HuskyPilot
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What’s with some plebes wearing multiple name tags? Seen in recent plebe summer photos for class of 2023.
FWIW, In the last couple of weeks before my son graduated, he wore one of my nametags in place of his own and at first, just a few folks caught the numeric difference. After a week or so, he started wearing both his and mine but again, it really was not noticed very much.Couple of reasons..
1. Just forgot to put it on, so now you get to wear 2 or 3. Some in DS company had 4 last year.
2. Put on the wrong side, upside down...etc...
3. Plebe caught 'rigging'--having your clothes (white works usually) pre-prepared with name tag or even worn prior to detailers wake-up.
All very company specific. Some companies seem to have everyone with multiple name tags and others with none.
By PPW they all seem to back to wearing just one.
Capt MJ has some skeletons in her seabagsIt also introduces them to the military habit of checking others’ uniforms and letting them know if a ribbon rack isn’t level, something is missing, a thread is coming out of a button and needs snipping. Attention to detail.
I have all my name tags from OCS (Foxtrot Company!) to last assignment, most with the little unit emblem affixed. There are also the “Angel of Death” and “Attila the Hunnette” nametags, with those sea stories locked away in the archives. [emoji16]
PS is funny as heck... the Plebes don’t think that right now, but eventually they will.
By the end of plebe summer last year DS was affectionately known as "thunder thunder thunder"My son had to wear two tags the first week of PS. It was a simple goof up that caused the punishment, but still a goof up. He laughed about it on the phone call. Obviously I can't say my last name, so we'll just say it is "Brewmeist." Detailers and even a few officers walked by all week and and would say, "Hello, Mr. Brewmeist Brewmeist" just to rub it in.
DS had to wear 2 for a couple of days because he was getting up 15 min before morning “wake-up call” and showering/saving.
During Plebe Summer we were constantly reminded that Captain Crunch our ranked us. This included us being required to have a box in all our rooms on the desk and requesting permission to do things from a box... of cereal...