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Transition
Retirement
Medical Board
Discharge
ETS/EAS
Posted 6 y ago
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What to wear each day. On active duty there was no issue, blues except for Friday. Friday's was the pickle suit, eventually BDU'S.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
i had no problem what to wear, My new civilian job was a Police Uniform, Sept 15th We went into long sleeves and wore a necktie on May 15th went into short sleeves and no neckties was required. The uniform was dark blue, almost black pants, shirt and hat. Nothing could be worn on it that wasn't issued to us with the sole exception of our Police union pin. Department regulations were very specific about the placement of insignia, badge, collar brass etc. For footwear it was either combat boots, (not bloused) or low quarter shoes. In both cases they were spit shined. We were not required to have our hats on our heads in the Patrol car but when You got out Your hat better be worn. The Department I retired from when i went there was 95% Armed Forces Veterans, including the Chief of Police.
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Can't say I had any fears, within 1 week or arriving home I was working on a Police Department, within three months I was back in college with two years behind Me and finished and received MY BS degree in Criminal Justice. My Military service worked in my favor both in My career and schooling as well. I had worked Law Enforcement in the US Air Force and continued doing what the USAF trained Me to do. This transition from Military Police to civilian was a pretty easy one for Me and My Military experience left Me with the full confidence to follow that career path. I was never nervous about taking on anything new.
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