Is it "ok" to go in to a "breastaurant" in uniform?

I was stationed in Germany,lived an hour away from post, had just gotten off duty and my wife had picked me up, I was in civies and we decided to stop off at MCD's for a fast dinner before shopping ( it was X mas) while eating , a group of 4-5 soldiers tromped into the place in uniform, yelling ,screaming and still throwing snowballs at each other inside the place !!! I sat and watched as they threw snow at employees and made rude comments to other patrons and finally got up when they were approached by the store manager and they tore into her as well.I walked up to them and asked if they were having fun as I showed them my ID card.One looked at me and silently walked away and sat down, the others got all tough like and started getting in my face asking if I was enough to handle the rest and to shut up and mind my own business.what ensued is a stand off between them and I ,my giving a lecture to them about pride and the uniform and how they were destroying all that . the manger had since called the Polizie who had called the MP's who were coming through the door as it looked like it was about to get ugly. All were taken out with out even getting to order and Im sure they learned about proper behavior from their chain, one would hope at least.

In the military, you follow regulations NOT opinions. Regulation (Army) allows it period. End of discussion.

To me it just sets a bad example to be in places like that in uniform.

My opinion is this...remember who and what you represent, period.

I didn't even bother looking up regulations on this. I don't know much but my uniform is deserving great respect. I am a Warrior, therefore every object in the realm of my profession is inviolable. I think CPT Aaron Kletzing implied this.

I don't like the way breast-aurants objectify women... do not wear your uniform to Hooters.
I don't religions...I am an atheist................................do not wear your uniform to church.
I am a school principal and don't like the military. ......do not wear your uniform to pick up kids.
I don't like the military in general................................do not wear uniform to parades.
Slippery slope you are on when you start picking and choosing.
If a uniform is authorized for wear on leave and liberty the only places you should not go are those on an officially designated 'Off Limits' by the CO. Other than than... have an opinion and keep it to yourself.

TSgt Joshua Copeland, many others have cited regulations, so I won't rehash them. To me, though, the very fact that the question is posed should give you the answer, regardless of regulation. I personally would not appear in such a place in uniform.

Back in 1994/95 (when I was stationed at Ft. Stewart) the base commander made it clear that he did not want soldiers to conduct business off base in uniform. A very brief stop to pickup something on the way home after work might be overlooked, but we were expected to change into civilian attire if we were going somewhere for a non-military purpose.

That may not be the guidance anywhere else, but I think it is the standard that all personnel should hold themselves to. A couple of the recent "stolen valor" videos come to mind.
Anyone that is anywhere outside a base in a military uniform should be questioned because it is not reasonable to parade that uniform around for non-military purposes.

Generally speaking I would say that SMs should not go to one of these restaurants while in uniform.

However I would be a hypocrite if I said there were no exceptions. Myself with my commander and most of my unit did go to a Hooters while in Class A's. I was a young PL and we all traveled to Kansas City to conduct the funeral of one our Soldiers, who died in a ATV accident. After the funeral we needed to do something to bring the Soldier's spirits back up. Sure, there other things that we could have done or places we could have gone. But Hooters was a place that our lost Soldier really liked and in a weird sense we felt that we were honoring his memory amongst the unit there. Plus, the young Soldiers perked up by seeing the girls.

Now, things have change over the last decade plus. I would caution any commander from doing the same thing. It just fit the situation and time for us.

Would it then be acceptable to work the "second job" in one of these establishments? We had to have a form filled out and approval from the CC in order to maintain secondary employment- so, would it be approved? Or do you go work there without approval. I've seen it happen. But I don't know how...