While I think it’s alittle much to keep Marines from getting out of thier car with BDU’s..however here we are near an Air Force base but far enough away that the guys feel there is no need for covers or military bearing..in the case of “These” types perhaps they shouldn’t be seen representing the “Military”..(asbestos suit being put on becuase of the anti wing nut comments!)
When I was in we could do QUICK trips but no shopping at Walmart or sit down resaurants. Seemed to work for me..
“...Air Force base but far enough away that the guys feel there is no need for covers or military bearing.”
Air Force wears uniforms?
When I was learning how to fly, my instructor had a yellowed, typed “form letter” under the plexiglas on his table. It was “apology letter” to the Wing Commander for a fighter pilot not 1. wearing a hat to the post office 2. disrespecting a shoe clerk 3. Yelling “Fxxx” in the O’Club 4. Not saluting the white topped car 5. Playing 4/5/6 in the O’club 6. Hip checking the Wing Commander playing crud.... etc. There were check mark locations for you to check for whatever you did that week. I laughed then, but over twenty years I’ve done probably everything on the list.
We may not look like Marines but I can damn well tell you we have standards for performance. Spit and polish is more for shoe clerks beyond a certain level. You sir strike me as a pounder, and you should read “Officers in Flight Suits” to understand our 90 years of kicking everyones ass we’ve come across.