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Originally Posted by mcguyver
...just for the record i have never served in the armed forces but i do understand pride and honour. these are universal qualities that are becoming a scarce commodity these days.
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Yup.
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Originally Posted by MadMorbius
Wear whatever the fuck you want. As long as you don't try to claim to an OUTSIDER that its anything more than a costume, who cares?
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Yup.
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Originally Posted by Blackthorne
You can wear whatever you like, where ever you like. It's a free country.
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Not entirely true. Technically, it is illegal to wear CF issued gear downtown if you're not entitled to. Ironically it's in the Code of Service Discipline which doesn't apply to civvies, so I don't know why they bothered writing it, but whatever.
Me, I'm just a lowly corporal in the army. I have spent time getting shot at by angry Serbs and Croats, and yeah real war is real hell. I know most folks here will never experience it and I wouldn't want them to, but that's another story. I've never taken a jump course, or a pathfinders course, or a French commando course, so I won't wear any of the badges. Hell, I went to the base tailor and had her make up a shitload of nametags and slipons for the local guys with our specific club stuff on them. It is pretty cool to wear that. I wear the uniform of a soldier all week, but putting it on again on the weekend to go shoot BB guns, it's somehow a different aspect altogether. Hey, you can incorporate certain insignia into your games. Make a respawn point behind enemy lines that only airborne players can use. Make a bridge demolition be required by only an engineer, etc.
What it boils down to is we are playing dressup. Wear what you want. But keep in mind the respect a uniform is due, and you'll be fine.