What is your biggest pet peeve?

Actually, hands in pockets are not authorized in a pedestrian status verbatim from the instruction. So get over yourself

Personally, I know that when I put on a carefully prepared dress uniform I stand a little straighter, a few inches taller. Why? Pride in service! I believe this is true for the vast majority of service members regardless what branch they are in. Unfortunately this doesn't really translate to the working uniforms (ACU's, NWU's, BDU's, whatever you want to call them) they ALL tend to look sloppy. The best you can do is iron it and starch the hell out of the damn pocket flaps! We could have discussions or arguments for days which service has the best, (personal favorite is NWU Type III) but in the end they are all hard to make look sharp. As a sailor, I miss the old dungarees and chambray shirts. You could spot a squared away sailor a mile away!

If the military doesn't want someone to put their hands in their pockets, then they should eliminate them from the uniform. Problem solved. I think there are bigger fish to fry with the uniforms and bad habits.

My biggest pet peeve are uniform tops that too small.

I just do not understand why it's so hard to read, I mean these soldiers (O1 and up) (E1 and up) have uniform tops that are entirely too small or against regulation. They are either too short or the Velcro doesn't work anymore. That is an unserviceable uniform or its ashy like white ashes!

Soldiers that do not know the proper placement of a driver badge and a marksmanship badge.

I can think of a million other things to be irked by than having hands in pockets. I've been in for 15 years and have had 5 deployments and throughout all of it I always had hands in my pockets. I was inducted into the SAMC as a plain ole sergeant and all the while I had my hands in my pockets. Job performance is the true sign of how professional a Soldier is, not hands in fucking pockets.

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The warmest hands in the Army

I hate a patrol cap where people roll the hell out of them. One of the first things I look at on the uniform Is a soldiers patrol cap. I also hate when the patrol cap is thrown on the head like the patrol just got out of bed Ave is all over the place.

Mine is failure to adhere to customs and courtesies (ie. not standing at the proper positions for a conversation, not giving the greeting of the day to superiors, not saluting the flag or officers). It shows absolutely no pride in your service and your country, and it is disgraceful.

People thinking they don't have to stop and salute the flag during pt

Not taking pride in the uniform. Wearing that US flag on your shoulder and not respecting your country in the uniform you wear should be as bad as treason. I Work for the police department and I just spent two hours ironing and shinning boots. You are the face of this coi and/or community and need to represent with honor and pride. MY OPINION