What is your biggest pet peeve?

Not being able to use cold weather gear to its fullest extent.

Walking while on cell phones. And NCO's that do not use proper grammar. You know? Like they're talking to their boys "yous

My biggest pet peeve is folding the collars of uniform items down when they clearly weren't designed that way. The Parka, the fleece, the waffle top. It looks MUCH more unprofessional doing that than just zipping the damn things up the way they were supposed to.

2LT's that say " based on my experience," PVT's that know it all, NCO's that say "trust me" Warrants that say " Watch this shit."

The excessive wear of the Reflective belt!!!
In your PT gear that has reflective material build in...add your reflective belt!
Leaving your barracks in Kuwait to walk 6 steps to the latrine...add your reflective belt!

For me... the lack of pride and self discipline that some Soldiers have. If you're in this line of work, be proud of your service. Your ASU is your resume and the epitome of pride in YOUR service and YOUR accomplishments. Make it perfect. Same goes for the ACU (whichever pattern is currently in use). Be proud of your military appearance and wear it right.

My biggest pet peeve are people that think their rank excuses them from adhering to the standard.

sloppy salutes

Head gear for me. Even a decade after the Army came out with the black beret, way too many senior NCOs and officers still could not wear it properly. Also, I do not like to see people wearing the patrol cap without some kind shaping to it. I know it is not against AR 670-1 but to me it does not look professional when Soldiers wear it all puffed up on the head. As a minimum, at least push it down.

People who would have you believe they're something when in fact they're not. I guess you can encapsulate that with one word: disingenuousness. It was RAMPANT when I was in Afghan. A close second would be unprofessionalism, which is analogous to the first thing I mentioned.