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Sabonim |
I've discovered a photograph of my father taken in the early 80s on his last day in uniform. He served 23 years and his last assignment was with the 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg. In the attached photograph, he is wearing a green "Class-A" uniform with a web belt around his waist. I grew up on Army posts but don't remember seeing this before. Unfortunately, my father is no longer with us, so I cant ask him. Can anyone tell me the significance of the belt?  Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride! ~Hunter S. Thompson | ||
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| Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
May have been something special for airborne troops, but I never saw that unless the person was under arms. Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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He may have been going to a formal retreat ceremony where the troops were carrying rifles and he, as a senior NCO, wore the web belt in lieu of lugging a weapon. "Cedat Fortuna Peritis" | |||
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| No, not like Bill Clinton  |
Those bloused trousers, he looks sharp | |||
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| The success of a solution usually depends upon your point of view |
Duty belt. He was on duty and assigned to a watch station or post. “We truly live in a wondrous age of stupid.” - 83v45magna "I think it's important that people understand free speech doesn't mean free from consequences societally or politically or culturally." -Pranjit Kalita, founder and CIO of Birkoa Capital Management | |||
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Telecom Ronin |
When I was doing honor guard that was the normal uniform but we swapped the c*nt cap for a service cap | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven!  |
I was in when they had the Green Class A still (1991-1995) and recall wearing a web belt for ceremonial events like change of commands, etc. It's just a little extra thing that is done locally. | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
It may have been that he had the duty that day. On some ships I served on, the OOD or Quarterdeck watchstander wore a belt to signify he was on duty (and therefore also had no friends) "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven! |
Was he Military Police? Those guys wore web belts 100% of the time when I was in, whether in BDU's or Class A/Class B uniform. | |||
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agree could also have been in charge of a color guard detail or something similar not generally a standard uniform (pistol belt with Class A's) but one authorized for an occasion ------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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During my illustrious career in USAF, when a guy was soon to be retired he was reassigned within the Squadron to lesser duties that let him skate out his final days. It was often Charge of Quarters. IIRC they wore web belts and an armband. Cool van! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
Is it just me or is anyone else gawking at the diamond window in "free candy" van behind him? Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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Go Vols! |
Why are the pants tucked in the boots? I recall those suits being worn with actual dress shoes. | |||
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Yup. The rape van was the first thing I noticed! | |||
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| Lucky to be Irish |
I have a similar picture where I was wearing short sleeve khakis with blousing garters, boots, duty belt and c**t cap. I asked a friend who served with me and he said we had marched in a in a parade shortly before the photo. | |||
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The trademark of being Airborne... "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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| Fire for effect |
At that time, the 82d Airborne wore boots bloused in their trousers as a part of the Class A uniform. It showed a more elite status of the airborne troops. As mentioned above, pistol belts were sometimes worn for a ceremonial, or other special occasion. The 82d and 101st used to also were maroon berets, like the green berets of the Special Forces, again to show a more elite status. "Ride to the sound of the big guns." | |||
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Corgis Rock |
He was under arms. As example, Drill Sergeants wore belts so were considered under arms. That allowed them to keep their headgear on inside buildings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_arms https://www.ar670.com/2018/12/...uired-or-prohibited/ “ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. | |||
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| Get my pies outta the oven! |
It’s called blousing your boots, and it’s how Airborne Soldiers wear their uniform, plus other troops do it for ceremonial events. It’s a uniform and not a suit and the shoes were called “lowquarters” and more like oxfords than dress shoes. | |||
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This. Poor guy looked as if he was the Duty NCO of the day. This usually explains the "Awww shit" or "WTF" look on his face. ALL personnel on duty have the same look. ______________________________________________________________________ "When its time to shoot, shoot. Dont talk!" “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy | |||
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