What constitutes being "old school" in the military?

If you ever had to stand in a pay line on payday to get your money

Drill Seargants who could wax that...

Banana suit pt's

Not being allowed in the barracks during the day even if you were off...because command offices were in same building

No coed barracks

Report for pay in Class As every month

Bn, Bde, Post payday formations

Mandatory meeting with chaplain to get married...getting Command approval TO get married

Corrective training before UCMJ

4 to 8 mile runs not the minimum

Road marches no matter the type unit

The list goes on and on

There is a line? We did PT in fatigue parts, combat boots, and a t shirt. What are yellow shorts, lol

MSG (Retired) James Bernard South
Smoke if you got them. Standing in formation waiting for mail call hoping your name would be call. Checking the outside bulleting board to see if you have CQ duty or KP.

BLACK SPIT-SHINED BOOTS!!

SPIT-SHINED BOOTS!!

I witnessed the transition from steel pots to kevlar, M60 tanks to M1's, M16A1 to M16A2, Cobra's to Apaches, C-rats to MRE's, Fatigues to BDU's, and replacing my beloved M1911A1 with the M9.

This

Learned to drive a Jeep; had drill SGTs and platoon SGTs who were Vietnam veterans; spit shined leftover Vietnam boots with the W tread…ate C Rats, kept the can opener on your key chain…yes, yellow and green “banana suits” for PT.

Had no PT uniforms, ran in combat boots wore white T shirts and boxer shorts. Wooden ww2 barracks, Double bunks thin mattress. No Drill Sgts had platoon Sgts and a Field First for Senior Sgt. No MRE's had C rats. Pup Tents and M14's. OG fatigues.