What is your biggest pet peeve?

My biggest pet peeve is the incorrect wear of covers (garrison, eight point, knit watch cap, command ball cap, dixie cup, etc.)

Eight point and watch caps especially, because we wear NWU's most often. Too many people wear the eight point it like it's a baseball hat or don't have it square upon their head. The watch cap is supposed to be worn snug on your head, not pulled back like some hipster going to see a show in Williamsburg.

It's nitpicky, I know, but uniform regulations are there for a reason. So that our entire force looks UNIFORM.


http://www.public.navy.mil/ia/documents/NAV25911.htm (Eight point)
http://www.public.navy.mil/BUPERS-NPC/SUPPORT/UNIFORMS/Pages/FAQs.aspx (Knit Watch Cap)

General disrespect of the uniform; i.e., wearing a part with civvies, disheveled appearance, etc.

My problem with the navy dress uniforms is that you can't wash them and dry them in a machine. You have to dry clean them. I wish the navy would switch the dress uniform to dress pants a dress shirt you can put ribbons and metals on with a tie. You could wash it and dry it as well as iron it quick. This is important be we have to wear our dress uniform for watches on a regular basis and it would make managing their care a lot easier and less expensive. A big plus for low enlisted ranks.

Its not important enough to me to argue the point. To eliminate the possibility of getting busted for this and getting angry, l had my front pockets sewn shut.

With every uniform I wore, the first thing I did when I go a new uniform was sow the pockets shut.

my biggest was threads coming off a uniform in any spot I hated it and still do

Listening to headphones in uniform

My biggest irk...? "Parade Pretty". Not only have I seen Males too do this, but females that are notorious for this drive me bat shit crazy!! It is not difficult to stand at Parade Rest, but for whatever reason they decide to cock their hip to the side and they their arms slouch out... It's maddening! You mean to tell me you can't even stand like a professional?! I want to walk up and side kick that hip (Chuck Norris style) into place! Don't get me started on the prisses (again, male and female) who LOVE to roll their eyes....

Sideburns

class b uniform with shirt half way untucked. Ever heard of shirt stays? #2. phone on the belt.