Posted on 10/24/2013 3:16:39 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
A change to the Marine Corps uniform hats could take the hard-nosed Leathernecks from the Halls of Montezuma to the shops of Christopher Street.
Thanks to a plan by President Obama to create a unisex look for the Corps, officials are on the verge of swapping out the Marines iconic caps with a new hat that some have derided as so girly that they would make the French blush.
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total de-motivation. They are probably adding soy (estrogen) to their meals at chow hall and in their MREs, too.
So the administration is learning something from history./s
“How much will this cost? No money for combat training, but money for this foolishness.”
There’s a reason Obama has made this a priority.
The Marines hold his umbrella.
oh, another thing, I wonder if Gen Amos is good with this. If so, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. Disgusted with the whole thing because I love their uniforms, especially the way they respect their covers and are meticulous in the care of them all. I wonder if I could write Amos. Does they have to do this?
If you're talking about the Ridgeway Cap, that predates Kennedy.
Dadburn it! Beat me to it by half a day!
Another history lesson is the law of consequences. After Stalin gutted most of the Red Army's general staff, the Soviet military was ill prepared to take on the Germans after Hitler's invasion. Had Hitler not postponed his invasion for several months to bail Mussolini out of messes the Italian dictator made in the Balkans, the Nazi flag would have flown over Moscow, Leningrad, and Stalingrad before 1941 was out.
Did Stalin have them killed?
Disagree. The kepi blanc looks like a proper military uniform item...
Abu Ghraib
I remember when Captain Kangaroo was an old guy. Now he looks kind of young. I don’t get it. What changed? :-)
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It’s no GOOD reason, I’m sure.
I'm sure she would take it as a complement!
You’re right the French Foreign Legion wear those hats and I think it would be a mistake to call one of those guys girly. Also unlike the US they do not allow woman and have no plans to do so.
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