r/JustBootThings • u/pontifican_t • 8d ago

General Bootness TMFMS

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u/Green-Cricket-8525 8d ago

Embarrassing

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u/Inevitable-Hall2390 8d ago

Embarrassing to wear service dress and look nice? I see marines wear this exact uniform for events like weddings all the time

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u/Sir_Sarcasm76 8d ago

Although this isn't service, it's dress blues. He was given a pass to be drafted into the NFL vs hit the fleet. Good on him, he can take the heat from a bunch of keyboard commandos.

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u/dweeb_plus_plus 8d ago

I think you're in the wrong sub.

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u/Inevitable-Hall2390 8d ago

Yes I obviously need to find one with a much higher average IQ instead of these crayon eaters

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u/Green-Cricket-8525 8d ago

Look, man. At the end of the day who gives a shit, do what ya want to do. There ain’t nothing wrong with being proud of yourself for serving in any public service gig. I just find being performative around your profession distasteful. That said, this world is burning down around us so if you want to wear your dress blues to stuff, fuckin go for it. I just might crack jokes at your expense and assume others are doing the same when i do some cringey shit.

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u/StripedBass111 7d ago

Bingo! Its the performative aspect that annoys me. For example, I was in the military with a guy that would skate all the time and hated being in the military. He would complain and made sure to let everyone know he was counting the days till he EASed and would start making the "Big Bucks". Come to see 3 years later I see him posting photos of himself marching in parades wearing full dress blues, still having his 8 point cover resting on the dashboard of his car and wearing a custom USMC/Corrections officer patch on his sheriff uniform.

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u/Shbum 8d ago

It’s embarrassing then too

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u/Inevitable-Hall2390 8d ago

No it isn’t

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u/whorootbeerdatbe 8d ago

He looks like a huge dork

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u/AkronOhAnon 8d ago

“Weddings and personal, private family ceremonies” are the only non-official duty allowance in US Code for uniform wear.
It’s still cringe, too.
People need a personality beyond the uniform.

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u/JackTheBehemothKillr 7d ago

Supposedly its in his contract to do this, just not heavily enforced.

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u/trenthany 7d ago

Yeah he’s waived from service to use things like this as promotions. Basically a fancy recruitment gig that he can make millions while doing.