How to roll sleeves on a BDU?

[Nomex Maximus]

Could someone tell me how one rolls the sleeves up on a BDU shirt so that the cuff  and buttons end up on the outside?

[MIKE]

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=2962.msg55264#msg55264

[TDHenderson]

Try this out.  Works well for me.

[Cadet Tillett]

Try this out.  Works well for me.

Yah that's the technique I learned when I joined up.  Looks great when you do it right.
Great link - I might use that for training my basic cadets.  Thanks for posting that.

[Major Carrales]

Try this out.  Works well for me.

Excellent resource, I'm gonna print a copy for the walls at CAP Station Kingsville and Corpus Christi.

[SDF_Specialist]

This is great info. Maybe after reading it a few times, I will be able to get it right!

[addo1]

  Yeah, it is sort of tricky to get it right at first.  I am still working on getting the hang of it.   

[davedove]

The pictures look a little strange to me.  I guess I've always used the 4-fold method where you pull the sleeve up to the armpit area for the first inside out fold.

It's not difficult to do, but it takes a little practice to make it look good.

[Grumpy]

Although I know the reasoning behind it, it's pain in the tush if you ask me.  I hate taking the blouse off just to roll my sleeves.  But then I'm part of that renegade circle that wears the, dare I say it, GOLF SHIRT. 

The kids at the Camp Pendleton club simply roll 'em up.

[mikeylikey]

Although I know the reasoning behind it, it's pain in the tush if you ask me.  I hate taking the blouse off just to roll my sleeves.  But then I'm part of that renegade circle that wears the, dare I say it, GOLF SHIRT. 

The kids at the Camp Pendleton club simply roll 'em up.

Oh no.....he wears the Golf Shirt.  I think you may be the only S'member that wears that! 

[Nomex Maximus]

So... do you use the three roll or the four roll when rolling the sleeves of the golf shirt?

[gallagheria]

Try this out.  Works well for me.

I have never seen a roll that low. I go all the way to the top of the sleeve, not to the elbow, and then fold, and fold again. Then the down fold of the camo. The roll then comes just below the SSI. That roll you have seems like it would be way too low, nearly covering the elbow, unless you have super long arms that hang down past your knees . . .

[Cadet Tillett]

Yes, but the basic technique is the same.  You can adjust the length.

[JayT]

I just never roll my sleeves.

Nice and simple.

[Dad2-4]

Although I know the reasoning behind it, it's pain in the tush if you ask me...
The kids at the Camp Pendleton club simply roll 'em up.

OOORAH!!! If it's good enough for the Marines, why isn't it good enough for every one else. I'll never buy the "it's faster to roll down" line. Why do I need to roll them down so fast, especially in CAP?

[JayT]

I've seen Marines and Marine cadets spend ten or fifteen minutes 'just rolling their sleeves.'

Every one has their issues.

[gallagheria]

Well, of course. When I went to North Georgia College as a first year frog (as they called us there), I spent lots of time just making sure the crease was as perfect as could be. There had better be not a single thread on the BDU's or spot on the shined boots. The closet had to be perfect and the drawers had to be arranged perfectly. I didn't even sleep in my bed. I had my bed made perfectly and just threw my military sleeping bag on the bed to sleep, then rolled it up each morning and adjusted the bed accordingly. That gig line had better be perfect on the Class B's and the EXACT distance used on the uniform between various items like the nametag and pocket or ribbons and pocket.

As cadets or even new recruits, drill and ceremonies, and proper wear of the uniform are extremely important. It is not just the uniform or the proper drill, but the discipline it teaches. 

[Grumpy]

The theory is that if you are involved in an ABC attack (and we all know how often that is in CAP) you can pull those sleeves down faster.  Also, since we are the AF Auxiliary and that is an AF style BDU we follow their example.

[Dad2-4]

I understand that CAP does it the way the AF does and I'll still follow the regs. I was among some of the first in the AF to receive BDUs in the 1980s as an SP in SAC. Actually, the AF higher-ups decided to do it that way because the Army does it that way with the ABC reasoning. So back to my previous statement: I don't understand why if the USMC just rolls them up, everyone else can't do the same. 

[Grumpy]

Could be worded the other way too.  If everyone else does it that way why don't the Marines?