What constitutes being "old school" in the military?

Yes the Tall can OD Crats, OD and Black 20 Cigarettes, with WWII dates on them. The new Crats came in NATO green short cans with 5 cigarette packs in each meal with civilian colors and labels on them.

Remember it, being in the 82nd Abn we received these vehicles back in 1971.

MAJ David Vermillion - Gama goat =new army old army had m48 and m151 for light truck

Amen!

SGT James Murphy - I broke my back burning a pole and landing on my butt. Sept 61 at Gordon.

SGT George Smith I always held on tite!

CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025 -

I did hold on tight. When I got to the hospital my body from belt buckles to shoulders was nothing but chips from the pole. There was not a square inch without chips in me. Switched my MOs to 723, Teletype operator when I got out of the hospital. That was over 58 years ago and I still have serious back pain and am in a wheelchair. I would do it again if possible. Got out after 5 years with an incurable disease, after Vietnam.

The problem with the C ration cigarettes was they were good for only 4 or 5 puffs and then burned up because they were dry. Especially the Lucky Strikes. Remember that if you did not have your P-38 you might go hungry.

By the time I was introduced to C Rations, the cigarettes had already been removed or somebody was stealing them. The only good thing in the box was the P-38. I remember dumping a can of potatoes and some slop underneath a rock. The potato was as hard as a rock so I figured I was returning it to nature. It's probably still there.

And the cookies were always good...

Hot sauce for the C rats was worth it's weight in gold.

We owned 'modern'. Kids today wish they could produce as we did. Pffft. lol

If a WWII M-1 with a shot out barrel counts as a smooth bore, counts then yes.

My father had served in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Oglethorpe, GA (before 1931) and had kept his .45 holster. He gave it to me in 1965 and I dyed it black and wore it in subsequent Honor Guard details and jumps until my retirement. It now rests in my armoire with a loaded Mark IV Colt .45 inside. Dad had wanted to serve longer but a Jeep had run over his foot and he had to ETS medically. On his grave marker in Vermont, it reads Norman E. Bruorton, PFC, U.S. Cavalry. (That insignia of rank is today's PFC.)

Hahaha!!! ULLS-S4? Older than that: ULLS-D. Even older than that, check out my latest post.

SSG Maurice P., back in the day, "pickle suit" meant OD green fatigues. The cotton ones were being phased out when I enlisted, but I picked up a few sets for $4 at clothing sales because they cost half of what the permanent press ones did.

And there was no dress green uniform. Dress uniforms were blue, the Class A service uniform was green, and the Class B service uniform was khaki.

class A i retired in that uniform in 2009 i loved it.......

Not me, BDUs came in right after my retirement! I only wore starched cotton, green fatigues with tailored trouser legs.

started in fatigues - jungle cammies in the 82d for the last coupla years before BDUs, retired with ACUs

SPC Christopher Perrien - that's why though I'm retired, I PC'd it, I'm sure there enough overly sensitive personnel out there to create a big stink over that name or the joint services exercise name at Camp Lejuine, that would offend someone today.

Naming that hat now would get you thrown out.

Boot FNG.

Litter box?

if you can whistle Dixie because you were there!

Dixie? I had a car named Dixie once. I wrecked it and told police officer my Dixie wrecked. Now I would not recommend you to say it out loud for the fear of repercussions

How does whistling resemble old school?

Think Herbert the pervert from family guy