If he shows up in his blue’s, who’s going to turn this young Devil-Pup away?
I’d like to see them try.
OOH-RAH!
That’s not exactly a great way to begin his Marine career, by disobeying authority.
I remember when I was getting married in the mid-70s, we wanted all of our male attendants to wear tuxes. We were even paying for their tuxes. (Back then, we could rent them for $10 each). Well, one of our groomsmen had been in the Army and one was still in the Navy. They both wanted to wear their dress uniforms instead. I wanted all the groomsmen to dress alike, and being as their dress uniforms were different, I was afraid that it wouldn’t look good to have everyone wearing different articles of clothing.
They got very insulted and almost didn’t stand in my wedding, until my husband talked them into wearing the tuxes. This was at a time when sensitivities were high about the Viet Nam War and anti-war sentiments. I was, and still am, very pro-military and that had nothing to do with my decision.
In hindsight, I should have backed down and let them wear the dress uniforms, especially now that I have a son in the military and know how important it is.