Posted on Nov 16, 2015
SSG Todd Halverson
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I am going to conduct an in ranks inspection in a couple of weeks. In all the times I have done so - about 30 - I have yet to find more than two Soldiers at a time where nothing is wrong with their uniform.
I once bet my CSM that I he could not find five Soldiers I couldn't find at least five gigs on in the battalion. He bought me a case of Summit Oktoberfest shortly thereafter.
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SP5 Michael Rathbun
SP5 Michael Rathbun
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That's the wonder of a complex symbolic system. Even when you actually are trying to do it exactly right, there's a good chance that you haven't entirely succeeded.
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And that is why we have inspections, SP5 Michael Rathbun
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SP5 Michael Rathbun
SP5 Michael Rathbun
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Absolutely 1SG (Join to see). Without inspections, there IS no military.

Although, I could have asked for inspections on the way from the PX to the bus station when trainees go on leave. Ye cats and little kittens, what a mess.
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LCDR Sales & Proposals Manager Gas Turbine Products
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HA!
I don't think I've ever put on SDW or FDB and not had to look up the order of medals...I'm pretty confident there's a few rather senior folks who get it wrong and are simply never corrected.

"What do you mean Chief?...the Skipper wears his NUC above his National Defense!"
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LTC Stephen F.
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Sometimes it mat be a mirror image SSG Todd Halverson. I recommend that you tag the Ribbon and Medals groups because they would probably show interest in this topic.
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SSG Todd Halverson
SSG Todd Halverson
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I realize some are mirror images, but there are some that even with the mirror effect the ribbons are in the wrong order or location. It took some looking at the uniforms to confirm that they were not set up correctly having to adjust for the mirror. But, the right is still the right side and the left is still the left side.
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