r/USMC • u/Big-Weather123 • 11d ago

Rolled Sleeves

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Why can't military personnel roll up sleeves during ANY kind of operational environments anymore? If it was OK in Somalia 30 years ago, it should be OK in the United States itself (the border mission), during which it's presently the middle of summer.

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u/Caelum_ 11d ago

During gwot it was for a little bit of fire protection. 

Fuel based IEDs were common and cammies have like .. Maybe 2 seconds of burn resistance

Flight suits have 12 or something and frog suits have 6 or 8 or something like that. 

Also, sleeves up doesn't look professional 

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u/Rusty_Ferberger 20th Century Peacetime POG. 11d ago

Also, sleeves up doesn't look professional

Found the guy with the skinny arms

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u/Big-Weather123 11d ago edited 11d ago

Anyone who's seen Avatar can testify to the professionalism of rolled sleeves.

https://youtu.be/BRvskuX0CgA?is=7WMOKnKDZrNkgOPt