What do you think about the wear of uniforms off post?

As long as you wear the uniform correctly and do not dishonor your branch of service, there is nothing wrong with wearing a uniform off post.  Each service has its own regulations so abide by those.  As a Reserve Officer who had to travel over an hour to my duty station, I would stop before or after my drills to run errands or get something to eat.  A lot of Americans like to see their service members in uniform and it can inspire younger Americans to serve.  I do think the key is to wear the uniform correctly and to not do anything that reflects poorly on you and your service. 

I see no reason to wear your uniform off post if you are a single soldier living in the barracks.
As a man with a wife and kids. I can see why you will leave your uniform on after "work".
These days people with families and active kids just do not have the time to come home change then run errands. From taking the kids to practice to picking up the kids from daycare. A service member's day in just non stop when you have a family.
At Hood most people get off at 1700 and depending on where you live its already a pain to get off post and get to Killeen and Harker Heights so if I need to stop and get something that is just what I do. It takes some people 30mins to get home from Hood so I can see just grabbing the kids and going straight to practice.
As long as you are in the correct uniform and wearing it properly I do not see an issue.
What irks my nerves are civilians wearing the Army APFT shirt with civilian clothes and cut off sleeves. Now I wish there was something to do about that.

I think it is convenient to wear the uniform off base (post) when eating lunch or running a quick errand during the day or even right after work.  Unfortunately, this could make you a target of opportunity.  It does provide an opportunity for civilians to socialize with veterans.  I don't mind seeing my fellow service members in uniform if they are behaving themselves :).

Wear of the uniform off post has been authorized and unauthorized over the years for a variety of reasons.
- 1990s. Unauthorized. Main reason being leaders did not want civilians seeing military in the local Wal Mart at 1400 when they should have been at work. Authorized for wear only when going straight to or from off post housing.
- 2000s. Authorized to wear off post and even encouraged to wear while commercial flying so as to self advertise the military and gain civilian awareness for the 99% of the population that has never served.
- 2014/2015. No longer authorized when commercial flying. Local installation rules vary but becoming more unauthorized. Several reasons but 1990 reasons coming into play as well as ISIS encouragement of targeting of military personnel and their families in the homeland. Like overseas, best to blend in with the crowd.
- My thoughts. Continue to leave the decision to installation commanders so they can react to local situations and threats. Internal military reasons go to good order and discipline and risk assessment among others. External reasons go to how we want the civilian population to see and perceive the military. The external reasons can not and should not be discounted and are just as, if not more important, than then internal reasons.l

I've never been a fan of wearing a uniform off base even for official functions. Too much hassle and too visible. Our utilities were only to be worn on base or while traveling to and from home. Our service uniforms were nice but very uncomfortable to wear for liberty. It would be obvious to anyone that we were in the military no matter what we wore, but it's another thing all together to stick out like a sore thumb.

I think it is acceptable at times but for the most part (with ACUs) there is absolutely no pride taken in appearance. I remember growing up and seeing my dad in his freshly pressed uniform and now we look like we rolled out of bed and grabbed our boots out of a mud hole. If Soldiers took more pride in themselves and their affiliation I don't think it would be a huge issue.

I think that wearing the class "A" uniform off post is great, looks good and represents the military well. While 670-1 now allows the utility and camouflage uniforms to be worn in the public while shopping, eating, etc. off post, I think they look bad.

Would my drill hall be considered "off post" as it's not on a base? There are few bases near me, and in that case, I'd never wear a uniform, even at drill.
Also, recruiters wear uniforms "off post" every day in the line of duty. Should they stop wearing their uniforms, too?

I agree with all of those that say you must wear it IAW proper regulations. In the US, I see a lot of people where their uniform to and from the office, and also if they stop off to get gas or pick something up at the store on the way home.

Depending on OPSEC, there were times overseas where we were not allowed to wear a uniform off base. We needed to change before leaving the base. While it may have made some sense, there were also times where it was not feasible like going from one base to another is across the street or down the road. This was a big waste of time in between meetings.