Ask a "Seasoned" Veteran

And then there's the "There we were............."

 

What have all the vets kept in their military closet?

I have my class A, one set of ACUs, 1 old style BDU set, both patrol caps, beret, gortex, variety of fleece jackets black & green, green sleep shirt, my stenciled duffle bag & green basic training laundry bag.

 

I think all I have left is a few of the medals.
I tend not to accumulate collections of stuff.

 

Kept my dress blues.

 

Wow! you still have that laundry bag?

Here's mine: Dress Blues (Crackerjack w/E-6 rating badge, Jacket with E-8 rating badge, Jacket with LCDR stripes), Dinner Dress Blues (LCDR), Dress Whites, Seabag, FLight deck boots, Enlisted rag hat, CPO combination cap, officer combination cap, Blue shipboard coveralls (poopie suits).

 

**** cap and Chiefs anchors

and

gold Chiefs BMC rate patch

and

gold Lifer Stripes

 

What ??

I cant say kunt cap ???

 

yes
Poopie suit?

 

Wow do you have your foot locker as well. LOL

I have one dress green uniform that my wife wants to trash. Plus my well worn poncho liner that still gets used today.

 

Yup....

"[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Submarine Uniform (Poopie Suit) [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The standard uniform for officers and crew in a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine at sea is blue coveralls. They are made of lint-free polyester, because lint could clog the air purification system. This garment, known as a "poopie suit," is simple, easy to wear, and practical. Footwear is up to the individual, so long as it has a non-slip rubber sole, which also has the advantage of being quiet. Sneakers are popular. "[/FONT]

 

I've still got all the items I retired with. I only retired a year ago, though. I still have an old fatigue shirt from before the AF started wearing BDUs. My wife's bugging me to start purging, I'll get around to it. Still gonna keep the dress blues with full regalia to bury me in some day.

 

Let me guess... all of his stories start with, "There I was, no shit, knee deep in 60 brass and grenade pins..."

I thought I was the only one who kept all that stuff. I've got two pairs of jungle boots, too. None of my stuff fits anymore.

 

Definitely right about "Those who have done alot don't talk much". I worked with a guy who gained his boiler operations ticket working on a navy vessel. Took part in cost guard excersizes. Hilarious guy and talked all the time but never about his time in the service.

 

I crawled under a tank from front to back once, but its just chillen in the parking lot of our local legion.

Been there done that

 

^^^Thats the fulton skyhook recovery system.

back on topic: I have my desert boots, a few digi uniforms from the teams, my body armor shell, and helmet. I used to want to be buried in my blues, but after seeing the colst of a funeral these days, I am donating my body to science after they take wahtever they can to help others.

 

^^
Body donation is the way to go, or cremation. Always been a believe of remember those in your heart, not by visiting a stone.

To each their own I guess

 

Gotta love the back in my day stories. My dad is Ret 44 years special forces.

 

I do have an actual Question for veterans though.

Is there a restriction placed on what you are allowed to tell people? For example, in the company I work for all information and knowledge gained while on company grounds and all documents are Company property. I can't tell anyone besides another employee unless I have management approval. Even cameras are restricted.

Are there military restrictions like this placed on the regular soldier? not talking like special operations or things like that.

 

If they told you they would have to kill you.....