Posted on 10/25/2013 5:29:53 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
Note: TMLC has verified this story. We obtained a copy of the survey which references putting both men and women in the "girly" hat and have verified that the Department of Defense (a part of Obama's administration) has in fact asked the Armed Services to move towards gender neutral uniforms.
Even though an Army veteran, I have always admired the Marine Corps uniform and the history behind it. But now in an effort to further emasculate our military, the Obama administration has directed a unisex hat for the Marine Corps. The Marines I know would “rather fight than switch.” And despite the serious damage to our national security caused by force reductions and incomprehensible proposals like giving “medals for not shooting,” this new Obama directive has forced the Marine Corps to spend their time squabbling about fashion, hats in particular.
In a scene one would expect from the board room of a glossy fashion magazine, Marine Corps officials have been reduced to women in impractical shoes arguing about whether or not a proposed amendment to the Marine Corps uniform is “too French” for the US military.
The fashion debate comes as a result of an Obama directive to create a more unisex uniform for members of the Armed Forces. Currently, men and women wear gender specific uniforms and hats.
This particular Obama “agenda before national security” move to replace the current Marine Corps hat, or cover, with one that is more unisex comes with a sticker price of over $8 million dollars. The porter’s hat design with a smaller ridge than the current design is similar to an older design worn by the Marine Corps for 6 years from 1908-1914.
Obama’s directive comes at a time when the US military is reeling from the budget crisis. Yet, for the Obama administration, the focus on hats over bullets is par for the course. Obama’s priorities are reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart’s focus on strawberries in the 1954 war movie “The Caine Mutiny.”
Unfortunately, for our National Security, the military just isn’t on Obama’s list of priorities unless it’s to inflict damage. The recent partial government shutdown brought outrageous examples of Obama’s social policy approach to his Commander-in-Chief role which actually, in some instances, cost the US more money beginning with his initial policy barring veterans from war memorials, continuing through to bizarre interpretations of the “Pay Our Military Act” leading to the denial of timely military death benefits and the suspension of religious services for military installation personnel served by contracted Catholic chaplains.
Similarly, other past social agenda items forced on the military have also highlighted Obama’s willingness to serve his own social ideology including repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell which according to General James Amos, the Marines Commandant, presents a risk to unit cohesion and combat effectiveness.
Heard this was an internet legend. MC says it ain’t happening and isn’t true.
But, knowing the kenyan and his absolute hatred for my Marines, even if it ain’t true, I’m inclined to believe it.
IMHO, scrap the Nazi look-a-like hats! Quit emasculating the military! I find it offensive!!!!!!!
From the Thomas Moore website. This website is ran by constitutional lawyers. The story is 100% true.
“Note: TMLC has verified this story. We obtained a copy of the survey which references putting both men and women in the “girly” hat and have verified that the Department of Defense (a part of Obama’s administration) has in fact asked the Armed Services to move towards gender neutral uniforms”.
Sounds like the time the Navy went to a suit type dress uniform (I had to buy one), wasn’t many years before the Crackerjack uniform was back.
I’m confident that Marines in pinafores would still scare the crap out of most foes but purposely making them look ridiculous is a poor plan.
I wonder how he plans to outfi the corpse-men
I guess they talked him out of using the polka dot Ostrich Feathers from Morocco. High tarrif charges!
French Foreign Legion are pretty bad ass right? I don’t think they even allow woman. I thought there hats were kinda cool...not girly at all.
No lesser light than the Commandant of the Marine Corps just denied this. Though I truly doubt his remarks can be printed, unless the reader has stainless steel eyeballs.
I just googeled....the French Foreign Legion do not allow woman and there are no plans to do so.
Somebody soon discovered (!) that the suit type uniform for junior enlisted was the same as for orderlies in officer mess.
Seamen didn’t like looking like servants, so the jumper, gob cap, & pea jacket quickly returned.
They can deny this all day long. I still believe the new dressmakers in the military were looking at this. Somebody floated a “trail balloon” that they could deny if it didn’t go over well with old John Q.
Every word of the story is true, with the exception of the Marines trying to cover for Obama by saying he had nothing to do with the change.
New hat looks like something out of the French Foreign Legion.
A regression to the past.
Having suffered through the transition to the suit and tie uniform and back again, I remember that even Admirals hated the new uniform and thought it impractical do to space considerations aboard ship (crackerjacks could be folded into a locker).
After several hearings about the complaints from both enlisted and senior officers, it was decided to gradually return to the old uniform. Fortunately I still had mine in the closet and burned the “new” uniform with little ceremony.
Shinseki—now head of the VA and a total jerk and incompetent—came up with Army berets...
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