Questions about breaks

[Capt MJ]

While removing DD's butter bars, I in fact dropped one of them. It landed in the grass and I momentarily stooped down to find it. I couldn't, so I straightened up to pin on the silver bars. Surely in my mind I was thinking, "Dammit!"

You know what's nerve-wracking? Switching out your kid's bars in a dignified ceremony while her whole platoon and company commander and battalion commander and staff are watching. Afterward, her battalion commander said, "Well done. It happens."

Or else you stab yourself with the insignia fastening prong. That only happens with white uniforms, though.

 

[OldRetSWO]

Or else you stab yourself with the insignia fastening prong. That only happens with white uniforms, though.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt Had to, there was blood on blood on the one I was wearing!

 

[Capt MJ]

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt Had to, there was blood on blood on the one I was wearing!

It’s a hazard of the life. Navy people are expert at removing stains from white uniforms.
I always had a small cloth, small toothbrush, and a travel size tube of Arm & Hammer white baking soda and peroxide toothpaste. Use with a little water and various techniques. Got smudges off of white leather shoes, dirty finger marks off white belts, and blood off of shirts from insignia impalings.

 

[AF6872]

Pinning Butter Bars at graduation. Dad get it right. Like I had never seen them on a uniform before. Enlisted is a lot easier with just a tack on.

 

[AF6872]

AF Uniforms were a lot easier but got tired of "When does the next Bus leave?"