Posted on Dec 17, 2014
Would you support a standard uniform for all branches of service? Why or Why not?
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No I don’t support it. Each branch of service should have its own distinct uniform to promote pride in their branch.
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Saves the tax payer and back into the economy and GDP where needed? then by all means "uni" meaning ONE. Branch/unit and rank is all you need pinned/sewed on and coming from a Marine who loves our uniforms but to cut our DOD spending its time to cut...
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30 years ago I suggested that the US make a drastic change in our military. Rename all the services so they fall under one name; The US Armed Forces, and wear one dress uniform with a shoulder board depicting rank. A cook serves one enlistment in the Army and could reenlist as a cook in another branch, say, the Navy. Never went anywhere.
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Hell no, that's what separates The MARINES from the other services is our uniforms. We love our uniforms, and would never give them up, Not for one uniform for all.
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For me it's a question of service pride. Having been a sailor, I find them unidentifiable. 'Cracker Jacks are a novelty now. Cammies make no sense on a ship unless a boat can get passed both radar and lookouts. (Of course, takers have crashed into our ships. I don't understand how that happened.)
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I cannot argue money since I do not have "all" the data/information relating to hand. However, I will speak to tradition. I believe that since each service has a different role to play in the defense of the US, and considering the price that can be paid by those who wear those uniforms, it is not too much to allow each force to have their own dress uniform, as a matter of personal pride, and the pride that the country has in those who wear it. In my view, if you ask someone to risk both life and/or limb for their nation, the nation can afford to honor that trust with the services own dress uniform. Secondly, I think it is VERY, VERY, unfortunate that servicemen appear in public, for whatever reason, in their work uniform. To me such is not the military I knew, or really want to know currently. I see no good reason why the old denim work uniform was not suitable for the Navy. It worked well for me for 20 years, and I knew some old WWII Chiefs who still wore it after making Chief! Special suits for special activities, submarines uniforms, for example, coveralls for dirty work, etc. may well be necessary and I do not argue with that which I am not more deeply involved in. I know that my views are old-fashioned, however, my view is to honor the services for what they do, and how they do it. Navy fights on the sea, Marines fight on the land and sea, Army invades and occupies, and the Air Force controls the skies. Let their Dress Uniforms reflect those tasks and risks! For that, privilege, I say spend a little more for the military honor and tradition, and a little less for our enemies overseas!
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NO! Coast Guard, most of Navy and most of Air Force do NOT need cammies, but they are trendy.
The Army and Marine Corps have different ideas as to what their specific needs are.
The Army and Marine Corps have different ideas as to what their specific needs are.
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Let’s make everyone in the Military look like each other without name tags and branch of service. Also Hi and Tight for everyone with no exceptions to gender. How’s that?
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It comes and goes.
I was a cadet when Secretary of Defence Hon. William Sebastian Cohen stated that all uniforms would be the same for all branches.
My opinion, make the uniform about the environment versus the branch.
I was a cadet when Secretary of Defence Hon. William Sebastian Cohen stated that all uniforms would be the same for all branches.
My opinion, make the uniform about the environment versus the branch.
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I think it would be good for two very simple reasons: 1) It would save taxpayer money on utility uniforms, and 2) would be symbolic of the fact that even though we are in different branches, we are all part of the same team. The Class A's and B's would be sufficient to show branch pride and a reason to wear them more often.
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