What constitutes being "old school" in the military?

If you were issued and qualified with an M-14. Did your Pt in a white T-shirt, fatigue pants and black combat boots. Pulled KP at the local mess hall. Your fatigues were starched so heavy that they could you had to force your legs and arms in the opening to separate them enough to put them on.

I took basic training at Ft polk La before it had a VC village to train in.Commissioned in 1964 commissioned in 1965 RVN in late 1966 Old army was WW11 vets a few late in ones still around. Saw things like Tet 68 from @ field force area then a little time in Germany waiting for Ivan to breach the Fulda gap I had a float bridge company that was supposed to be placed to rescue the units on east side of the big river. Back to RVN in time for the excursion into Cambodia and Laos. My son told me when in High School I told him that wasn't history it was current events. Now he has over 15 years Active duty and reserves still serving jus made Major, so maybe Im old army.

Everyone is talking about banana suit and MREs and brown t-shirts. Try PT in green fatigues, white t-shirt and combat boots. C-Rats and heating them on the manifold of a Jeep. Mickey Mouse boots and field pants and wool field shirt.

Living in WW ll barracks, on KP in basic training cleaning the grease trap and scrubbing the coal fired stove, on a detail in the post meat processing facility, base laundry, qualifying with the M-1, post beer bars, PT in fatigues and boots, payday once a month in cash, $76.00 a month as an E-1.

Old school is when they had SPEC 5, 6 & 7

Kelly, James T.
1SG US Army retired my ass
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!965 - 1988 that old school enough for ya

I loved the Gamma Goat.

Coal heat in WWII buildings (and water). (1965 at fort lost in the woods).

Here is an abbreviated list of some of the Christmas' my dad spent in the military during his 37 year career. Old school?
Dad spent Christmas 1944 in Belgium with the 99th Infantry Division. His pass to see Marlene Dietrich in Liege having been cancelled on the 16th, he was fighting for his life against the Germans in a desperate attempt to stop the spearhead of the 6th Panzer Army thrust into the Ardennes at what would become the northern shoulder of the Battle of the Bulge.
Christmas 1945 was in Austria with 83d Infantry Division, working the displaced persons camps where the dregs of war torn Europe huddled by the hundreds of thousands.
Christmas 1946 found him still in Austria working the displaced persons camps, now with 4th Constabulary Regiment (4th Cavalry).
Finally home for Christmas 1947-49.
He spent Christmas 1950 in Korea with what was left of the shattered 2d Infantry Division, fighting for his life against the Chinese and North Koreans.
Christmas 1951-52 were at Ft. Hood, Texas; 1953-55 in Germany with 2d Cav and 507th Ord; 1956 at Ft. Banks, Mass with 15th AAA Grp; 1957 at Ft. Ord, CA; 1958 at Ft. Riley, KS; 1960-61 in Korea; 1962 Ft. Ord, CA; 1963-64 with 7th Army, Germany; 1965, HOME; 1966 in Vietnam with 4th Infantry.....
What I'm trying to say is, don't forget our military this Christmas or ever. They are the reason we can celebrate.

Old school? Well my first CSM had the MOH from WW2, we wore full color 101st patch, broke starch everyday with spit shined jump boots. You ran PT in your fatigues and God was the 1st Sgt !! Just a different army, so yeah being old 11B is old school.