Posted on Jul 1, 2014
What constitutes being "old school" in the military?
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I'm hearing/reading people saying "I'm old school, therefore..." So out of curiosity's sake, where is that ever-moving line?
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If you ever:
wore yellow, nylon PT shorts
rode in a REAL deuce and a half
know what a gamma goat used to be
were transported in a cattle car
wore and washed in a steel pot
realized your M16 was built by the lowest bidding contactor
lived in WWII era barracks
thought the only definition of, "offensive" was "taking it to the commies"
actually put 2 shelter halves together to make and sleep in a tent
pressed your duty uniform
spit shined your boots
ate MREs...
wore yellow, nylon PT shorts
rode in a REAL deuce and a half
know what a gamma goat used to be
were transported in a cattle car
wore and washed in a steel pot
realized your M16 was built by the lowest bidding contactor
lived in WWII era barracks
thought the only definition of, "offensive" was "taking it to the commies"
actually put 2 shelter halves together to make and sleep in a tent
pressed your duty uniform
spit shined your boots
ate MREs...
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SGT Barry Wilson
Yellow PT shorts and MRE's came in after I got out. The WW2 barracks at North Ft Lewis were okay, but the concrete block barracks at Ft Gordon were more comfortable.
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SGT Brian “Doc” Burry
Old School is running in black boots and fatigues, holding an M14 Rifle above your head! Then afterwards cleaning up, and then spit shining those same boots for inspection!
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If you know what wall to wall counseling is...
Shine your boots with spit and kiwi with a brown tshirt
curse
drink at a NCO club on post
have weekly inspections of room in barracks by 1SG
all pictures on barracks wall framed
wear a banana suit for PT
starched your BDUs and Class B
sing cadence without repercussion
drive a 1/4 ton
drive a deuce and a half
smoke indoors
cattle car rides singing AC/DC songs
met the PT standard when you graduated basic training!!!!!!!!
Shine your boots with spit and kiwi with a brown tshirt
curse
drink at a NCO club on post
have weekly inspections of room in barracks by 1SG
all pictures on barracks wall framed
wear a banana suit for PT
starched your BDUs and Class B
sing cadence without repercussion
drive a 1/4 ton
drive a deuce and a half
smoke indoors
cattle car rides singing AC/DC songs
met the PT standard when you graduated basic training!!!!!!!!
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1LT Peter Suedfeld
LCpl Odell Taylor - There's room for both of us in that category, Lance Corporal. I think in my previous post, I forgot to include 60mm mortar -- ashamed, I guess, that's the one I failed to qualify with. Just couldn't center that bubble. One other memory: when I told a more recent vet that I had been SPC 3d Class, E-4, he told me no such rank had ever existed and I must be either lying or forgetting. Comments, anyone?
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CW5 Sam R. Baker
SFC (Join to see) - The list just gets longer and now folks from 2000 are getting old!
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1LT Peter Suedfeld
LCpl Odell Taylor - Thanks for that information – I wish I could remember that jerk's name, but we only had a passing acquaintance ten or more years ago.
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Old school if you wore the LBE that needed to be touched up with MNU before Change of Command ceremonies. Also using Brasso to polish the brass door handles at BN or BDE.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
I volunteered to be a fireman, thinking traditional "FIREMAN" only to find out it meant putting coal in the pot belly stove all night long. Lived in a prisoner of war barracks at Fort Gordon for my Basic Training. I believe I qualify as "OLD SCHOOL".
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LTC Charles Kosmerl
CPT (Join to see) - I agree with SP5 Butts, "Brown Shoe Army" is older than oldest! LOL! I don't go back that far. BPED 26 Jun 67.
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