What constitutes being "old school" in the military?

When I served, 1973-1975, we used to refer to the 'Brown Boot Army' as representing old. Nobody said Old School back then. We wore black boots. BBA had yellow lettered name tapes, they wore stripes not pins. They used entrenching tools with wooden handles. They wore Garrison Caps, in garrison. Elvis was Brown Boot. Sargeant Bilko too.

ODGreen fatigues. PT in unbloused boots, fatigue pants and T-shirt. C-rations and steel pots. M1911A1 and M51A1. Spit shined black boots.

Mail call, PT, seven-mile runs, twenty-mile forced marches, pushups on your knuckles in the gravel, laundry outside with lye soap, and diving for the DI's cover to keep it from hitting the deck. Fart sacks, junk on the bunk, fire watch, wildcat reviles, friends and enemies. Liberty, 96's, 48's, and restriction to barracks, mast, article 15's for fighting, throwing the first grenade, and Maggie’s drawers. The glory days of youth when all things were possible...

Ate c-ration used poncho for tent cook with c-4, old barracks gammagoat 11/2 ton, Lit Smudge pot.

My,"Old School"was the Brown Shoe Army,having an M 1 Rifle,living in WW2 barracks and doing PT in your fatigue pants and a T shirt,in combat boots!

Following orders, rules and regulations, being in shape, not walking around with your hands in your pockets, believing that our job is to defeat the enemy, respecting senior ranks, standing in formation proud of the uniform your wear and doing your best to look good in it (clothing allowance is not extra beer money), etc. No biggie.

A servicemember, veteran, or retiree whom believes that all actions have consequences, and people must be held accountable for their decisions, whether good or bad.

Spit shined Black boots.

If you were issued Class B khaki's, had OD green Fatigues that were starched hard for guard duty, and were issued c-rations with cigarettes you were old school!!

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