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For all you Legion/VFW members out there how pimped out is your member cap? Cav scouts, how much bling do you add to the back of your stetson? Veterans, how much flair do you add to any veteran hat/apparel you wear if you wear anything? I've seen both ends of the spectrum, with some people choosing to take advantage of every square inch of real estate while others choose a more spartan look. Regardless of where on the spectrum you lie what reason(s) do you have for choosing your particular look?
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Very nice. I've always found it interesting how often military service can run in a family. I don't have a relative that fought in Vietnam or WWII, but I do have a great grandfather that fought in WWI. I've always tried to live my life in a way that honors his memory as he was a great man.
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How many remember the movie "Office Space"? Jennifer Anniston plays a mousy waitress who simply can't fit in with the corporate culture of the chain restaurant at which she works. In one scene, her boss berates her for not wearing a sufficient number of items ("flair") on her work uniform. Is she not "into" her job he wonders.
Of course, "Office Space" was filmed and produced well before "pimped out" joined the popular lexicon, otherwise that is the term that would have been used instead of "flair".
Following this fictional manager's logic, I suppose I'm just not that "into" my membership in a veteran's organization. The only "flair" on my campaign hat is my VSM and an Army pin so that other veterans can recognize me as an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
On the other hand, I've sat outside a grocery store handing out Buddy Poppies and collecting donations, successfully opened negotiations for large corporate donations, and opened new avenues for my Post to serve members of the SVA attending a local college, and I haven't yet been a member for one year. So, maybe, just maybe, a pimped out hat full of flair isn't that important...
Of course, "Office Space" was filmed and produced well before "pimped out" joined the popular lexicon, otherwise that is the term that would have been used instead of "flair".
Following this fictional manager's logic, I suppose I'm just not that "into" my membership in a veteran's organization. The only "flair" on my campaign hat is my VSM and an Army pin so that other veterans can recognize me as an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
On the other hand, I've sat outside a grocery store handing out Buddy Poppies and collecting donations, successfully opened negotiations for large corporate donations, and opened new avenues for my Post to serve members of the SVA attending a local college, and I haven't yet been a member for one year. So, maybe, just maybe, a pimped out hat full of flair isn't that important...
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CPT Jack Durish it's good to hear your take on this, and as one combat veteran to another thank you for your service in Vietnam. In my eyes there's no wrong point of view here. I personally wouldn't transplant everything that would normally be on my dress uniform to my cap, but if a person chooses to do so more power to them. Some people view it as a source of pride, others like you choose the more spartan look. Choosing to not be "into" your veteran organization is a perfectly acceptable answer as the flair isn't what matters. It's all about the veteran behind the flair.
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PO2 Samuel Young
Pimped out is way older than Office Space. They used flair in the movie because it was more appropriate in that type of work environment.
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That's funny! I've seen some that look like a design pro put them together and others who are seemingly less willing to add everything. They're all over he VA hospital in Nashville. If you don't have something pinned on your cap, it's like walking around with the back of the gown open.
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Being that Bowling Green, KY until recently didn't have any VA clinic I've had to travel down to the Nashville, TN hospital a lot and I've observed the same thing. What's funny is that it's generational too to an extent. GWOT veterans seem to prefer the more "tactical" velcro caps, and on those I tend to notice less bling than than the older styles of hats.
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PO2 Samuel Young
The term "pimped out" is at least a decade or more older than the movie Office Space. They used ''flair'' in the movie because it was more appropriate in that type of work environment.
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