It's a f*#!ing uniform. Not part of your damn wardrobe.

Like I said in my OP, there are instances where (in my opinion) it's ok. Personally, I often wear my multicam bottoms when hiking and very occasionally at work when my work jeans are dirty (because I have a dozen pairs and don't care if I destroy one in my shop). There's a limit though, and I'm not really sure how to articulate it. On the rare occasion I do wear them, I certainly don't wear other components of the uniform... shirt, boots, etc... It's just disrespectful, regardless of legality.

Another thing... I don't consider the guy that came in to my taproom to be a case of stolen valor, as it didn't seem like he was trying to get benefits or handouts out of wearing it. When I asked him if he was military he seemed a little surprised, like he wasn't even thinking about it. It's just disrespectful.

Well, I guess I'm missing the point. It was disrespectful because he was wearing a part of a military uniform (maybe...since those types of pants are available from many sources) but it's not disrespectful when you do it? Maybe if I'd been there I'd understand. But I don't from your posts.

People wear those pants all the time. And a tan t-shirt? How is that part of a uniform?

A jacket or shirt with insignia and official items on it (like the old BDU field jacket with branch and name tapes and rank insignia)? Different story.

Like wctriumph and Bailey Guns, I don't get it.

What if he said he wasn't military?

Someone can wear ACUs hiking or working in a shop but not having a beer?

I's been 15 yrs since i was discharged from service. Took 2 slugs through the abdomen on what was suppose to be the usual routine patrol. 3 of my brothers never came home from that one. My sgt's still in a wheel chair.
Today was one of those days i couldn't get my shit together, Again. Been draggin ass the last 3-4 days trying, to forget it was 17 yrs ago that short contact where i would later receive the purple heart happened. Fuck getting dressed, fuk going out, but oh no the wife (if she still calls herself that) says we HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. So i grab what ever i have laying around, looks like some of my old bdu's, seen better days, oh well fuk it. It's been 17 years.

Hit a few places up starting to feel normal finally, till the last place i walk in. Some punk ass who says he also "served" jumps my shit screaming HOW DARE I DISRESPECT THE UNIFORM, on and on till the words become nothing but a buzz, like an annoying mosquito. . What a dick, like he's seen combat let alone lost a few good friends. Fuck Him i'm outta here. Hope the ol lady doesn't get locked up again, she's heading in to give that punk a dressing down. Guess those rounds took more than some flesh from me.


That's the same story the OP posted, only from the other side. Maybe? Possibly? perhaps? who knows? Just because they're not squared away, looking like shit, doesn't mean they started their day looking to be disrespectful, not even close. Just carrying those ghost and weight of combat.

The Marine Corps has rules and regulations on the wearing of uniforms by Marines on Active/Reserve duty. There have been limited instances of the Corps going after veterans for wearing parts or pieces of the uniforms in a manner viewed to discredit the Marine Corps. For instance you show up to a flag burning , anti war protest wearing your dress blue jacket and trousers, even with no rank, insignia, or medals,ribbons, or badges if the Corps figures out that the individual was a Marine charges can be brought, including revoking someone's honorable discharge.

Different scenario but falls under the same rules and regs, I decide to take a shooting class and wear my FROG tops or bottoms, or my CWU 27 flight suit, or I wear MARPAT trousers on a construction sire or while hunting. I'm techicaly violating the uniforms rules but not discrediting the service or dis honouring the uniform. It's that whole spirit of the law letter of the law thing. I will sometimes wear parts of my uniform but never in a way to disrespect the Service of the Marines still serving or that have served in the past.

People with find a reason to be upset with anything these days. You could have simply ignored him and had a perfectly fine day. Him wearing what you consider to be a uniform has no bearing on your life or service. I wear gray pants and shirt at work, bettter not let yourself be seen wearing the same thing.

So you're sayin' that all those Army-Navy and Military Surplus stores are dens of iniquity and disrespect?


I sure hope the OP is packing when he decides to hassle one of the many homeless guys I see walking around in clothes they bought at a military surplus store or the Goodwill ... some of them folk are unhinged.

After seeing the above comments, I get it now. The guy wasn't wearing the uniform, just BDU pants and a tan shirt. I wasn't meaning to suggest it was a case of stolen valor at all. Since he served it isn't stolen valor. Just sayin the actual cases of stolen valor tick me off the most.

Who cares, displaying such bad taste by openly wearing those ugly vomit-colored ACUs is punishment enough.

Pics of pissed of white trash blonde please.....it is the only way we can make a fair evaluation.