Posted on Jul 1, 2014
What constitutes being "old school" in the military?
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I'm hearing/reading people saying "I'm old school, therefore..." So out of curiosity's sake, where is that ever-moving line?
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Duce with or without scram engine, without continental multi fuel engine and turbo . Being all ypu can be
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You know you're old school if:
1. you still have a P-38 in your dog tag chain,
2. if most of your old Army photos show you wearing Khakis or TA's,
3. if Johnson or Nixon signed your first discharge,
4. If being called 'Sir' after retiring as an NCO still feels a little creepy.
5. if the terms 'spit-charlie' and buku are still a part of your vocabulary.
6. if your favorite knock-around shorts are cut-off fatigues.
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7. If the term 'the draft' only relates to professional sports or a bar request.
1. you still have a P-38 in your dog tag chain,
2. if most of your old Army photos show you wearing Khakis or TA's,
3. if Johnson or Nixon signed your first discharge,
4. If being called 'Sir' after retiring as an NCO still feels a little creepy.
5. if the terms 'spit-charlie' and buku are still a part of your vocabulary.
6. if your favorite knock-around shorts are cut-off fatigues.
Finally,
7. If the term 'the draft' only relates to professional sports or a bar request.
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Drove the jeeps that had a push strat button on the floor board. Did advance party in a game goat. Run wire for the old telephone communication system. Road in a cattle car in basic training. Did basic and ait all at the same place in the WW11 barracks in the summer with no ac . Know what a bivwack is carried a tent half and sleeping matt. Wrote a steel pot. Used the Vietnam M16s
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To me, it would be WWII barracks, an M16a1 made by GM Hyda-Matic Division and PT in fatigue pants, boot and t-shirt.
Oh ya, and a Daily Bulletin on paper rather than electronic.
Oh ya, and a Daily Bulletin on paper rather than electronic.
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My issue uniform was a brown "Ike" Jacket and brown boots and still have my Sterling Silver M-1 Rifle Expert Badge...
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Used Brasso to polish the bathroom drains.
Lit paste wax on fire to make it liquid to drip on the floor.
Used a folded t-shirt as a polishing pad for the floor buffer.
Lit paste wax on fire to make it liquid to drip on the floor.
Used a folded t-shirt as a polishing pad for the floor buffer.
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When I was in, Old school meant the "Brown Shoe Army." The Army had transitioned to black boots and low quarters, but there were still some WWII vets in at that time and they were authorized to wear the old issue.
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1LT Peter Duston
When we transitioned from the Brown Shoe Army to black, we dyed our boots and shoes. I just found my boots in the attic issued in 1956 and dyed in 1958 - still wearable! Included brown web belts to black !
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Being issued an M1 Garand rifle, being issued a .M1 30 Carbine rifle, being issued an M14 rifle and qualifying with all three!
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1LT Peter Duston
Being "old school", I qualified Expert on the M1 Garand (1956) , M1 Carbine, M14 and even the AK47 while attached to a SF Group. Later after I re-enlisted in the Reserves at age 47, I was a M16 instructor up to my retirement at age 60 (1998).
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Well seems most of you are NEW School., I trained with an M1, , Drove a Jeep manufactured by Ford or Willies, Even drove those duece and halves powered by a Reo Gold Comet gas engine and Drove an M62 Wrecker powered by a contenental gas powered engine. Oh yes, 40 men barracks, built for WWII at Fort Ord. And I did fly in a C119 Box car from Okinawa to Indo china before there was an north and south Vietnam. Remember when the 1st Sgt was a 5 striper with a diamond YES, old school.
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