Why you don't wear Military Insignia you haven't earned..

[Drake]

Originally Posted by hfearly

You have to understand that every real soldier's blood will start to boil when seeing a civilian dressing up and pretending to be the real thing, it's just THAT disrespectful.

See, that's the whole thing right there. If someone's wearing rank/unit/skill and stuff out on the street, then they deserve whatever's coming to them. That crosses a line.

But if it's on the field? Then whatever "real soldier" is going to witness this horribly disrespectful and profane act is also a player (or really going out of his way to stir up shit). Now no one's forcing anyone to play, so knowing what the sport is about and knowing some people will dress the part, if the "real soldier" really can't cope with that then he needs to go find a different hobby, or stick to playing with a private group.

And I still stick by my hockey jersey analogy. Should professional players get pissed cuz fans are wearing the team jersey? They probably didn't spend their childhood and adolescent years getting up at 5 am for hockey practice before school, or busting their ass off in the juniors to try and make the NHL. But players know the fans do it not to mock or disrespect them, but because they're fans and they love them.

IMO there are "military fans" here, who think the world of Marines or Spetsnaz or PPCLI, or just servicemen/women in general... and they spend their money and put in the effort to put together that kit for the same reasons.

[MrEvolution]

Originally Posted by scottyfox

And your accuracy is impeccable, not sure if you wear a maroon beret (at least I've never seen it).

We don't own any berets

[Scarecrow]

All I know is I would never wear a maroon beret or AB t-shirt, just on the off chance I run into a current or former AB member. They are very proprietary and you run the risk of having your head caved in. Thats one look I would forego.

[Gato]

Originally Posted by Drake

See, that's the whole thing right there. If someone's wearing rank/unit/skill and stuff out on the street, then they deserve whatever's coming to them. That crosses a line.

But if it's on the field? Then whatever "real soldier" is going to witness this horribly disrespectful and profane act is also a player (or really going out of his way to stir up shit). Now no one's forcing anyone to play, so knowing what the sport is about and knowing some people will dress the part, if the "real soldier" really can't cope with that then he needs to go find a different hobby, or stick to playing with a private group.

And I still stick by my hockey jersey analogy. Should professional players get pissed cuz fans are wearing the team jersey? They probably didn't spend their childhood and adolescent years getting up at 5 am for hockey practice before school, or busting their ass off in the juniors to try and make the NHL. But players know the fans do it not to mock or disrespect them, but because they're fans and they love them.

IMO there are "military fans" here, who think the world of Marines or Spetsnaz or PPCLI, or just servicemen/women in general... and they spend their money and put in the effort to put together that kit for the same reasons.

I'm not saying they shouldn't dress up the part or anything, but to slap on shit like rank or "specialty" items (like airborne berets and jump badges) is a different story, I'm with 32 Service Battalion, if someone came out to a game wearing our epaulete and even a cap badge, that's fine, the capbadge may be pushing it to some, but he/she is just trying to play the part of a group they admire for the afternoon, it's when they start throwing on ranks and shit that I have a problem with it. There's many people with blank epauletes in the Army, they're easy to get, wear one. When doing an impression of a modern standing military, I know many people find it offencive/annoying to see people wearing ranks and badges/symbols they haven't earned. when it comes to teams, it's different, ranks are neccesary to keep things running smoothly, but they still d0on't need to wear shit like airborne berets

[Stonekiller]

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

All I know is I would never wear a maroon beret or AB t-shirt, just on the off chance I run into a current or former AB member. They are very proprietary and you run the risk of having your head caved in. Thats one look I would forego.

Good thing the team in question has several members that served with the CAR. It's a non issue. Again we don't wear it and act like jerks around town. We wear it with pride, and we all look the same. Several former Airborne members have complimented us after seeing how we do things. It's all in the presentation, be a disrespectful jerk and yeah people are going to get pissed.

And considering some of the soldiers I have seen wearing their gear around, maybe a look in the mirror. When I put the uniform on for real I make sure I don't look like a bag of crap. Just like when I wear my airsoft gear, boots are blackened, badges are sewn on correctly, nametape is on right, beret doesn't look like a pizzaman's hat. It's an image thing too!

[Rugger_can]

Originally Posted by Stonekiller

And considering some of the soldiers I have seen wearing their gear around, maybe a look in the mirror. When I put the uniform on for real I make sure I don't look like a bag of crap. Just like when I wear my airsoft gear, boots are blackened, badges are sewn on correctly, nametape is on right, beret doesn't look like a pizzaman's hat. It's an image thing too!

Obviously you don't give a shit what people think and are set in your opinion. Move on mate. Not everyone has to approve of you or even like you. If your shit is squared off and your happy with what your doing then so be it. Just be honest and respectful.


One thing though, For a group that's fighting so bloody hard against people judging them for what and how they wear you might want to avoid falling into the same trap. If someone wants to wear a beret like a chef's hat they can. If they don't want to blacken their boots they don't have too. And Badges? We don't need no stinking badges you might hear them say.

So Relax mate and get out there and have fun.


Cheers

[Stonekiller]

I think you missed what I was saying, or maybe I didn't type it right;

I was referring to current serving members of the forces that look like bags of crap. There are many who play airsoft that look as good if not better then a lot of CF members walking around various towns and cities.

As for airsoft, well people can wear pink tutu's for all I care. I worry about myself and my team. If someone looks switched on they get a compliment. If they don't that's their prerogative.

Cheers!

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[Scarecrow]

LOL. I feel stupid.

[Stonekiller]

The only reason this was brought up was my team was dragged into this, figured I needed to set some people straight.

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[MADDOG]

Originally Posted by Scarecrow

LOL. I feel stupid.

LOL

[Scarecrow]

Originally Posted by Stonekiller

The only reason this was brought up was my team was dragged into this, figured I needed to set some people straight.

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[Stonekiller]

I think you need a few more dead horses...

[dutch13]

wearing jump wings that haven't been earned insults former airborne...i know this for a fact...

[pugs144]

Thhaaaaannnnkkkkk yoooouuuuuu.