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Corps Ends Rolled Sleeves Policy
by
Slynito
on 28 Oct, 2011 13:57
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#1
by
tomgallagher
on 28 Oct, 2011 15:01
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Change for the sake of change....stupid.
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#2
by
Ming the Merciless
on 28 Oct, 2011 15:22
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The American military mind makes another great leap forward. Sleeve rules; tat rules. Next thing you know, our soldiers will have to wear beards. Oh, I forgot... they used to be able to have 'em; now it's only wussy mustaches at the most. Well, a plus is that shaved heads are allowed. Ming the Merciless, of course, says, "If you can grow facial hair, go right ahead. What's wrong with looking bearded and fierce, topped with a gleaming dome? My troops braid their beards and blind their foes with sunflashes from their shaved heads!"
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#3
by
Arnie
on 28 Oct, 2011 16:07
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That will look odd...I can't remember anyone wearing their sleeves down (in that uniform) over my 20 years in the military.
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#4
by
Slynito
on 29 Oct, 2011 18:53
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It's about protecting the arms more, concealment from the enemy and looking more military. Lot's of guys hated rolling the sleeves the perfect way according to the regs of each different company.
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#5
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jgladwell
on 09 Dec, 2011 14:42
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As an infantryman, I could care less. The guys complaining the loudest will be the ones who spend most of their time on Mainside
It is one of the things that make us stand out as Marines, but like all things, we will get used to it. It is an order, and we are Marines, we follow orders.
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#6
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Stewie
on 09 Dec, 2011 15:39
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Gotta love the military. If it ain't broke, fix it.
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#7
by
LAGLE
on 14 Jan, 2012 23:05
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Meh. my cousin is in the corps and he hates it. They had to wear woodlands down anyways, but deserts were always up.
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#8
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baldjoeg
on 15 Jan, 2012 18:52
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I think that this new policy is totally ridiculous. They are now lucky to find enough people to
join the armed forces now that it is voluntary. These patriotic individuals need support and not m,ore grief.
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#9
by
Blitzed
on 23 Jan, 2012 17:36
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This may be from left field, however...As we all know, most of the police, sheriff and other law enforcement agencies are requiring their men to cover their tattoos, regardless of how long they've had them. I wonder if there's a parallel circumstance here? Most of the guy who would be getting tats are the young and they're likely to be the ones in the service. Seems to me the Corps has always allowed anything that was Corps related on a guy with no comment. It may be now that kids are coming in so tatted up they already look as if they're wearing camo.
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#10
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tomgallagher
on 24 Jan, 2012 05:52
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As somebody that spent six years in the Army, I just don't understand what the big deal is weather your sleeves are up or down.
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#11
by
Slynito
on 24 Jan, 2012 06:02
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As another 6 year vet...my sleeves were always rolled down. And we never could wear utilities/camos off base while in the US. Semper Fi........