National Guardsman identified as Darius attended a recent "Brony" convention. (BuzzFeed/Katie Notopoulos)
Posted on 07/22/2012 1:13:32 PM PDT by null and void
National Guardsman identified as Darius attended a recent "Brony" convention. (BuzzFeed/Katie Notopoulos)
There's a new insignia showing up on the sleeves of a small group of military men, ... it advertises their love for a cartoon inspired by the girlish 1980s plastic toy called "My Little Pony."
"... the bronies, have taught me that there are things and people worth protecting; things bigger and more important than myself," writes Ken "Derpy" Catlin. "All because I decided to watch some "gay" little show about 6 ponies... I cannot thank you, the MLP team, or the ponies themselves enough for what they have done for me, and this world."
Within the larger group, military Bronies hold a place of honor. At ... "BronyCon 2012" ... civilian Bronies cheered wildly when they spied brethren in uniform...
“We barely made it up to the top steps and everyone outside was cheering for us," a National Guardsman ... told the site...
... A commenter on a Military Times forum was just one of many who questioned why grown men would feel such allegiance to a kids' cartoon.
“I can think of at least four violations ... attending a My Little Pony convention.”
... franchise has long been associated with little girls ... have sought to reel in males with more unisex storylines. The show stars Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn pony and five other ponies who are guided through ponyville by Princess Celestia.
As for the brass, asked if she had ever heard of the phenomenon of Military Bronies, a ... spokeswoman said "I'm unaware of the concept. But when told about Rainbow Dash patches finding their way onto uniforms ... there could be a problem.
“Please note, non-authorized, non-military patches are not authorized for wear on military uniforms,” she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
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One does not simply Love and Tolerate into Mordor!
I know woot.com and the shirt department, but I’d never seen that one.
That’s what you get for not checking it every day...
It's pathetic seeing what the military has turned in to.
new patch for the 1st fag division???
All authorized and official military patches on a soldiers uniform are to reflect some element of that soldiers service, not their personal interests, opinions, habits or associations.
Many soldiers in the 1940s and 1950s liked Eisenhower. Regardless, sewing a “I Like Ike” patch on a uniform in 1952 would not have been approved or accepted.
Sorry, out of bandwidth.
... per our recent discussion!
... per our recent discussion!
The military comes unhinged if my mustache is one hair outside military grooming standards yet these twink’s can wear this FAG patch on their uniform in the open and zero will be said. The lanyard around his neck is not authorized for wear in uniform either.
The military used to be a place where we made men out of boys. Its just some big social experiment now. A failed one at that.
would be A-kay today.
Yow!; I always wondered why he held his hands like that whenever he comes down the stairs from AF-1!
Does Joe Biden follow close behind with a pair of coconut half shells making “clippitty-clop” sound effects a’la Monte Python?
Somebody needs to do a video of that scene!
I think that “off the wall” kind of peaks at Sp4. A Specialist 4 is the non-command equivalent of a Corporal. They are no longer wet nosed privates, and it’s their last chance to party until they either leave or become E5 “buck sergeants”, which is a totally different personality type.
Sp4s tend to do things like wear earrings, go to rock concerts, and have campy decor. You can still tell they are soldiers, however, because every dang one of them keeps a weapon in their bedside table.
So yeah, My Little Pony and brass knuckles. Hopefully they will grow out of it.
Doens’t that violate t uniform regulations?
Yes Article 134 paragraph 60 “unauthorized insignia”
However sodomy is still a criminal act according to the UCMJ but they allow homosexuals to serve openly. I guess they think they are not having sex while serving in the military! So in the big picture this rap maybe considered minor........
Regardless, this is not an example of some soldier with a "sham shield" goofing off. This is denigration of the uniform and denigration of the military in general by the poop-sex crowd. I knew it wouldn't take long - just as I know it will only get worse as time goes on.
Gee, the things you forget. Well, they may be SPC now, instead of SP4, but I will always think of them as the lilies of the field, leading the Privates astray, making life hard for their squad leader, and getting snarled at by their company shirt, unless they really foul up and piss off the CSM.
One I knew of made it into the SP4 record books by getting snockered at a beer fest and hitting on the Battalion Commander’s wife. That, by itself, was bad enough, but when she returned home to her husband, reading the paper, she said:
“Honey. One of your soldiers hit on me at the beer fest.”
“Hrrrmph (or words to that effect)”, he replied.
“He said he loved me, and wanted me to go back to the barracks with him,” she said.
After pausing for a moment, he said something he really shouldn’t have, and soon regretted.
“Well, did you?”
Monday morning he was in a foul mood.
It's because of his spurs... :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_9pVRZ0QKw
Yippee Ki Yay, mofo...
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