lol, that idea crossed our minds a few times, but we were explicitly warned not to go that route. Apparently this guy had a fairy godfather somewhere that was tracking him in St. Jean so lot of stupid politics involved.
Gomer IIRC was an oaf and a lout. DO I have some stories about him. Not a harmful person, just really stupid.
We had this once especially for that.
That is basically what Army 3Bs looks like, minus the stable belt.
Former child actor Daniel Cook was in the Quitters Of Ridgeway, and according to people who were on his course, he was that guy. They also played his theme song on a loop for the BFT.
That does look good to me. I'd go with a tan pant so that it wouldn't look too "army" to the air force and navy. I'd drop the stable belt for a wide web or leather belt with square buckle.
I really, really dislike the green in our uniform (not to mention the quality of the cloth). I was quite fond of our tan service dress (summer edition)
Stay tuned.That does look good to me. I'd go with a tan pant so that it wouldn't look too "army" to the air force and navy. I'd drop the stable belt for a wide web or leather belt with square buckle.
I really, really dislike the green in our uniform (not to mention the quality of the cloth). I was quite fond of our tan service dress (summer edition)
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I liked it too. Unfortunately the CCA at the time didn't and it was cut.I was quite fond of our tan service dress (summer edition)
Which is when you don't wear jackets or ties or long sleeved shirts. Troops in India wear tans and they look mostly okay (there's always someone)
Mr. John Richardson (Perth—Middlesex, Lib.): General Leach, thank you very much for appearing before us.
I can remember that when I was a soldier . . .
One of the problems with the tan uniform—and I'll say this, you've probably all had the same—is that if you're not a model of Mr. Universe, you sure look like Humpty Dumpty. It's because the damned thing doesn't have a pleat in it to make it dress better and drop down better. The jacket's nice, but the pants and shirt.... To put it bluntly, if you're not the right shape, you can look like hell.
. . . Take a good look at the walk-out dress as well.
LGen W.C. Leach: Do I have an opportunity to—
An hon. member: Sure.
The Chairman: And comment on the uniform.
LGen W.C. Leach: I have every intention to comment on the uniform.
You might notice that my body is shaped the way it is. It's not long and thin; it's a little bit shorter and a little bit broader, and I've been in some of those situations myself.
However, if I want to go back a couple of years and look at what our soldiers said about uniforms, our soldiers said quit screwing us around, we don't need a lot of different uniforms, we just need the basic uniforms and let's make some decisions and get on with life. The soldiers said there are two uniforms that are important if you're a soldier, and one is combat clothing; get it for us, get the right amount, get the right type, because when we're on the battlefield we want to feel comfortable operationally, comfortable personally, and then morale will be okay. We're addressing that.
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The second issue from the soldiers is why is it that we have this green uniform, which is technically called rifle green and which the soldiers like, and the tan uniform, which you described quite well—I would probably be a little ruder and cruder—what people look like in it. So we made a decision. I've made a decision. I've been led to believe by the Chief of the Defence Staff that he agrees with my decision and would be making it happen. The army is going to give the soldiers what they want. There are going to be two uniforms in the army in the future, and they're going to be combat and this uniform, the green. We are going to stop swapping back and forth. We are going to stop wearing a uniform in the summer that doesn't breathe and makes you like a bag of you know what and is just all-round uncomfortable.
My father did RCAF officer training at the Officer Selection Unit (OSU) at RCAF Station London in 1952. He recalled the Corporal discip demonstrating the proper use of a flush toilet in the barrack washrooms in a very entertaining way. He said that at the time this was important as many men joining the Armed Forces at that time came from backgrounds where indoor plumbing was a rarity, and they only knew about pots and outhouses.
As an ET on a CPF in the 90's I took my turn cleaning the Chief & PO's Lounge Heads and often wondered if their anatomy changed when they were promoted. "Product" seemed to find its way halfway up the bulkhead on many occasions...
I remember wandering around with the XO taking notes during rounds (which may have been a bit early?) and some ignorant prick ran in and exploded all over the stall (and left it) just before we walked in, but and walked out with a pissed off XO staring at him. It went poorly for him.
