Ribbon Rack

[manfredvonrichthofen]

I'm not in a place where I can quote the 39-1, but I am pretty sure there is a line about cadets being able to drop their stack off of their shirt. I have never seen any cadet do this, nor would I promote it, but that is something I am pretty sure I saw in the 39-1.

Meaning the option to not wear ribbons?

For cadets, on the shirt, it has to be "all or none", but none is always an option.

thanks, that's what I thought.

[Garibaldi]

At one encampment BITD, the commander had said that no one would wear ribbons for the simple reason that not everyone HAD ribbons, and he wanted a uniform look. That lasted one encampment.

[Ned]

Ribbons seem incompatible with the great majority of encampment in any event.  Cadets are in BDUs or PT gear almost all of the time.  And ribbons just looks silly on PT gear.   

Ribbons would certainly seem appropriate for the graduation parade or similar event, but not for normal duty at encampment.

Ned Lee
(30+ encampments)

[Майор Хаткевич]

I always thought that the clean basics student Blues with no ribbons work best. You can have C/Amn - C/CMSgt in a flight. One can have 1 ribbon, the other 8+.

[Eclipse]

At one encampment BITD, the commander had said that no one would wear ribbons for the simple reason that not everyone HAD ribbons, and he wanted a uniform look. That lasted one encampment.

We have the Flight CC and Sgt wear ribbons and ties, the basics students may wear badges but no ribbons, and no ties.

[Abby.L]

Ribbons seem incompatible with the great majority of encampment in any event.  Cadets are in BDUs or PT gear almost all of the time.  And ribbons just looks silly on PT gear.   

Ribbons would certainly seem appropriate for the graduation parade or similar event, but not for normal duty at encampment.

Ned Lee
(30+ encampments)

It's funny, because I don't think I ever wore my ribbons at my basic encampment. Back then, I was really annoyed with that, but now, I don't really care as that's the way I wear the shirt now. Though, it was a rather questionable decision by the cadet commander, as ribbons would have looked really sharp for the pass and review.

[Майор Хаткевич]

I'm sure the average 2.35 ribbons per cadet would have looked real sharp.

[Garibaldi]

I'm sure the average 2.35 ribbons per cadet would have looked real sharp.

Yeah but who wants to wear 35% of a ribbon?