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08-06-10, 10:00 AM #1
Friends in Fatigues?
I suspect that this might stir up a beehive. So this should be fun. I'll try to keep this short and sweet. I signed an open contract, but the Corps has "too many Marines" and I'm "too much paperwork". Health issues kept me from signing up when I graduated High School, and now that they're cleared up, I can't get in.
I'm making a point to live my life so that the Marines I do know would say "He'd have made a hell of a Marine." One of the ways I'm trying to do that is to show proper respect for the Corps.
Now that you have a background on me, here is the situation, I found a military surplus store that sells Marpat cammies. As much as I'd love to have a pair for camping and hunting, I realized that this could be disrespectful to those who have earned the right. I would never wear a uniform, but the cammies seems like more of a grey area. So let me know what you think. Thanks again for all that you do. My prayers are with you always.
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08-06-10, 11:35 AM #2
You're posting in the wrong forum. This part of the forum is for Marines only....and you've got no profile.
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08-06-10, 11:38 AM #3
Ok, tell me where it should go and I'll put it there. I'm also looking for a way to delete it.
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08-06-10, 11:49 AM #4
I don't know of anything that legally could keep you from wearing cammies. It's your choice as a civilian... Just don't go around telling people you're a jarhead and you shouldn't have any issues.
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08-06-10, 11:54 AM #5
Has nothing to do with legality. It's out of respect. If you, as a Marine, think it is no big deal, then that is all I'm looking for. I'm no Jarhead, I will never say I am one, and I have huge respect for those who are. I also have no intention of wearing cammies outside of a camping/hunting environment.
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08-06-10, 11:59 AM #6
Just go to freakin bass pro shops and get a pair of their camo clothing. WTF? Do you really need a set of ohh rahh I love the Marine Corps cammies to make your life complete?
Get a giant EGA tatooed on your back and tell all your friends coulda woulda shoulda.
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08-06-10, 12:05 PM #7
Bulkyker,
Thanks for trolling, it's much appreciated.
Take care of yourself Sgt.
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08-06-10, 12:08 PM #8
If you can find the copy of MARPAT (fake MARPAT) without the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on the breast pocket, in the digital pattern, and cover, I see no problem with it. I believe SGT Grit was selling it at one time.
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08-06-10, 12:15 PM #9
The Mighty Quinn was not trolling.
He, unlike someone else, is not whining either.
Go buy some Marpat cammies. Wear them.
Tattoo an EGA on your forehead.
Who gives a rats ass.
Just remember, iffen a REAL Marine calls you out, you will be the one looking like a troll, coulda woulda shoulda beena wannabee.
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08-06-10, 12:25 PM #10
About a year ago I was traveling on Ortega Hwy from Lake Elsinore to Mission Viejo and there was a construction worker wearing a pair of MARPAT trousers, along with a hard hat and an orange vest. For a split-second I thought about yelling out the window something along the lines of "you don't rate". Looking back on the situation I'm glad I kept my mouth shut. It would've been stupid to say anything because that guy has every right to choose to wear what he wants. At this point I could give a rats a$$ about someone wearing parts & pieces of the Marine Corps uniform. As long as you're not a poser it's all good.
Do I think you going out and buying knock off cammies is a show of respect? No, not by a long shot.
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08-06-10, 12:38 PM #11
No the respect thing is NOT buying them. For some reason several people seem to be missing this. I found genuine marpats for sale, and wanted to know if Marines would find it disrespectful for a civilian to be wearing them. I'm reluctant to purchase them specifically because I have so much respect for the Corps. I'm glad you guys do what you do, and I just wish they needed more Marines. My friends in the Corps expressed sympathies, they know I haven't been able to join before now, and that now that I am able to they have more Marines than they know what to do with.
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08-06-10, 12:44 PM #12
Just who in the **** are you?
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08-06-10, 12:46 PM #13
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08-06-10, 12:53 PM #14
Nope.
You disrespected a friend of mine and a Marine.
Bad day? Ha, you squirreled out of Boot. You have no clue of bad days.
Go basic.
I was actually trying to get you to fill out a profile.
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08-06-10, 12:57 PM #15
Seriously if you want to wear comoflouge gear then take a shopping to trip to cabellas or gander mountain or bass pro shops. You don't need mar pat cammo. Are you gonna wear it while you rob a grocery store or something?
Plenty of camo clothing available without needing the USMC signature on it.
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