It's Christmas Ball season. Do you hate it when your CSM makes people where their uniforms instead of civilian attire?
Believe me I'm all about wearing the uniform. That's why I invested in the Mess Dress. However, I do believe for something that is supposed to be a morale building social event, there should be an option.
I think you can still have PRIDE in the uniform without having to wear it everywhere you go. For an event where I can bring my spouse and she can wear this extravagent ball gown with her hair down and nice shoes, jewelry etc. but my peer has to wear her uniform, hair up, no jewlery, its not the same.
For us it really doesnt matter because we have a real equivalent. The mess dress or even the blues for that matter is basically a tuxedo with ribbons on it. We can't "do" our hair. That's about the extent of our showing off.
Im just saying for once, let a woman be a woman and do what women like to do.
I've been in the position to recommend the "uniform" for several of my prior units events, whether they be dining in or ball, or whatever in between. I've always went with all wear the uniform.
We are a uniformed organization and should be proud of that. I have and continue to fail to understand why the question is even brought up when it is never offered as an option to male Soldiers. As with MSG Quick, my opinion is simple, Equality isn't Equality if only applied sometimes.
There are numerous opportunities for Soldiers to wear civilian formal wear, they are more than welcome to attend those events and wear whatever tux, gown, or whatever their heart desires, but for a Army sponsored event the ASU's/Mess Dress is the only option.
1SG, you stated we have numerous opportunites to wear civilian formal wear. Where or when would that be? As far as I understand most balls are with the organization to which you belong. We obviously all belong to the same one. Other than going to a wedding or a funeral, what other numerous opportunities are you referring to? FYI I usually end up wearing my uniform to weddings and funerals as well.
As far as males are concenred, when Ive seen it offered as an option it is offered across the board. The difference is most of us just dont care because our uniform is probably the nicest thing we got and most soldiers cant afford a tux nor like wearing them.
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