Posted on Apr 3, 2016
Why can't Soldiers roll up their sleeves in uniform?
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I personally regardless of regs roll my cuffs inside once for two reasons. 1. So I don't have to constantly move the sleeve out of the way just to see time. 2. Whether someone agrees or not air flow is greatly increased. If I'm not mistaken command can adjust to conditions and make temporary situational changes
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You won't cool down as much as one would think and a higher risk of sunburn, bites, etc
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Capt Tom Brown
We swept back and forth across the rice paddies in T-shirts, unfastened flacks, and a towel around the neck until our arms and faces almost literally burned up in the sun. Now we visit a dermatologist every six months to get those pesky little skin-cancers frozen or burned off and hope they don't get too bad and kill us.
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You absolutely will cool off more with rolled or short sleeves, and if you don't think so, you've never worn full kit with rolled sleeves and unbloused boots in the North Carolina summer.
And if you have, you also know that bugs go where bugs wanna go, sleeves or no. Plus, most folks only burn once, as long as you maintain your tan all summer - at least, that's been my observation.
And if you have, you also know that bugs go where bugs wanna go, sleeves or no. Plus, most folks only burn once, as long as you maintain your tan all summer - at least, that's been my observation.
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Based on the responses, you don't roll them up because AR 670-1 states it isn't authorized.
My period of service was during BDUs, and with the exception of Ft Ord, CA, which was never sleeves up, every other installation had a policy describing the time period sleeves could be rolled up.
I don't recall rolling sleeves up to help with relief from the heat. I recall sleeves down protecting from the sun in the desert, and preferred them down.
Based on the posts it appears a change is under consideration. A very minor thing, until the 1SG or CSM catch you wrong regardless of the current policy.
My period of service was during BDUs, and with the exception of Ft Ord, CA, which was never sleeves up, every other installation had a policy describing the time period sleeves could be rolled up.
I don't recall rolling sleeves up to help with relief from the heat. I recall sleeves down protecting from the sun in the desert, and preferred them down.
Based on the posts it appears a change is under consideration. A very minor thing, until the 1SG or CSM catch you wrong regardless of the current policy.
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Apparently they forgot. Before Vietnam the prescribed roll was.
1. take the cuff all the way up to the shoulder
2.bring the shoulder back to the elbow
3. bring the top down to the elbow.
4. I always had to repeat 3. because I am small
This way only the outside of the blouse is exposed and one pull brings an arm down.
You can see by my sleeves I needed another roll so they would look like the Colnels does
1. take the cuff all the way up to the shoulder
2.bring the shoulder back to the elbow
3. bring the top down to the elbow.
4. I always had to repeat 3. because I am small
This way only the outside of the blouse is exposed and one pull brings an arm down.
You can see by my sleeves I needed another roll so they would look like the Colnels does
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I'm in the guard and there was an aleract that came out about 9 months ago that the ocp sleeves could be rolled at the commanders discretion.
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