tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post675325933524652289..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: The Sunday Re-RunBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-21026862214078279502012-08-13T15:41:23.147-06:002012-08-13T15:41:23.147-06:00"Just not right" is pretty mild, Jim."Just not right" is pretty mild, Jim.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-69573809577630280742012-08-13T08:54:15.064-06:002012-08-13T08:54:15.064-06:00You know about me and Mister Rogers. Love the man....You know about me and Mister Rogers. Love the man. Even so, that cardigan deal is just not right on so many levels.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-74472123510935603632012-08-13T07:36:43.672-06:002012-08-13T07:36:43.672-06:00Yeah, it was pretty warm here too... until the sun...Yeah, it was pretty warm here too... until the sun went down.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-6240533488013896832012-08-13T07:32:59.508-06:002012-08-13T07:32:59.508-06:00Being the dog days of summer, I can understand the...Being the dog days of summer, I can understand the blahs. Our temps went back up to 106 yesterday. Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-48419252426757166742012-08-12T20:15:40.995-06:002012-08-12T20:15:40.995-06:00See above.See above.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49317544886596172232012-08-12T20:15:25.701-06:002012-08-12T20:15:25.701-06:00I think the informal uni is for those people that ...I think the informal uni is for those people that work in RecServices... or whatever they call it these days... not for general wear. I've NEVER seen that uniform in my forays out to Cannon, evah. I also think the wooly-pully is history, and that sweater wasn't only for ossifers... all ranks could wear it.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-66951747118696472972012-08-12T20:12:51.442-06:002012-08-12T20:12:51.442-06:00Yep. You're spot on, Virgil.Yep. You're spot on, Virgil.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58289161143356189772012-08-12T20:11:57.257-06:002012-08-12T20:11:57.257-06:00We had 505s and 1505s (the polyester follow-on) ba...We had 505s and 1505s (the polyester follow-on) back in my day, which were replaced with the light blue shirt/dark blue pants combo in the early '90s. But yeah... I hear ya. I think things were better in our day.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32036750990876367592012-08-12T20:10:06.857-06:002012-08-12T20:10:06.857-06:00But tomorrow is MONDAY. That doesn't mean muc...But tomorrow is MONDAY. That doesn't mean much to me, but to you... different story!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-38488240970766026292012-08-12T18:41:23.774-06:002012-08-12T18:41:23.774-06:00PPS: I just had a thought. Is "informal"...PPS: I just had a thought. Is "informal" to be used only on base? Or can it be used off-base, eg., when traveling on orders on commercial transportation or airlines mil stand-by like old 1505s?virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-21269854156948440622012-08-12T18:37:56.578-06:002012-08-12T18:37:56.578-06:00PS: I guess the "informal" was brought i...PS: I guess the "informal" was brought in to substitute for the old 1505 "suntans." I notice that the original substitute--the light blue ss shirt and dark blue pant is missing. Has it now been retired? And what about the winter "commando" blue sweater w. rank tabs for officers to be worn over the light blue ls shirt? Has that gone away too? (neither of which was yet authorized when I was in) I'm too in my cups now to bother to check out the site..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-35547714357518149702012-08-12T18:30:01.643-06:002012-08-12T18:30:01.643-06:00The ONLY improvement I see is the PT uni (non-exis...The ONLY improvement I see is the PT uni (non-existent in <i>any</i> form when I was in) and the "informal" (also non-existent during my service) I would have worn the s**t out of THAT uni whenever I wasn't in my flt suit. (FYI re cold wx gear, Buck. The standard flt jacket also comes--or used to--in a heaver, thicker, cold wx version that is otherwise outwardly identical to the standard issue.) But the change from AFR to AF*I* really says it all, doesn't it? It was bad enough when they took off the numbered AF patches on the Class-A uniform and on the long-sleeved khaki and dark blue shirts so that we looked TOTALLY like Bus Drivers, but the MR RODGERS look!!!!???? Well my God. It is to weep..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-78363278989752919252012-08-12T17:53:35.037-06:002012-08-12T17:53:35.037-06:00Those uniforms are absolutely awful. If I was a fo...Those uniforms are absolutely awful. If I was a four star, I'd be embarrassed to even wear it.<br />Back in the 60's, it was only 505s (I think that's what the number was) and service dress. I even<br />wore a flight jacket with khakis, though we were not suppose to. It got cold even in CA. And the<br />base Norton, was more a big office complex for Systems command.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-91700772768592598092012-08-12T16:44:29.080-06:002012-08-12T16:44:29.080-06:00The blahs - must be something in the air cuz I had...The blahs - must be something in the air cuz I had them most of the day today as well. Tomorrow .... is another day.Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-37028794043333034412012-08-12T16:08:02.849-06:002012-08-12T16:08:02.849-06:00Well, I don't even have a guess. So, yours is...Well, I don't even have a guess. So, yours is better.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32873603263726787412012-08-12T15:37:50.378-06:002012-08-12T15:37:50.378-06:00I have NO ideer... your guess is as good as mine, ...I have NO ideer... your guess is as good as mine, or mebbe better.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32989538598597526522012-08-12T14:51:50.444-06:002012-08-12T14:51:50.444-06:00This has ZERO to do with the post, but it's a ...This has ZERO to do with the post, but it's a thought that the post sparked (the chick unis).<br /><br />I have always wondered why only 18 year-old men are required to register with Selective Service. Why not the chicks, too?<br /><br />I don't know the gender differential in the US Armed Forces, but from what I see around here, the gap is closing. Does anyone have a solid answer as to WHY chicks don't have to register for a "just in case" scenario?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-28415601600275306722012-08-12T14:16:50.446-06:002012-08-12T14:16:50.446-06:00I don't remember the cardigan at all, and I...I don't remember the cardigan at all, and I'm not sure if that's because it didn't exist or if it's because I never saw one. I DO remember the <a href="http://img3.etsystatic.com/002/0/6245145/il_fullxfull.361560259_h7sr.jpg" rel="nofollow">wooly-pully</a>, though... and with great fondness. I wore the Hell out of that thing during my three years in Ol' Blighty. I wore it out, as a matter o' fact, and I wish I still had one.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-57320607191206095662012-08-12T13:55:26.600-06:002012-08-12T13:55:26.600-06:00Ah, the cardigan. I remember THAT particular item ...Ah, the cardigan. I remember THAT particular item from late in my career. I knew one guy who bought one, wore it to work (once) and got his butt laughed out of the office. He never wore it again. Now I suppose with the demise of "Don't ask, don't tell..."? Ugh, I don't even want to go there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com