselves off as some stolen valor type person. Hell I even put some of my old stripes on one of my little girl's jackets one time. Of course she did outrank me.

I am bothered by the people that attempt to use the uniform to garner a benefit of some sort. Like the homeless folks on the corner that put on a piece of a uniform and claim to be vets. Yes there are a few real ones but not nearly as many as I see wearing the uniform and begging. Or the guy that was in once and is not in now but wears it and tells everyone that comes in earshot that he is a vet.

The "trend" of which you speak isn't anything new. Like all clothing fads, they come and go in cycles.

So long as they're not wearing the uniform in such a fashion as to make people think they're actually Active Duty, I could care less. And without researching the regulations on this, I think that so long as the uniform components are pretty much devoid of insignia and such, it's OK.

We all have our likes and dislikes on such matters...but honestly, so long as there is no harm done, who cares? Wearing uniform items as clothing among the civilian population is just another freedom of expression thing.


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As a side note, I used to wear the Marine's green, 8 point cap when I was a teen. And Marine combat boots. And carried my books to school in a green canvas Marine backpack.

Why? Because my next oldest brother (8 years older) was a Marine and we were close growing up. He gave them to me and I was proud as a peacock of him and those gifts.

I have an Air Force flight suit I got from another older brother (13 years older). I wore that every winter for the same reasons. Plus I simply could NOT get cold in that thing, even when temps dropped to twenty below with windchills at eighty below.