For Civilians Who Want Military Style!

Gerald · 11-05-11, 12:51 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/ny...1&ref=nyregion

Note: November 3, 2011

Platapus · 11-05-11, 01:49 PM

Quote:

“When you get something that’s military issue, you don’t have to think about the quality — it’s a given,”

Giggle snort.

I remember my uniforms. Made by the lowest of the lowest bidders. I remember when I first took my Service Dress to a tailor to get it fitted. He was shocked at the quality control and ended up totally disassembling it and re working all the stitching.

I got my first lesson on this in Basic Training. We had to go to the BX and purchase towels. Being a new troop, I made the assumption that all the towels would be rectangular. This marked the first and last time I ever made any assumption on the quality of military products.

It took me a day to understand why I was having such a hard time folding and hanging my stupid towel straight like everyone else. I mean how hard can it be to fold a towel into a rectangle? Well, actually pretty hard when the towel is not rectangular but is just quadrilateral.

I reported this "irregularity" to the TI. He replied, with the typical sympathy and understanding that is the hallmark of the military, that this was actually my fault and that I should have checked to see that the towel was indeed rectangular and not just a quadrilateral.

[quote] When you get something that’s military issue, you don’t have to think about the quality — it’s a given [/quality]

What a gulla bull.

Gerald · 11-05-11, 04:18 PM

Secure and convenient and cheap for some,

TarJak · 11-05-11, 04:21 PM

Not sure why a bloke running a surplus disposals store is news.

Gerald · 11-05-11, 04:23 PM

Surely a fashion thing,

Sledgehammer427 · 11-05-11, 05:37 PM

Ho boy, I'm way ahead of the curve!

I have a Soviet wool trench coat, had it for a couple years now and every winter, not only am I the warmest person alive, I look pretty sharp!

11-05-11, 12:51 PM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	For Civilians Who Want Military Style! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/ny...1&ref=nyregion Note: November 3, 2011 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-05-11, 04:18 PM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Secure and convenient and cheap for some, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-05-11, 04:23 PM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Surely a fashion thing, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-05-11, 05:37 PM	#6
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Ho boy, I'm way ahead of the curve! I have a Soviet wool trench coat, had it for a couple years now and every winter, not only am I the warmest person alive, I look pretty sharp! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

11-05-11, 04:21 PM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Not sure why a bloke running a surplus disposals store is news.