Oakland sheriff salad dressing....

[Joe Bob]

I wonder what his bragging wall looks like?

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Think one of those might be his first swimming badge for doing a width without putting his feet down

[john70t]

Accoutrements. He's making hisself a bullet-proof vest.

[Joe Bob]

Be interesting if a military vet could translate it.....

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Be interesting if a military vet could translate it.....

I think you'll need to ask someone who served in the Chinese military.

[LWJ]

...North Korean translator needed.

[URY914]

No scrabbled eggs on his shoulders? Come on man...

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by URY914

No scrabbled eggs on his shoulders? Come on man...

Reminds me of my Army days supporting the 2/2 Armored Cavalry. Those guys would wear Cavalry cowboy hats (similar to Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now) , riding boots and sporting ivory handle SA Army revolvers.

[Seahawk]

The one thing I liked about the Navy working Khaki working uniform is all I had to wear was a name tag, a rank insignia and my wings.

That is all I every wore in the fleet. At HQ, I wore my top three ribbons because that was the order of the day. Even in working whites it was the same.

When I see the uniforms the police brass wear (4 stars, awards, etc.) I simply do not get it...your folks know who you are, what you have done. That is all that matters.

Dress down.

[p911dad]

Here's some Russian Salad Dressing..

[devodave]

I see the same thing in Scouting BSA! Not sure why some folks see the need to hang all of that on their uniform. In Scouts, the accoutrement is related more to training that you have made the effort to obtain on your own rather than simply time in position, so there is that. I certainly have mine that I wear when appropriate, but certainly not at every event. And I don't have a Knot for everything that I have earned.

[varmint]

Starting at the top,

Planting a bag of weed
Shooting a dog
Writing five thousand in traffic tickets in a single shift.
Hassling teenagers
Blowing through stop signs
Standing guard while the mayor cheats on his wife
Douglas MacArthur cosplay
Shooting a dog with oak leaf cluster
Ignoring rioters
Winchell’s donurs loyalty program

[KFC911]

No dragon on his azz? ... meh

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

The one thing I liked about the Navy working Khaki working uniform is all I had to wear was a name tag, a rank insignia and my wings.

That is all I every wore in the fleet. At HQ, I wore my top three ribbons because that was the order of the day. Even in working whites it was the same.

When I see the uniforms the police brass wear (4 stars, awards, etc.) I simply do not get it...your folks know who you are, what you have done. That is all that matters.

Dress down.

One of the men I worked with in the past was talking about his last few weeks of Army service. He worked in the mail room for his last bit of duty before mustering out of the Army. He and a buddy were just finishing up their time and ran the mail department with no issues.

Then a brand new Lt. arrived, and had to leave his mark. The Lt. had earned his rank in his mind, and he wanted to strut his stuff. So he ordered that all staff would wear Dress Uniforms the next day. All the enlisted men rolled their eyes, but sure enough all showed up in Dress Uniform. The issue was my friends buddy was a Medal Of Honor recipient. He was typical of most true heroes, and never talked about it.

So the new Lt. opens the door and a Sargent announces him, and he struts down the men in review. Then he comes to the Medal Of Honor recipient, and realized he has to salute the medal wearer. It almost killed him to salute a lowly corporal. He never tried the dress uniform bit again. My buddy said they all laughed hard at the bar that night about it.

[Tishabet]

Originally Posted by devodave

I see the same thing in Scouting BSA! Not sure why some folks see the need to hang all of that on their uniform. In Scouts, the accoutrement is related more to training that you have made the effort to obtain on your own rather than simply time in position, so there is that. I certainly have mine that I wear when appropriate, but certainly not at every event. And I don't have a Knot for everything that I have earned.

How dare you sir

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The issue was my friends buddy was a Medal Of Honor recipient. He was typical of most true heroes, and never talked about it.

I was at Patuxent River as a LT and was asked to be one of the many military helpers/escorts at the Medal of Honor Ball when George Bush I was elected....there is a lot of Presidential Balls and I picked the MOH one.

A humbling night; not because of their accomplishments, but because they were all so funny and kind.

I had a few pops with two Vietnam era awardees and they were explaining to me what a coward the other guy was, laughing all the way.

I have led a fortunate life.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It almost killed him to salute a lowly corporal

Great story!! Was his name Stillman?

[devodave]

Originally Posted by Tishabet

How dare you sir

That, to me, is an appropriate uniform, as it shows your genuine commitment to the program for what it really is. Yours signify some considerable accomplishments that I will never attain.

What I was referring to was folks who wear 4 rows of knots (I believe 3 rows is the limit - sometimes with ones that are not authorized!), patches for various things up and down each sleeve (again, sometimes ones that are not authorized!) and all of their other regalia/accoutrement. For instance, I have chosen not to put any knots on my Sea Scout uniform that were earned as a Cub Scout/Scouting BSA leader. A personal choice, I know, but as others have stated, let your actions define who you are, not your uniform!

[smadsen]

You know the Sherriff outranks the Russian guy, four stars to three, although in the Russian guy's defense, he could have spent the early '40's pushing the Germans backward from Stalingrad.

[Rikao4]

Originally Posted by craigster59

Reminds me of my Army days supporting the 2/2 Armored Cavalry. Those guys would wear Cavalry cowboy hats (similar to Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now) , riding boots and sporting ivory handle SA Army revolvers.

Don't forget the Beret's..
they were right across my Brks..
1/54 Mech Inf.
you an I probably attended..
many the of same concerts & Graf's..
and heard that fella in his VW selling ..
cold Pizza & Schnitzel Broetchen..

Rika