Hi, OldGoatCPO-
First thing my beloved does when he sees anyone on screen or in a picture is to check out the ribbons.
He laughed a lot at the old shows we used to watch.
Said there’s a reason most Services don’t want to be tied to a lot of military-style shows. LOL
That is very true especially the low budget films. Funny story I actually was in a low budget film that had a military scene. I was in it and my scene lasted five whole minutes before I died. I helped obtain old uniforms at Army Navy Stores around Camp Pendleton The story was supposed to take place in 1985, but the director was an old Army guy so he cheaply bought all the old Marine Corps khaki uniforms he could find. I tried to tell him nobody wears khaki since around 1979 and nobody wore khakis in the field. But they were cheap since obviously nobody wanted them. For the ribbons, these supposed Army guys had a lot of Marine Corps fruit salad on their chests. The characters playing mercenaries purchased their own outfits, they actually looked more like US Military then my character. It was all fun though..