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I posted a video on Facebook where me and my friends were going for a hike and in the video we had our PC off because it was hot and we were taking a quick break from hiking. I’m getting flak in the comment section about this...is there a regulation or something stating I can’t have my pc off for 5 minutes to cool down?
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If you're off duty and allowed to wear civis, wear them. It will cut down on 100% of the uniform issues that may happen. If you're restricted to what you can and cant wear while in AIT wear PTs when doing PT. You will get less flack for wearing boots on a march with PTs on than you will in modified ACUS. Best piece of advice though is don't post shit while in AIT of anything army related.
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It was a hike for a weekend pass and was not army related. It tends to be cold in the mornings in Huachuca and hot in the afternoons, so we decided to wear our OCPs because we started hiking around 8am and those are a bit warmer than PTs. But thank you for the advice.
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SPC David Willis
PVT (Join to see) - That makes sense. A commonly accepted ruck march uniform is slicked down, so no name tag, unit crest, army tape and no PC as well as unbloused boots. Honestly though the person you should ask is one of the drill sgts or whatever they have at AITs. Guidance from above may sometimes be incorrect, but it'll never be the wrong answer if that makes sense.
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Dude honestly trolls will be trolls. Guys just like to be key board warriors now a days and pick on any new boot to make them feel empowerd via social media. You have a long career ahead of you and the last thing you need to worry about is taking your cover off for 5 mins on a hike with ur buds lol. Having trained as many guys as I have and just being a platoon SGT for multiple infantry platoons, I think it's awesome your on a hike and not getting completely obliterated in your barracks room taking dumb snap chats of you pounding beers in your cammies. Good on you. If your hot and your out on base walking where ever the hell it is your walking and no ones around to call your ass out. Take your damn cover off and chill for a bit. If someone says something.... cool. Just put it back on and say good to go and carry on with w.e the hell you were doing. If they ask why your cover off, just say cause you were hot and didn't want to drench your cover in sweat. Just make sure you weren't walking. Common sense applies ya know like don't take it off when your outside of the PX or a place where there is a lot of traffic. Usually people that call you out military regs on social just have nothing better to do and they just want to make a PFC feel like crap because they miss their glory days when they could yell at a boot. Just shrug it off, be respectful and life goes on kid.
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SPC David Willis
Right, a lot of people are asking him WHY he's putting in work in on his time off, as if he should be confined and reading the ranger handbook front to back over and over again.
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PVT (Join to see) What is PC and why are you posting a video on Facebook? If by chance, you mean personal clothing, and posted this on Facebook, this could be looked at as a poor decision by an individual that is pre commission. Please explain without slang.
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PVT (Join to see) - I stand corrected. I will leave this question for others to respond. I would update your post to change PC to Patrol Cap.
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