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9:22p, 1/4/25

AG

Always cracks me up. Looks so dumb.

What you got?

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9:34a, 1/5/25

Well to be honest, some dudes in the Army arent too far away from that. I have seen some with sewn on badges darn near to the seam at the top of the shoulder.

But I agree with what you are saying, this should be a work uniform, not a dress uniform.

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9:42a, 1/5/25

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Our armed forces currently show off too much "fruit salad" on both dress and fatigue uniforms. When I was assigned to 2nd ACR in the mid-80s in Germany, the Regimental Commander only used his Silver Star on his Class A and Dress Blues - the perfect contrast to the "badge hunting" that goes on today.

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1:54p, 1/6/25

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Back when I was in the Corps and dinosaurs roamed the earth, we used to call guys with a ton of cadet ribbons "Mexican Generals".

If we had access to the Internet, we probably would have called them North Korean Generals

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In reply to CanyonAg77 • 2:14p, 1/6/25

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You don't get to be a NK general unless you exceed minimum FLAIR requirements!

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9:36a, 1/7/25

Wear what you want in your dress uniforms, but not on a work uniform. There should be a maximum number of badges you can wear on the work uniform....3 maybe?

I have only cared about knowing who was a Drill Sergeant when on the parade field and who was the Master Gunner when on the gunnery range.

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In reply to CanyonAg77 • 8:45p, 1/7/25

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CanyonAg77 said:
Back when I was in the Corps and dinosaurs roamed the earth, we used to call guys with a ton of cadet ribbons "Mexican Generals".

If we had access to the Internet, we probably would have called them North Korean Generals

Guy looks down after lunch and see kimchee on his coat. "Ho Lee *** my wife gonna kill me!"

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In reply to CanyonAg77 • 9:14p, 1/7/25

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Fall of '74 my Fish year. A Fish Bud suggested we attend the Alpha Phi Omega get acquainted meeting. This was first or second week of the semester. Getting a ribbon would be so cool.

That next morning formation was the worst day of my young life!