What constitutes being "old school" in the military?

if anyone is claiming old school now, thay have to have over 20 in. prior to epr's

Old School.......
Actually spit shining your boon dockers,flight/jungle/jump boots with no lighter or edge dressing.
Keeping your gig line staight even on the flught deck(Navy deck crew will get this)
Wantung to salute a Senior or MasterChief over any O except the Skipper.
Hot racking
Seeing an E3 get Asschewed by an E4 that had their shit together.
Command barracks inspection where a Masterchief didn't give a rats ass if boit was over.Yoy went UNSAT he'd tear your room down for ya.
Women wore women's dress uniforms and not my cracker jacks.
Enlisted dressed as enlisted and not a half assed combo of both.
Toith paste served as Brasso to polish brightwork .
You knew how to buff a deck with johnsons floor wax, lemon pledge ,and a wool blanket under a buffer.
You were on liberty and had to be back inside the gate before Cinderella.
You crossed shit river.
You had to endure shipmates/squadron mates smoking in your compartment.
Payday was an actuall check or cash signed for.
The ship had two drunks in the galley.
Coffee,and bug juice.

Yep. I agree with the responses here completely. I did all of this stuff, as well as sang dirty and offensive cadence. Enlisted in '85 during the cold war, got out for a little while, got commissioned and went back in.

The only other thing that I would add that proves you are true "old school" military is, despite why you went in initially, you learned that the camaraderie and esprit-decor is the reason we all stayed. We learned that we are all responsible for each other and to keep each others "6" safe. "We are all our brothers keeper and they are ours."

Well, when I was in they had finally determined electricity flowed negative to positive. So, old school in this case is basing your diagnostics that electricity flows positive to negative. Also, old school is there were no small arms chambered in anything under 30 cal. (.308). Old school is dungarees with bell bottoms and a white hat. I can go on and on.

Checking the bulletin Board duty rooster to see if your got barracks detail, or KP.
Know what KP is.
Know what a day room is, and when you use it.
Used a pen or pencil and a clipboard for filling out forms.
Actually read the base newspaper.
Know what a 'meal card' is.

If you wore BDU's or mint greens, you're old school. Lol

Old School is a relative term, of course, but things certainly have changed since I first joined.

During my first tour:
1) Patch pocket, bell bottom dungarees with hand stenciled shirts and boondockers (half-boots) were the uniform of the day.
2) My first unit came out with a "liquid lunch" policy, limiting alcohol consumption at lunch to no more than one mixed drink or two beers...and people were infuriated at the limit!
3) MWR paid for strippers to work the base NCO club on Friday and Saturday nights to draw in Sailors (not even kidding). Say what you will about this, but it kept Sailors from going out in town and getting into trouble.
4) Smoking in the office had just gone away, and folks were still angered by the change.
5) Our semi-annual physical fitness tests were run by everyone on the same day, and ended with a "kegger" party at the beach right after the test (usually around 0800).
6) First pistol quals: .45 1911, and .38 revolver (using speed-loaders).
7) First rifle qual: M-14.

Yeah, a lot has changed...that's for sure.

I was an ROTC cadet in 1968. Most schools that had an ROTC program had an OIC(usually a LTC close to retirement) and several NCO's led by a SGM(also close to retirement). Our SGM enlisted in 1943 and had seen duty in WWII,KOREA, and VIETNAM. When the PMS came into the office in the morning, the SGM would stand at the position of attention and render the sharpest salute and greeting of the day. The same would occur at the end of the day also. The SGM always stayed until the PMS left for the day. I asked Why? once. SGM replied," guess I'm old school" was the reply.

In the Navy, if you wore either of these, you're old school! This was our version of BDUs, "Dungarees" and I am wearing (center back to camera) what today is called SCBA!

It was when you wore brown boots with straps on them to blouse your pants and you knew when shit was about to hit the fan Your NCO was god all mighty