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BDUs and black boots
Who was in to remember them (actually wearing them)? Would you like to have them back? I know I sure would. Though it took a great deal of my evenings shining up my boots and pressing my uniform, there was nothing better than standing tall and looking good in those sharply creased BDUs and mirror shined Jump Boots, Jungle Boots or whatever boots you chose to wear.
Who was in to remember them (actually wearing them)? Would you like to have them back? I know I sure would. Though it took a great deal of my evenings shining up my boots and pressing my uniform, there was nothing better than standing tall and looking good in those sharply creased BDUs and mirror shined Jump Boots, Jungle Boots or whatever boots you chose to wear.
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I held out as long as I could! I really loved wearing my rank on my collar and starching my uniform. Now we have to look at everyone's chest... LOL
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I held out as long as possible too. In 2006 when I went to BNCOC I was the only one in BDUs and was basically forced to buy ACUs, despite my BDUs being brand new. The senior there told me that they were not within regulation because they were "too faded", I was puzzled because I knew the regulation said that you had to be able to distinguish the difference in the color pattern (or something to that effect), he then told me to walk to the other side of this field that was near by and see if he could still distinguish the color pattern! Needless to say I lost that battle and bought my ACUs. The biggest reason I was trying to hold out was because I knew that as soon as I got back to my unit, we were being issued ACUs because we were deploying.
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I too held out as long as I could. PCSd to Ft Campbell from Korea in BDUs in '07 and stuck out like a sore thumb of course. A few that knew of BDUs had that distinct look of pride. As soon I was issued RFI, that was the end of it for me.
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SSG Walter Corretjer
That happend to me too.I was in BNOC in 2008 at Redstone Arsenal, and everyone in my class was mad with me,because I was the only one using it.
In my unit also,I was one of the last one, to make the transition to the late ACU.
In my unit also,I was one of the last one, to make the transition to the late ACU.
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Missed them every single day from the time I had to switch to ACUs till the day I retired. I honestly feel that a large part of individual discipline went away the minute we made the switch.
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MSG Floyd Williams
If your boots or low quarter shoes didn't shine, somebody would be on your case and state you must have shine your shoes or boots with a Hershey Bar.
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People can complain about pressing uniforms or shining boots but people took pride in their appearance then. To me nothing was more impressive than spit shined jump boots, hard pressed BDUs and my blousing cuffs to make the legs stay straight.
Now do you remember these PTs?
Now do you remember these PTs?
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SSG (Join to see)
I do not remember these PTs as this was before my time, but i do remember a time when people took pride in the boots they wore, ironed and starched thier uniforms and just looked good in general.. Good Ole Days they were.
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