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Posted on Dec 8, 2017
Are you required to wear headgear when doing PT in duty uniform? What about when walking from your car into your home?
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Well you shouldn't really be doing PT in your Duty Uniform. You should change into PT clothes. But if you are doing squadron PT with a specific uniform of the day, then that's what you should be wearing.
Should you wear a cover when walking from your car to your home, of course. Perception is reality in our line of work and if someone drives by you looking like a bag of ass, than the perception is you're a bag of ass. It doesn't matter if you are at work or at home. You represent your uniform 24/7, not just when you clock in at work.
Should you wear a cover when walking from your car to your home, of course. Perception is reality in our line of work and if someone drives by you looking like a bag of ass, than the perception is you're a bag of ass. It doesn't matter if you are at work or at home. You represent your uniform 24/7, not just when you clock in at work.
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Sgt Dale Briggs
PO2 Bill Reardon - back in the day the only way in and out of a Marine Corps base was in uniform of the day, and that wasn’t fatigues. If your not on base who goes to a civilian bar in uniform, seems ridiculous to me.
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SPC (Join to see), there was a time when the Class C uniform (generally minus the shirt and headgear) was the PT uniform. While in formation, the shirt was removed, neatly folded and placed on the ground with the headgear on top.
I would think that something like that is still appropriate.
I would think that something like that is still appropriate.
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LTC Stephen C.
Exactly, SMSgt Thor Merich. Here's an online photo I found that is fairly representative of the PT uniform of the '60s-'70s. SPC (Join to see)
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
LTC Stephen C. - Dodge, run and jump, 40 yards low crawl and grenade throw were the 3 events that I maxed all the time and did OK on mile run, fell off bars at 6 or 7 rungs and passed. Hated that overhead ladder!
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If youre doing a road march or other PT in your work uniform youre not required to wear your cover, it is the commanders discretion I believe. However that discretion ends when PT is over. I don't think anyone will gig you for walking from your driveway to your door without it but still should follow regs.
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SPC David Willis
Answer to your second question is yes, not sure if technically you need to, but I'd do it simply to avoid any issues. My guess to the regs would be AR 670 but I'm not sure if that specific issue is covered or really laid out anywhere since acus aren't really a pt uniform to begin with and are usually worn slick when wearing them for pt purposes.
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SPC David Willis
Are you being told you have to wear it or are you being told you can't wear It? Also are you talking about the fleece cap, or the patrol cap?
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I was told by a passing soldier that I needed to wear it (not in my unit). Most soldiers come to pt without a cover, as I did. I was on the understanding that I did not need to wear it as long as it was during pt hours and I was going or coming from pt. Side note, I had a stripped uniform as well (no patches, or name plates, etc.).
I was mainly talking about a patrol cap, but now I am curious if it makes a difference if its a fleece.
I was mainly talking about a patrol cap, but now I am curious if it makes a difference if its a fleece.
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SPC David Willis
I wouldn't wear a fleece state side with acus. But yea if you're enroute to formation I'd wear it and then just follow the leader when it comes to what's next. In your company area you leadership can protect you. Outside of that they can't help ya.
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