Obama wants "unisex" look for US Marine Corps covers/caps

[CougarKing]

Fox News

A change to the Marine Corps' uniform hats could leave hard-nosed Leathernecks looking a lot less macho.

Thanks to a plan by President Obama to create a "unisex" look for the Corps, officials are on the verge of swapping out the Marines' iconic caps with a new hat that some have derided as so "girly" that they would make the French blush.

"We don't even have enough funding to buy bullets, and the DoD is pushing to spend $8 million on covers that look like women's hats!" one senior Marine source fumed to The Post. "The Marines deserve better. It makes them look ridiculous."

The thin new hats have a feminine line that some officials think would make them look just as good on female marines as on males - in keeping with the Obama directive.

They have been dubbed the "Dan Daly" hat, after a sergeant from Long Island who won the Medal of Honor in World War I.

But some Marines love the old hat, which has been in use since 1922 and think the new hat is a glorified "porter's cap."

 

[Jed]

Ha Ha Ha, how unisexually gay. This has to be a joke of some sort.

 

[PMedMoe]

Same story, less bias here.

Other than blogs and other questionable sources (most of which copied Faux News word for word) that is..... 

 

[Journeyman]

"We don't even have enough funding to buy bullets, and the DoD is pushing to spend $8 million on covers that look like women's hats!"

It's sad but somewhat comforting, knowing that we're not the only military wasting time, effort, and funds on useless fashion changes.

Too many idiots; too much free time    :not-again:

 

[George Wallace]

Sound familiar?

"We don't even have enough funding to buy bullets, and the DoD is pushing to spend $8 million on covers that look like women's hats!" one senior Marine source fumed to The Post.

Journeyman beat me to it.

 

[jollyjacktar]

Didn't they have some similar style hat in their past?  The present hat seems to be "unisex" already.  Both are wearing it.  Why waste the money to piss everyone off? 

I suppose it's no worse an idea than that "Duck Commander/Crappy Tire" Garrison Dress of the 90's.  Just as stylish and classy.  :facepalm:

 

[TCM621]

You mean the miltary is spending money on unimportant shit for political reason? What has this world come to?

 

[Kirkhill]

This the cover you're thinking about JJT.  The Shako was all the rage up until the 1870s or so.

 

[jollyjacktar]

Or this.  Henry Lewis Hulbert.  A Marine's Marine from what I read.  The wheel goes around once more so it seems, cover-wise.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Anyone want to guess the fate of someone telling this guy (Dan Daly himself) his hat is, to use the words of the NY Post, "girly"?  ;D

That said, have to agree there's gotta be bigger fish to fry in the Corps.

- self-edit to remove already-posted link -

 

[tomahawk6]

Yep lets make the Marines look like the fire department. >

 

[PMedMoe]

Here's a bit more on the internal process from the Marine Corps Times (without the Obama bash  )

Like what I posted?

Same story, less bias here.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Like what I posted?

I stand corrected - zooooomed right past yer post.

 

[PMedMoe]

I stand corrected - zooooomed right past yer post.

*pouts* 

 

[GAP]

I stand corrected - zooooomed right past yer post.

Do this often? ?  :stirpot:  :nana:

 

[Goose15]

Marines shoot down Internet story on Obama’s alleged push for ‘girly hats’

The story is sweeping the Internet: President Barack Obama is trying to emasculate male Marines by making them wear a girly cover with their famed dress uniforms. The only problem? It’s not true.

First, some background: Men and women in the Marine Corps currently wear different types of covers as part of their dress and service uniforms. The manufacturer of the women’s “bucket cover” – which has a distinctly different shape than the men’s cover – is going out of business and will not continue to make the cap, according to the Marine Corps.

The Marine Corps also has been asked by the DoD to find a unisex option for a dress and service cover, Marines said.

So, the Marine Corps Uniform Board, which meets quarterly, decided to gather feedback in advance of its meeting next week. Active and Reserve Marines were asked to vote on whether they believe women should adopt the current male cover, with some small modifications, or for all Marines to adopt what they call the Dan Daly cap.

Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly, a two-time Medal of Honor recipient who yelled, “Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?” as he led Marines into the fight at Belleau Wood during World War I, wore a cap similar to the option proposed by the survey.

The Marine Corps Uniform Board will use the surveys to formulate a recommendation, though popularity isn’t the only consideration -- as evidenced by the strong negative reaction to the recent decision to keep camouflage utility sleeves rolled down all year.

Commandant Gen. James Amos must approve any uniform board recommendation before it takes effect.

In an email, Marine Corps officials said there is no truth to reports that President Obama is behind the potential change.

“The president in no way, shape or form directed the Marine Corps to change our uniform cover,” according to the Marine Corps statement. “We are looking for a new cover for our female Marines for one overriding reason: The former manufacturer went out of business. … The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover.”

(http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963#.UmvCchXZGic)

 

[Goose15]

Like what I posted?

Whoops missed that link.

 

[Robert0288]

The Marine Corps Uniform Board will use the surveys to formulate a recommendation, though popularity isn’t the only consideration -- as evidenced by the strong negative reaction to the recent decision to keep camouflage utility sleeves rolled down all year.

They can vote on dress regs?

 

[GAP]

Marine Corps nixes plan for unisex dress hat
Published October 26, 2013 FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/26/marine-corps-nixes-plan-for-unisex-dress-hat/?intcmp=obinsite


The Marine Corps has canceled plans for a unisex cap for male and female dress uniforms, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The military branch was considering the idea of issuing one cap when redesigning its female caps.

The Marine Corps issued a survey earlier this week to gauge interest two options for unisex cap. However, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos ended the debate Friday when saying: “The survey was incorrect when published and has been pulled. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover.”

 

[The Bread Guy]

Marine Corps nixes plan for unisex dress hat
Published October 26, 2013 FoxNews.com
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/26/marine-corps-nixes-plan-for-unisex-dress-hat/?intcmp=obinsite


The Marine Corps has canceled plans for a unisex cap for male and female dress uniforms, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The military branch was considering the idea of issuing one cap when redesigning its female caps.

The Marine Corps issued a survey earlier this week to gauge interest two options for unisex cap. However, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos ended the debate Friday when saying: “The survey was incorrect when published and has been pulled. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover.”

Funny how Fox coverage has gone from "Obama wants" to "Marines stop"