What is your biggest pet peeve?

Reading the comments, my biggest ones seem to be addressed en masse. So here's one I didn't see addressed, boot blousers. Yes I know they are in reg, and no I don't pester people about them, but I never liked them. I think it's an unprofessional look to be able to see someone's socks when they sit down or when those things inevitably ride up, and doing anything in the field in west TX invariably leads to chiggers. I tried to warn my solders of this before doing land nav at Bliss, but you could tell at PT the next day who used blousers in the sticks and who tucked their pants in.

All I have to say is Navy dress whites and working whites, there a ton of irks there, guys that think those grey boxers won't be seen or the female that thinks her sexy pink thong won't be seen. Come on people they are white an although there is a lining you can still see the line of where your underwear line stops when they are white what makes you think someone isn't going to see the other colors or the nude but cheek color. I personally find them very disrespectful to the uniform and to the people that can't help but see the bright pink in a sea of white.

My biggest pet peeve is Army wide (may be DoD wide, too). I enlisted in 2003. When I went to the recruiter's office, everyone in there was wearing Class A. When I went to MEPS, again, everyone (from any branch) was in A or B uniforms. When I got to Reception BN, and then on through OSUT and follow-on schools, everyone outside of a training environment wore... you guessed it! Class A or B uniforms. Our Army, and from what I can see, military as a whole, has gotten into this field uniform mentality. At first, the excuse was "to remind everyone we were a country at war." However, civilians already know this. Anyone in the military definitely knows this. So, why not show pride in your profession? I equate this to seeing a patrol officer from the local PD wearing some tactical uniform while writing tickets. In a big city or something, maybe it's a tactical officer who's working patrol. But in my small town, I know that we don't have a SWAT team. We have a K9 (who wants to get a nice uniform smelling like dog), but everyone else should look the part. The same goes for our military. I loved my pickle suit. I don't care as much for the ASU, and definitely don't care as much for the Class B version. However, I do care for service pride. Besides, what's the point of earning ribbons if they're displayed on special occasions only? As a reservist, I wear my ASUs all of one, maybe two times per year. If that. I know AD guys that do the same. Makes no since. I'd love to see a return to a professional looking military. Rant over.

BDU pockets being starched flat on both the blouse and trousers. Yeah, it was a thing at Fort Meade back in the 80's. It was almost impossible to keep the pockets flat and you weren't allowed to sew them flat. The NCO's would actually fluff the pockets to make sure you hadn't sewn them down. Then another NCO would see the pockets fluffed after that and jump your a** for not having flat pockets.

Mixed fatigues and covers in door's

Improper blousing of the trouser legs of any "camp" uniforms. (NWU-Navy Working Uniform). I HATE it when their legs are not bloused properly!!! I LOATHE IT!!!

Reporting an incident of sexual assault and being chastised for the next year + for it by the command until said command is relieved of duty and then still walking around with fear in your eyes. Hope that 1SG and MSG are enjoying retirement.

On another note, I agree with the one about the gap and socks being visible. But i can't stand when one SGM in a combat zone stands at the dfac doors and makes people unblouse their britches from their boots just to see what color socks they are wearing. And then forces them to write an essay about it.

Wearing sunglasses on the top of your head, when not covering your eyes!

Sam Browne belts. In the Marine Corps, most officers buy them, but it is a OIC decision to wear them or not. We all WANT to wear them, it makes the uniform look so much better, and it makes us look like...officers. But there's the cheapskates that don't buy them. It should be required and part of the service/dress uniforms. There have been campaigns to try to change the regs, so far unsuccesfull.

The purpose of uniforms and uniformity is to illustrate that members of an organization:
a) belong to an organized entity;
b) live and work according to a recognized standard within that organization;
and are c) outfitted with the same basic equipment as all others in the organization.

That being said, I entered the Army when DA (the SMA, usually) decided when the seasonal uniform change was (summer/winter, sleeves up/down). This change was usually (in Germany) the 3rd week of April/ 3rd week of October. For each season there was a specifically authorized combination of uniform items that could be worn as a basic uniform. MACOM (BN/Squadron) Commanders could, of course, modify this uniform locally to fit weather conditions on an as needed basis (in Germany, think wet weather gear). Point being, we all looked the same on the post. Today, with all the uniform variations available for Soldiers in the TA-50 bag (think of the 12 or so items belonging to the GEN III cold weather outfit), there appears to be anarchy in the ranks. For an example, the GEN III Fleece jacket issued is not designed as an outerwear garment: there is no place for DUI on the sleeves, and it is not resilient enough as an outerwear item. The GEN III outer Jacket has a place for DUI and is similar enough to the ACU jacket (the summerwear outer uniform) to be worn as outerwear , but again, is not resilient enough as an outerwear item. The M65 Field Jacket was, however.

I have spent considerable time teaching my Soldiers the proper wear of the GEN III system, and have spent more time correcting and informing others who have worn it improperly.

IMHO, we need to get back to a common standard of appearance so we look like a professional organization rather than a group of people who all shop at the same store. That would be a start. And Hands in the pockets? No way. The army issues gloves for that.