What constitutes being "old school" in the military?

We walked everywhere, M1 was our rifle then when they got that GM Duse and ahalf with the automatic transmission, we got to watch it go by while we were still walking. PT uniform, you cupcakes had it made, we did it in fatigues.

It’s all a matter of opinion. Having joined the Army in 1983 then transitioning to the Navy in 1996, there have been many changes in the military since I joined. As I still serve, I’ve made many changes during my career. Perhaps it’s a phrase that you say or sometimes the way you act is considered “old school” in the eyes of others.

In reading Major Petrarca’s response, I’ve also done all of the things he listed. Does that make me “old school.”

depends on who you ask.

My 17th birthday was on the 7th and 15 days later, on 22 July 1968 in Buffalo, NY, I enlisted, leaving the next morning for Ft. Jackson, SC. The following morning was the first time I ever saw grits, honestly thought it was Cream of Wheat, and treated it as such. I've never eaten grits again. 20 years, 9 days later, I took the uniform off - one must retire at the end of the month.
What's old-school? Hard to define. The military is constantly evolving, refining, adjusting to the times. Consider the way we speak to one another. What was acceptable in "this man's Army" barely applies today.
I think back to the number of soldiers I encountered who'd done a successful enlistment and ETS'd. Within a relatively short time, they decide civilian life wasn't all it was cracked up to be and reenlisted. A great many - I don't have any numbers - just couldn't adjust to the "new" Army and wrecked that new career, often leaving with a less than honorable discharge.

My school was built in 1927 that was my "Old School" just kidding. I don't think there is a real definition for the term. Reading some of the responses before i respond brings back memories. How many of you young troopers did KP? I was in the "Brown Boot Army." It was 1955 when we had to dye our brown boots to black, about a year later we received our black boots. We had M-1's until 1962. Then came the M-16. We had the old wooden barracks. At Camp Chaffee, later Fort, the WWII builds had no insulated wall. The floors were wood and you better pray you got the second floor bay. That was because you learned about the Friday night parties the Army liked to give. Do they still have them today?
Back to the original question. I think "old school" meant things you learned a while back never changed. No one liked to change the way things were done even if the new way was better and easier. Keep the old ways.
See, I had hit Respond and then looked to see when this was posted, 6, Ah say 6 years ago.

Several good comments. I would add eating C rations leftover from the Korean War. No easy out discharges , if they had trouble with you in training, they had recycle training platoons where the DI’s got really tough on you, you had to work pretty hard to earn a dishonorable discharge. Some good soldiers came out of those special training platoons. We had PT and ran in our combat boots. The army wasn’t issuing athletic shoes. Did you ever wear a summer khaki uniform and a garrison cap and you might be ‘old school”. But the truth is the old school always belonged to to the seniors in our ranks who had it harder than we did. When I was first in we even had some WWII vets still in the senior NCO and Officer RAnks and they kind of thought us Vietnam guys were panty wastes. So guess it is all in your perspective. I have a lot of respect for the guys today with their repeated combat deployments. The ultimate “Old School “ is the adherence of discipline in the ranks self and respect for authority. The stuff that makes a military unit a cohesive force to be reckoned with

I'm AF(retired)so being old timer means no matter what the JOB came first sharing a room w/3 or 2 other overseas was not uncommon latrines and gang showers were the rule BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY a junior grade enlisted did NOT BACK TALK OR BE INSUBORDINATION INSUBORDINATE to an NCO or OFFICER

Being old helps.

What constitutes being "old school" in the military?
At least in the "old" Army means not being a sissy that requires to fill out a card because he is too stressed while in basic training. Sure, the enemy is shooting at you and there will be a "stress card" for you. Old school is to suck it up like a real American soldier.

I'd guess it might be a clue it you stood for a good deal of time with one hand holding up a 9 & 1/2 lb
M-1 Garand the other on your crotch loudly chanting "This is my rifle and this is my gun, one is for shooting the other for fun!"