What is your biggest pet peeve?

I was guilty of wearing white socks when I wore cammies with bloused boots. Picked up a really virile strain of athletes foot at the pool at NAS Memphis and it got under my nails. For hygiene reasons I washed my socks in hot, bleached water and you couldn't do that with green wool socks. In dress uniform, I always wore black socks, but made sure they were cotton because nylon socks tend to retain odors. Nobody likes being around people who can clear a room just by taking their shoes off.

As a west coast sailor, I was also guilty of white socks in my coveralls. The black ones dyed my feet blue in the tropical heat and rain on the flight line. Also, Capt Jeff S. I think we all got that strain of athletes foot.

@PO2 John W. (Your name doesn't pop up so can't link you), I wish I had known what it was when I first saw it getting under my nail; I might have nipped the problem in the bud. I've spent a lot on medicine and nothing so far has cured it.

Its so bad that I think the Army is actually funding a study on it. I'm still fighting mine 15 years later.

Maybe to you, but it means something to me, Sir. That's why the question posed is related to uniform irks and pet peeves. I'm sure if you asked a question related to service members complaining about petty things, you'd get a few people who would feel similarly to you. However, this is not that thread.

I pose the question again, sir, do you have any uniform irks? If not, that's awesome, too.

Thank you for the support SSG, but let us remember our proper courtesies and respect when addressing an officer, even on RP.

SSG Christovich is a veteran so she can say whatever the fuck she wants. She's earned that right.

I just read an article about this and the Chief of Naval Personnel said this about hands in pockets: "Sailors are not authorized to place their hands in their pockets because it appears unprofessional and detracts from military smartness.

The Lone Sailor statue was not designed by the Navy and therefore is not in line with Navy uniform policy."

Okay with that being said, why does the Navy allow this statue all over the place, including recruit training where recruits receive the most impact on uniform training, among many other things. I really like the statue; and by the Navy using it all over the place, it gives the impression that the practice should be okay, especially in a circumstance when you're wearing a coat. They say perception is reality, correct?

That statue is long standing history, not uniform regulations. It is what it is, the regulation governs.

I understand that Chief; but I still stand by that the "regulation" has no conviction. In every regulation that we absolutely must follow, it is important to know what words that are use that separate suggestions to must-follow rules, such as "shall". I'm sure you know that; but this is for anyone in the discussion who do not know. As I said before, many of our senior leadership, Chiefs and Commissioned Officers alike, know this and choose to walk around with their hands in their pockets and will make the same argument I made. I don't like the way it looks either; but I'm playing the devil's advocate. The lone sailor may not be a regulation; but not everyone is going to look at it like that. I understand that, I would not personally make a justification on such a thing; but my point is people go by examples, impressions, and perceptions. If this is a firm regulation that should be followed, the regulations should be updated to reflect this, and the senior leadership should not only enforce it; but they should also set the example. The way the junior service members see it is more like "how is it that they're going to mess with us when they can't even keep themselves squared away?"

I do agree!! In fact, the regulation states that you can not have anything in your pockets that creates a bulky appearance.