He'll Never Live This Down - Military

[Olaf]

This is mostly for the military folks on the board. I guess it was a late night for this guy.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Oh, he WAS tired.

 

[wvjules]

Someone needs a tissue.

 

[Kimickey]

OMG I'm in the Air Force and instantly noticed the uniform violation. His epilet is on upside down. This Lt. Col is not going to live this down. Someone will see this and him and definitley hand him the AFI on proper uniform dress and appearance.

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

Originally posted by Kimickey
Someone will see this and him and definitley hand him the AFI on proper uniform dress and appearance.

Consider it done. He is a co-worker of mine.

I missed this because I was busy evacuating.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

He's in for some major ribbing.

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

Originally posted by crazyforgoofy
He's in for some major ribbing.

try some Lt Col ribbing!


OK, OK, I know it was a bad pun.

 

[Pin Wizard]

Epilet? I'm not finding the word in online military dictionaries. I'll guess it's the stripe and pin on his shoulder. Do they have velcro or something? I always pictured them being a permanent part of the shirt.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

I think its epaulet.

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Originally posted by jwsqrdplus2
try some Lt Col ribbing!


OK, OK, I know it was a bad pun.

But a good one!

 

[jmmom80]

Originally posted by Pin Wizard
Epilet? I'm not finding the word in online military dictionaries. I'll guess it's the stripe and pin on his shoulder. Do they have velcro or something? I always pictured them being a permanent part of the shirt.

the epaulets (boards) slide over the tab on the top of sleeve and then the tab is buttoned.

 

[Pin Wizard]

Thank you!!

Main Entry: ep·au·let
Variant(s): also ep.au.lette /"e-p&-'let; 'e-p&-"let, -l&t/
Function: noun
Etymology: French épaulette, diminutive of épaule shoulder, from Late Latin spatula shoulder blade, spoon, diminutive of Latin spatha spoon, sword —more at SPADE
Date: 1783
: something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: as a : an ornamental fringed shoulder pad formerly worn as part of a military uniform b : an ornamental strip or loop sewn across the shoulder of a dress or coat
- ep·au·let·ted /"e-p&-'le-t&d, 'e-p&-"/ adjective
[epaulet illustration]

Pronunciation Key

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[Pin Wizard]

Originally posted by jmmom80
the epaulets (boards) slide over the tab on the top of sleeve and then the tab is buttoned.

Muchos gracias!!

 

[Olaf]

Originally posted by jwsqrdplus2
Consider it done. He is a co-worker of mine.

I missed this because I was busy evacuating.

Tell him he's famous. DH works on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, and the Army guys are having good fun e-mailing that picture around.

 

[my3kids]

I'm not getting it. What is wrong with the man in the photo?

 

[Dr. Quack]

Originally posted by my3kids
I'm not getting it. What is wrong with the man in the photo?

The epaulet on his right shoulder is on backwards. His cluster should be on the other end. As for the tissue comment, I believe if you look closely (although that's kinda ewwww), it looks like he could stand to blow his nose.

Not the best picture and hopefully he was just really tired or overworked.

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

Originally posted by Dr. Quack
Not the best picture and hopefully he was just really tired or overworked.

He was. He was going on 48 hours with no sleep at that point. Not to say that is an excuse, but he was very tired.

 

[Kimickey]

I'm so sorry guys about the spelling of epaulet. I spelled it wrong last night. I was thinking of the correct spelling as I was typing and wrote the word wrong. I had long day at work!

Still all in all this Lt. Col should be ashamed of himself. When I don my uniform every day I stand in front of a door length mirror and inspect myself head to toe. My question is if this Lt. Col had to iron his shirt for the next day or even gotten it out of the cleaners he has to take his epaulets (or shoulder boards) off and then put them back on. Does he not inspect his uniform before he puts it on.

Dress and apperance is my Number #1 pet peeve! Enough said.

 

[Pin Wizard]

Don't worry about the spelling, Kimickey. Hmmmmmm...maybe he's been tired a lot lately or wasn't really paying attention when getting his uniform ready and/or checking himself?