Frivolous Military Question

[ShirleyM]

Why does the military/National Guard wear long sleeves in places like New Orleans where it's so incredibly hot and humid?

[VWD]

I can't answer that other then to protect Your arms. I wear long sleeves for that reason and I can alway rolled my sleeve up if I wan, Short sleeves don't roll down.

[tabwyo]

Long sleeves are standard with cammies. They can roll up the sleeves according to individual service regs. Or if the officers or non-coms are feelin generous they will allow the troops to "relax dress". That is take of the BDU(camie) top. Then your down to a t-shirt. All services except the Navy & the Coast Gaurd use camies as thier basic dress or battle dress uniform all of wich are long sleeved. Being a "battle' uniform you need long sleeve to protect from abrassion, sunburn, flash burn and so on. The Navy & Coasties have dungarees(thank god they have gotten away from the bell bottom". In port your allowed short sleeve dungarees and coveralls. Underway your required to wear long sleeves. It is an issue of combat readiness. I know what you think, Navy and combat in the same sentence is absurd. But the worst enemy to a fighting ship is a fire at sea. Long sleeve fire retardant uniforms go a long way towards hightening your combat rediness, be it a fire your comating or damage from an attacker.

[Loverotties]

That's there uniform.Lol remind me of Private Benjiem.Do you have this in a moave.

[ShirleyM]

Thanks, tabwyo, that explains it. I didn't think about the fact they can take their shirt of and have a T-shirt underneath. And also, the ready for combat aspect - abrasion, fires, etc.

[tabwyo]

YW, 10 years in the service yielded that, and not much more. Kiddin, glad to help.

[Saltmeister]

In the Marines...they have on and off seasons. They have to wear "sleves down" for certain months and then it goes to "sleves up". Most likely scheduled around the seasons. Hubby is a Marine, he gets excited a few days prior to sleves up and seems to repeatedly tell me, LOL!!!

[tabwyo]

The Marine Corps "sleeve up" and "sleeve down" seasons corrispond with the Navys shift from winter uniform to summer uniform. That change is different from local to local. Hawaii stays in summer uniform for a majority of the year due to the climate.

Hey Saltmeister!! Are you in Pendleton or 29 Palms, oh and I forgot that Miramar is now a Jarine base. I love those guys. Fleet Marine Corpsman for near 10 years. The whole time I spent ground pounding with the infantry.

[VWD]

It's been so long since I was in the service I can't remember nothing. all i can remember I went in at 95.00 a month and got out making 350.00 amonth with hazzard duty pay. It was the old army.

[Doug1]

Originally Posted by VWD

It's been so long since I was in the service I can't remember nothing. all i can remember I went in at 95.00 a month and got out making 350.00 amonth with hazzard duty pay. It was the old army.

Oh yah, pressed and starched fatigues, and Class A's for **** near everything else

[Phishnoob]

Wow the Navy changed the dungarees? I spent ten years in and those stupid pants with the tiny pockets were just goofy. Thankfully six years of that time were spent on subs where we just wore "poopy suits" which were blue coveralls. There was no space so we washed them once a week and just wore them with no underwear or socks for our tennies.

It still seemed odd to see folks taking their BDU's to the cleaners and having creases and starch put in.

[Doug1]

laquered low quarters and "presentation boots" getting caught be a DI with a clearcoated belt buckle

[VWD]

Originally Posted by Doug1

Oh yah, pressed and starched fatigues, and Class A's for **** near everything else

starched fatigues is right but more time Over starched . Had to peel them apart to get Your legs and arms in them.

[Imaexpat2]

Late breaking news...the navy is going Cammies now too!

[Doug1]

"Some" navy have done camo BDUs and no skivvies for years now