Best places to wear a uniform...

[MasterBates]

Like I posted in a previous thread, I have more high school kids come up and talk to me about joining the military, how to beocome a pilot, how to get into the academy (they often assume you HAVE to go there to fly), etc... while I bag strike the Food Lion or Winn-Dixie because when I get home and my wife needs some crap for dinner, I do not feel like changing just to go to the damn grocer.

 

[GMan1976]

Is there any way to voice our opinion to the Navy? How does policy change?

 

[MasterBates]

Is there any way to voice our opinion to the Navy? How does policy change?

Make Admiral. But unless you drink the Kool-Aide, you probably wont make Admiral.

It's a vicious cycle. Dickhead makes rules. Guys who dont like it dont get to replace dickhead, who chooses another dickhead, who makes more rules...

Not calling any specific person a dickhead, just generlaizing..

 

[gregsivers]

Make Admiral. But unless you drink the Kool-Aide, you probably wont make Admiral.

It's a vicious cycle. Dickhead makes rules. Guys who dont like it dont get to replace dickhead, who chooses another dickhead, who makes more rules...

Not calling any specific person a dickhead, just generlaizing..

And from what I understand, being in HSL doesn't help the chances of becoming an Admiral either. Oh well.

 

[GMan1976]

There's got to be a way to let the higher-ups know what the fleet is thinking. I don't think major policies just change at some Adm's whim (at least MOST don't). Let's put our heads together. Change starts NOW!! WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMAN'S BOMBED PEARL HARBOR??? NO!!! WHO'S WITH ME????!?!? AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!

 

[GMan1976]

Mefesto, there can be a standard. It's all in the doc wording. Hell, the AF does it. I mean, what keeps us from having khakis that don't have ink stains and whatnot? It's just a blurb about overall appearance and we're golden.

I'm serious though... let's figure out a way to get some changes at least THOUGHT of. There's got to be some brass or ol' salts on here that can lend some weight (not to mention some idea into procedure).

I didn't get to be where I am without making SOME waves... haha...

 

[MasterBates]

WTF is an ASCOT?!!?

 

[Fly Navy]

Ya get back to me when you're crawling around a Hornet during a preflight, about trying to keep your flight suit clean. Are you kidding me? The Air Force also iron their flight suits and wear ascots.

I don't know about you, but my flight gear takes the brunt of the nasty. Freakin covered head to toe in gear.

 

[Pags]

Those gay silk scarves...


And that wasn't meant to come of as a flame... but that's like telling sailors not to get paint and **** on their coveralls so that they can be considered a service uniform.

Concur wholeheartedly with Mefesto and Fly on the flightsuit (i've said it before in other threads). Sure, it would be nice to be able to wear it off base and grab some chow, but really, outside of API and an XC (whose different rules have been covered), how often does that chance come up? I'd much rather be able to wear the thing with tears, ink stains, hyd fluid, oil, and whatever the crap they use to grease the rotorhead with is all over myself then have to have it cleaned, pressed, with the zipper at the proper height, the proper amount of sleeve rolls and PC patches.

 

[Fly Navy]

tears

I knew you were a crying b!tch in the cockpit.

 

[Pags]

I knew you were a crying b!tch in the cockpit.

whatever...no one knows what you do in your cockpit. but i'm guessing it's sob like a little girl...or use your cell to post to AW.

 

[MasterBates]

Sure, it would be nice to be able to wear it off base and grab some chow, but really, outside of API and an XC (whose different rules have been covered), how often does that chance come up? .

Well, here at NRB, the dining options are limited. Think Whiting, with 8 times the people. And a SMALLER club.

Going off base is often used, as you can only eat McDs, TacoBell and Base Food so much.

There are about 50 good for lunch establishments that you can drive to, eat, and drive back in under an hour, but all but 3 are off base..

 

[Fly Navy]

or use your cell to post to AW.

... that's a good idea...

 

[Pags]

Well, here at NRB, the dining options are limited. Think Whiting, with 8 times the people. And a SMALLER club.

Going off base is often used, as you can only eat McDs, TacoBell and Base Food so much.

There are about 50 good for lunch establishments that you can drive to, eat, and drive back in under an hour, but all but 3 are off base..

I guess I just haven't worked out of a place that has anyplace nearby that was worth going to. Whiting: Nothing. Chambers: Not much (maybe one or two places).

Nothing like NASNI where there's all sorts of good eats nearby on Coronado. But out there people seem to care less...I've always seen people stopping in to grab a bite in bags on the Island.

 

[HH-60H]

The reason we can't wear flight suits in town has less to do with how it looks (with or without stains) and more with the other 2 coequal branches of the URL community.