So back to "I Dream of Jeannie" but with shiny buttons and a darker cloth...
What uniform coat is that in the picture, and what color is it?It's hard to tell in the picture if it's dark navy, charcoal, black, etc. The stripes at the cuff resemble the Army dress blues before the blue uniform became the class A.Commo
The WW1 design was overdoing it. The WW2 "Hap Arnold" heritage uniform was perfect, though
Overdoing it? Tell it to the Marines...
Quote from: THRAWN on September 13, 2017, 01:58:47 PMOverdoing it? Tell it to the Marines...For the Marines, it's long been a part of their history. For the Air Force, not so much...
Quote from: arajca on September 13, 2017, 02:02:31 PMQuote from: THRAWN on September 13, 2017, 01:58:47 PMOverdoing it? Tell it to the Marines...For the Marines, it's long been a part of their history. For the Air Force, not so much...Really? The uniform that is in the photo was called the Mitchell coat. Wanna venture a guess as to why?
Quote from: THRAWN on September 13, 2017, 02:03:43 PMQuote from: arajca on September 13, 2017, 02:02:31 PMQuote from: THRAWN on September 13, 2017, 01:58:47 PMOverdoing it? Tell it to the Marines...For the Marines, it's long been a part of their history. For the Air Force, not so much...Really? The uniform that is in the photo was called the Mitchell coat. Wanna venture a guess as to why?And when was the last time the AF had that as a uniform? Heck, when was the last time the Army had that as a uniform?
Reddit rumor is that this is supposed to be the direction of the new service coat if the field likes it (without the extra Honor Guard flair of course).I love it, and will gladly retire my old one as soon as this one becomes available (and authorized for CAP).
Quote from: Jester on September 12, 2017, 04:16:50 PM Reddit rumor is that this is supposed to be the direction of the new service coat if the field likes it (without the extra Honor Guard flair of course).I love it, and will gladly retire my old one as soon as this one becomes available (and authorized for CAP).Do you happen to have a source link for that thread? I'd be curious to see it in context. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: arajca on September 13, 2017, 02:42:37 PMQuote from: THRAWN on September 13, 2017, 02:03:43 PMQuote from: arajca on September 13, 2017, 02:02:31 PMQuote from: THRAWN on September 13, 2017, 01:58:47 PMOverdoing it? Tell it to the Marines...For the Marines, it's long been a part of their history. For the Air Force, not so much...Really? The uniform that is in the photo was called the Mitchell coat. Wanna venture a guess as to why?And when was the last time the AF had that as a uniform? Heck, when was the last time the Army had that as a uniform?Doesn't really matter, as it has "long been a part of their history".
https://www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/comments/6zotqb/new_honor_guard_uniform/?st=J7KGIUXO&sh=a71b13aa
Quotehttps://www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/comments/6zotqb/new_honor_guard_uniform/?st=J7KGIUXO&sh=a71b13aaSo one of the responses on that thread is "Last I heard the idea was to have the AF HG wear it and see what the rest of the Force thought and if it was liked we'd switch"I don't recall a time when AF leadership cared about what the members thought of a possible uniform change. I was in during the McPeak days and saw the dress uniform go from military to USAir pilot. /RantThe CMSAF came and spoke at my Airman Leadership School class as was field testing the new service uniform. Everyone in the class hated it and told him (the white stripes, no collar brass, stripes on sleeves for officer rank, no name tag, etc) that is looked like crap and not a military uniform. His response was "this is the uniform we are going with and you don't have to like it but you will have to wear it." Pure leadership there. He then went on to berate on of my classmates because he didn't want to join the NCO club because he didn't have the money for the dues. The CMSAF response to that was, "get a part-time job or get promoted. If you aren't a member of the NCO club you are basically a dirt bag Airman." Yes, the CMSAF called someone a dirt bag Airman in front of about 20 people for not joining the NCO club. /Rant over
Quote from: kwe1009 on September 14, 2017, 10:45:29 AMQuotehttps://www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/comments/6zotqb/new_honor_guard_uniform/?st=J7KGIUXO&sh=a71b13aaSo one of the responses on that thread is "Last I heard the idea was to have the AF HG wear it and see what the rest of the Force thought and if it was liked we'd switch"I don't recall a time when AF leadership cared about what the members thought of a possible uniform change. I was in during the McPeak days and saw the dress uniform go from military to USAir pilot. /RantThe CMSAF came and spoke at my Airman Leadership School class as was field testing the new service uniform. Everyone in the class hated it and told him (the white stripes, no collar brass, stripes on sleeves for officer rank, no name tag, etc) that is looked like crap and not a military uniform. His response was "this is the uniform we are going with and you don't have to like it but you will have to wear it." Pure leadership there. He then went on to berate on of my classmates because he didn't want to join the NCO club because he didn't have the money for the dues. The CMSAF response to that was, "get a part-time job or get promoted. If you aren't a member of the NCO club you are basically a dirt bag Airman." Yes, the CMSAF called someone a dirt bag Airman in front of about 20 people for not joining the NCO club. /Rant overIf it's the one I'm thinking of, he was a prime example of all the wrongs with the SAC-itude....