US Army gives away the Beret

August · 06-17-11, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

So you, Hanomag, and myself are ParaTroopers that I know of for sure

4Para too as our British contingent.

Weiss Pinguin · 06-17-11, 07:09 PM

Uh oh boys, I think we'd better keep these 4 under careful watch, there's no telling what one paratrooper might do, let alone 4 of them together

(also thank you all for your service

)

06-18-11, 04:34 AM

When does the USN get back their dungarees and white hats?
Now they look more like janitors for a baseball team than sailors.

And dress shoes?
I guess cheap and glossy plastic is cheaper than real leather.
Those guys must have some stinky feet.

TLAM Strike · 06-18-11, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snestorm

When does the USN get back their dungarees and white hats?
Now they look more like janitors for a baseball team than sailors.

And dress shoes?
I guess cheap and glossy plastic is cheaper than real leather.
Those guys must have some stinky feet.

My best friend who was a CTR says they looked more like convicts than sailors in what he had to wear.

It gets stupider...

When he manned the rails coming in to Norfolk, they made him where a blue construction helmet.

I had to rip on him for that saying he must be sailing for the UN Navy and not the US Navy.

But they are not going back to dungarees and white hats, they are going for blue or gray cammo BDU now.

Ducimus · 06-18-11, 09:23 AM

Outside of units like SeaBee's, ive always wondered why the Navy had to have a camo uniform at all. I remember back in 93 or 94 i was taking a few classes at the Naval construction training center in gulfport, and i did see some dunguree's, but im guessing they were fresh out of boot. At some point in their training they stopped wearing them. I have to say though, watching a platoon or whatever the navy calls a unit formation march was funny. Bell bottoms dangling in the breeze everywhere.

Platapus · 06-18-11, 03:28 PM

Have you seen the new digital cammies for the Air Force

They are blue.

How many times does an Air Force member need to blend in with the sky?

You can't see me. I am up here in the sky!

06-18-11, 04:02 PM

I loved the Khakis Uniform myself.
We still used them in the early '80's and they just kicked arse!
Highly polished Jump Boots with the 2 inch soles and all those pretty braids dripping off the shoulders added to the killer Maroon Beret tilted at just the right angle?

OHHH! The hours needed to get that beret formed just right!
And the work needed to get those jump boots formed and polished to perfection!

Also, 4para,
I did some training over there.
Do they still use those barrage balloons as a jump platform?

Also jumped with the Egyptian AirBorne.
THAT was a trip!!
I still have my Wings from that jump.

Stealhead · 06-18-11, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Have you seen the new digital cammies for the Air Force

They are blue.

How many times does an Air Force member need to blend in with the sky?

You can't see me. I am up here in the sky!

Uh you are thinking of the new US Navy BDU not the USAF BDU

new USAF: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...amouflage-Pics

new US Navy last section of page:http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...-jordan-02045/

So it is "you cant see me I am the sea!!"

06-17-11, 07:09 PM	#2
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Uh oh boys, I think we'd better keep these 4 under careful watch, there's no telling what one paratrooper might do, let alone 4 of them together (also thank you all for your service ) __________________

06-18-11, 03:28 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,399 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Have you seen the new digital cammies for the Air Force They are blue. How many times does an Air Force member need to blend in with the sky? You can't see me. I am up here in the sky! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-18-11, 04:02 PM	#7
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I loved the Khakis Uniform myself. We still used them in the early '80's and they just kicked arse! Highly polished Jump Boots with the 2 inch soles and all those pretty braids dripping off the shoulders added to the killer Maroon Beret tilted at just the right angle? OHHH! The hours needed to get that beret formed just right! And the work needed to get those jump boots formed and polished to perfection! Also, 4para, I did some training over there. Do they still use those barrage balloons as a jump platform? Also jumped with the Egyptian AirBorne. THAT was a trip!! I still have my Wings from that jump. Last edited by Madox58; 06-18-11 at 04:19 PM.

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06-18-11, 04:34 AM	#3
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	When does the USN get back their dungarees and white hats? Now they look more like janitors for a baseball team than sailors. And dress shoes? I guess cheap and glossy plastic is cheaper than real leather. Those guys must have some stinky feet.

06-18-11, 09:23 AM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Outside of units like SeaBee's, ive always wondered why the Navy had to have a camo uniform at all. I remember back in 93 or 94 i was taking a few classes at the Naval construction training center in gulfport, and i did see some dunguree's, but im guessing they were fresh out of boot. At some point in their training they stopped wearing them. I have to say though, watching a platoon or whatever the navy calls a unit formation march was funny. Bell bottoms dangling in the breeze everywhere.