Dip in the cover

[beau]

well, being superstitious......seeing how there was a whole thread of it.....I seem to be doing fine without it right now....and when I personally think I've earned it .....I'll sport it.....(or until some IP give me $hit for not sporting it )

 

[Pags]

well, being superstitious......seeing how there was a whole thread of it.....I seem to be doing fine without it right now....and when I personally think I've earned it .....I'll sport it.....(or until some IP give me $hit for not sporting it )

Hey man, whatever gives you the edge you need...

 

[A4sForever]

"Wings" on Dixie Cup .... a.k.a. another "edge" ??? The ultimate "dip" in a Navy cover/hat.

(edit: many smiles so noone gets offended ... :icon_mi_1

 

[Fly Navy]

That looks cool.

I like the puffy Chief's combination covers from WWII. How they would stuff them and whatnot. Awesome.

 

[KSUFLY]

Awesome pic...note the dip!!!

 

[phrogdriver]

So, if I'm feeling like a rebel (or just having a bad day), I'll wear my pisscutter cocked to the right side like my WWII Gyrene forefathers. Perfectly legal, and gets a few looks from the old-timers. It is my way of walking on the grass with my hands in my pockets.

Semper Fi, Mac...

The old dudes used to tip their BARRACKS covers 45-deg to the side. THAT was sporty. Looking at old pictures, the old breed always seemed a little more rumpled in general than today. Probably had to do with being deployed for the duration, where the "duration" was 4 years. Not too many dry cleaners in the Mariannas in 1944.

I always do the right hand tip to where the lower edge is parallel to the deck. It looks better that way anyway.

 

[Fly Navy]

The old dudes used to tip their BARRACKS covers 45-deg to the side. THAT was sporty. Looking at old pictures, the old breed always seemed a little more rumpled in general than today. Probably had to do with being deployed for the duration, where the "duration" was 4 years. Not too many dry cleaners in the Mariannas in 1944.

That and... do you really care if your uniform is nice and pressed when you've got Japanese warships out there and Kamikaze's trying to kill you?

What's that old phrase? A unit that is inspection ready is not combat ready. A unit that is combat ready is not inspection ready. Something like that? Of course, I'm in training command still, so I'm just talking out of my a$$ really.

 

[Pags]

The old dudes used to tip their BARRACKS covers 45-deg to the side. THAT was sporty. Looking at old pictures, the old breed always seemed a little more rumpled in general than today. Probably had to do with being deployed for the duration, where the "duration" was 4 years. Not too many dry cleaners in the Mariannas in 1944.

I always do the right hand tip to where the lower edge is parallel to the deck. It looks better that way anyway.

I can't imagine trying to keep a cotton uniform looking nice in the heat/humidity of the South Pacific. You'd spend all night starching and ironing, only to have all your hard work undone by the environment.

It's so much easier to look good with synthetic uniforms with glued in creases.

 

[Fly Navy]

I can't imagine trying to keep a cotton uniform looking nice in the heat/humidity of the South Pacific. You'd spend all night starching and ironing, only to have all your hard work undone by the environment.

And sweat and bombs and bullets. Damn them!

 

[A4sForever]

I can't imagine trying to keep a cotton uniform looking nice in the heat/humidity of the South Pacific. You'd spend all night starching and ironing, only to have all your hard work undone by the environment.

Oh, Pags, Pags, Pags, .... NO No NO NO no NO NO nO ...... have the ship's laundry do it or have the ladies at the ashore laundry do it. When in "WESTPAC" -- let's call it what it is ... (it ain't the South Pacific -- that was a movie) ... (max smiles, so no-one hates me )

You will lose 30+ pounds on a 6+ month deployment and be svelte and beautiful and ..... you get the idea. You put on a clean uniform @ 0600 and by 0900 you have broken your first sweat of the day .... so change your uniform @1200 --- it's a way of life in WESTPAC --- you can hardly wait, right ??? It's a way of life --- and it's good.

 

[Pags]

Don't worry about me A4s, I don't plan on wearing too many uniforms that require ironing, and if I do, I'll have someone else do it. As we've all heard, one of the keys to being an aviator is time management, and I don't have time to iron. Even now, while I wait in the helo pool, I don't have time to iron.

And yes, I'm trying as hard as possible to get to the west coast.

 

[Fly Navy]

What's an iron?

 

[gregsivers]

What's an iron?

Hell if I know, maybe an AF guy can tell us. :icon_smil

 

[Pags]

I think they use them on their flightsuits.

 

[zab1001]

Don't worry about me A4s, I don't plan on wearing too many uniforms that require ironing, and if I do, I'll have someone else do it.

I have the JOY of wearing khakis everyday I'm not flying (until those greens come...hells yeah). I am in the process of running my maid through PQS on how to properly iron/care for uniforms (she's already burned a nice iron imprint into one of my khaki shirts, lovely). Lots of fun for everyone.

and yes, I said MAID. sometimes the 3rd world rules...