Posted on 07/20/2015 6:39:48 AM PDT by rey
(SATIRE) QUANTICO, Va. — Following a terrible mass-shooting at a Marine Reserve Center last Thursday, the Marine Corps has vowed to take swift protective measures including a policy that will issue bags for all off-duty Marines to cover their heads with.
The new policy, discussed in MARADMIN 365/15, not only prohibits all Marines, including recruiters, from wearing their uniforms off-base, but also instructs them to cover their heads with a large bag which prevents personal identification. All commands are initially instructed to disseminate money valuable bags, sandbags (preferably empty), or paper bags to all personnel to ensure immediate compliance.
Col. Elizabeth Thompson, a spokesperson for Headquarters Marine Corps, said the move is necessary to ensure that Marines remain safe and vigilant, whether they are being shot at on the battlefield or just shot at in their own office.
“While we know many active-duty Marines were hoping for relaxed policies on open- and concealed-carry, we really feel that the ‘bag-over-the-head’ is more practical given the limitations of our budgets and operating forces.”
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Headquarters Marine Corps has already issue two addendums to its new bag policy, one prohibiting Marines in southern states from wearing white bags with eye-holes due to “historical issues,” and the other in response to Twentynine Palms accidentally issuing all its Marines large plastic bags to put on their heads.
The MARADMIN applies to all Marines both in the U.S. and abroad. Marines detailed to the Marine Security Guard (MSG) program are encouraged to wear a bag or sack which best approximates local dress and cultural values.
The policy will remain in place until the Uniform Board can field a standard all-purpose unisex digital camouflage tactical headbag which ensures complete uniformity and marks the wearer as a Marine to all civilians and potential terrorists.
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http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/07/18/marine-recruiters-told-not--wear-uniforms-offices-closed/30353587/
Be aware that the Duffleblog site has material that may be offensive to some though this article is fine.
Does this policy apply to straight, gay and transgendered?
The gay and transgendered are double-bagged.
paper bags
Wouldn’t they be mistaken for the unknown comic?
Satire, but when I was in the military during my last 3 years of service where my job required me to be off TDY away from my base, generally 50% of the time, I had to travel to a whole lot of mountain tops and comm installations from Iceland down to Greece. There were quite a few places in Italy (a NATO partner) where we had to wear civilian clothes and even travel on Official Red Passports, not as military.
I’d dare say now, there are probably a lot of ‘blended’ areas in this country where that may also be an imperative. A sad state of affairs for the diversity of ignorance and mediocrity.
Much of the military wanted to wear paper bags with eye holes right after the Community Organizer in Chief began changing military “policy.”
I was thinking of writing a satire where Marines refused conceal/carry due to a high level of discomfort around guns.
We call this satire.
Today...
Marines carry weapons not guns though you could write a satire piece on their discomfort around guns concerning the policy of gays serving openly; perhaps you could call it open carry?
I was thinking of having them complain that “Guns are only meant for killing people” and other typical anti-gun memes.
“”Much of the military wanted to wear paper bags with eye holes right after the Community Organizer in Chief began changing military “policy.”””
AND much of the civilian population want to see HIM with a bag or ANYTHING over his head - but a plastic bag would do!
Paper or plastic, sir?
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