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Reservists wearing uniform while not on duty

Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:18 am
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98190 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:18 am
Douche move or no? In this case it was a guy wearing his Class A's to a (non military) funeral. Seemed a bit of trying too hard to me, but IDK.

Was not a drill weekend, BTW.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
11237 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:22 am to
Maybe he doesn't have a suit.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98190 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:22 am to
Nah this guy is an officer with a decent civilian job.
Posted by Sao
East Texas Piney Woods
Member since Jun 2009
65779 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:23 am to

Probably an Aggy. They love that shite.
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38231 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:29 am to
What branch
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
98190 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:30 am to
Army.
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38231 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:31 am to
Yeah kinda douchy then. Maybe in his mind it's more formal than a normal suit.
Posted by willymeaux
Member since Mar 2012
4754 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:34 am to
I remember during my sophomore year there was some marines who went to tigerland in their dress blues.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:43 am to
It's not advised to wear ACU's outside of duty. I couldn't wait to take them off and wear civi clothes after I got off duty when I was Active.
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 4:18 pm
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76340 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:49 am to
quote:

remember during my sophomore year there was some marines who went to tigerland in their dress blues.


I've never seen that
Posted by JAXTiger16
TBD
Member since Apr 2013
2220 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:53 am to
Wearing a uniform to a formal event such as wedding or funeral is fine. But what gets me are these guys that go grocery shopping, to restaurants, or just to walk around town in their uniform. Go home and change
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
83474 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 12:54 am to
I'll say douche move. I have a buddy in the reserves and have only seen him in uniform 1 time. And it was only because he met me for lunch and came straight from doing something on base. People tried to buy him drinks and he explained that he was in the reserves and that they shouldn't buy him anything.

But, maybe the guy thought he didn't have anything more appropriate to wear...?
Posted by Sal Minella
Member since Nov 2006
1951 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 1:21 am to
Had the deceased been in the military and the family just didn't have military honors at the funeral? If not, it seems kind of strange. I did 25+ years and never wore a uniform to a non-military function unless it was a situation where I didn't have time to change.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 1:43 am to
I spent 12 years in, and never once wore my dress uniform off post. I never wanted to exaggerate that I was in the military. I only wore ACU's when traveling on military orders. When I deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, I had to wear Multicam at the airport. Most people who looked at me had a weird look on their face,knew I was headed to Afghanistan.
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 2:16 am
Posted by RightHook
Member since Dec 2013
5560 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:06 am to
quote:

Wearing a uniform to a formal event such as wedding or funeral is fine. But what gets me are these guys that go grocery shopping, to restaurants, or just to walk around town in their uniform. Go home and change


this^^^.

fricking weirdos.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:23 am to
Those Marines shouldn't have been wearing their dress blues to a bar. WTF were they thinking if true? Under any and all circumstances, military personnel should never wear their uniform to a drinking establishment/club/bar.

What dumbshits.
Posted by geauxtigers6492
Admin in Waiting
Member since Jun 2008
3981 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 3:26 am to
quote:

Marines
quote:

WTF were they thinking if true


marines are incapable of thiking. When they think they do stupid shite like go to Tiger land in dress blues.
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
8767 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 4:01 am to
Trashy
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 4:09 am to
It's a great way to pick up women.
Posted by armytiger16
Member since Oct 2010
563 posts
Posted on 9/19/16 at 5:35 am to
The funeral thing is a bit more acceptable if still a little weird. When I see junior enlisted rolling around in uni at restaurants and shopping in Baton Rouge I assume it's some reservists/guardsmen looking for a pat on the back.

Like others said, I couldn't wait to get out of my uniform at the end of the duty day. Nothing good happened in uniform on active duty.
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