Military uniform fashion (split from: 2014 Iraq in Crisis)

[OldSolduer]

It was only a matter of time.... Speaking of which!

When can I start wearing a fedora in uniform???  This guy is my new hero, bringing style to the battlefield, one dead jihadi at a time!

I'll join you in the push to wear fedoras into combat......despite what other ruddy duddy RSMs say....

 

[George Wallace]

.......  This guy is my new hero, bringing style to the battlefield, one dead jihadi at a time!

Maybe he is Scottish?  The Scots have been wearing 'plaid' into battle for centuries.  ;D 


Jim

Bring back the 'Robin Hood Field Caps'.  It would fall in line with the Pips and Crowns discussion.

 

[OldSolduer]

Maybe he is Scottish?  The Scots have been wearing 'plaid' into battle for centuries.  ;D 


Jim

Bring back the 'Robin Hood Field Caps'.  It would fall in line with the Pips and Crowns discussion.

That's brilliant!

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

Haven't seen that much panache since the days of 'Mad Mike' Hoare

 

[Kirkhill]

Panache you say?  Nobody does panache like the Italians.  The Alpini - A fedora with a feather in it.

And it works well as a unisex fashion statement - in both DEUs and Camouflage.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

It seems the Iraqi's aren't the only ones getting in on battlefield fashion... Assad's forces know how to fight with style...

One handing an AK with a blazer, popped collar and cigarette in hand!  Not a single #### (you know what) was given that day!

 

[The Bread Guy]

It was only a matter of time.... Speaking of which!

When can I start wearing a fedora in uniform???  This guy is my new hero, bringing style to the battlefield, one dead jihadi at a time!

Am I way too cynical because the first thing that came to mind when I saw this was, "I wonder if the guy without the beret's in their Reserves, and this is all they get?"  >

Panache you say?  Nobody does panache like the Italians.  The Alpini - A fedora with a feather in it.

And it works well as a unisex fashion statement - in both DEUs and Camouflage.

Never mind the Oktoberfest hats with one feather - how about a hat & helmet with LOADS o' feathers!

AND they put Rifle Regiments to shame when they march fast, too! 

Not that they can't take a joke about the 180 paces/minute thing ....

 

[jollyjacktar]

Captain Alberto Bertorelli from "Allo Allo".  "What a mistakea to makea"  loved that character.  Same chicken on his head.

 

[Kirkhill]

AND they put Rifle Regiments to shame when they march fast, too! 

Can you say cardio-vascular fitness?  Playing a tuba on the dead run..... Useful characteristic for a stretcher-bearer.

 

[dimsum]

Speaking of hats with feathers - Royal Australian Armoured Corps slouch hat with Emu feathers.

And in the "OH GOD MY EYES!" side of the house, the RAAF General Purpose Uniform    >

 

[Kirkhill]

Strewth!

Just what background are they trying to blend with?  Legoland?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Captain Alberto Bertorelli from "Allo Allo".  "What a mistakea to makea"  loved that character.  Same chicken on his head.

And when they want something just a bit lower key, a fez!

 

[daftandbarmy]

Nothing beats a beret as big as an XL pizza:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasseurs_Alpins

 

[cupper]

Still having a hard time wrapping my head around these when I saw them on the news during the recent fighting.

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

Let me know if you can see this one  ;D

Popped Collar..... Check
Aviators..... Check
Freshly Combed Hair.... Check
Stylin Blazer.... Check
Cigarette in one hand..... Check
AK brandished in the other.... Check

Not a single #### was given that day!

 

[Rifleman62]

AND they put Rifle Regiments to shame when they march fast, too!

Tony, Rifle Regiments march at 140 and Double at 220 paces per minute. They do not run.

I won't go into all the jokes about the Second World War Italian runners and direction of the run!!

 

[Humphrey Bogart]

Am I way too cynical because the first thing that came to mind when I saw this was, "I wonder if the guy without the beret's in their Reserves, and this is all they get?"  >Never mind the Oktoberfest hats with one feather - how about a hat & helmet with LOADS o' feathers!

AND they put Rifle Regiments to shame when they march fast, too! 

Not that they can't take a joke about the 180 paces/minute thing ....

LMAO!  Clearly there is a direct correlation between your ability to play the tuba while running and your ability to conduct a hasty attack!

 

[dapaterson]

Let me know if you can see this one  ;D

Popped Collar..... Check
Aviators..... Check
Freshly Combed Hair.... Check
Stylin Blazer.... Check
Cigarette in one hand..... Check
AK brandished in the other.... Check

Not a single #### was given that day!

Bearded guy in civvies firing one-handed?

Clearly from CANSOFCOM.

 

[George Wallace]

Bearded guy in civvies firing one-handed?

Clearly from CANSOFCOM.

Were the 'reentry shields' a give away?

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Let me know if you can see this one  ;D

Popped Collar..... Check
Aviators..... Check
Freshly Combed Hair.... Check
Stylin Blazer.... Check
Cigarette in one hand..... Check
AK brandished in the other.... Check

Not a single #### was given that day!

Like a Boss.