I served 23 years (14 active, 9 RR), and couldn't tell you if any modern soldier was in "proper" uniform or not. Army uniforms especially have changed dramatically since my time. As for sun glasses, when I was Infantry I don't recall the policy, but they were rare, if allowed at all, in uniform. In my Army aviator days though, Ray Bans were a "must" as one had to maintain the proper "image"chabouk wrote:I couldn't tell if someone is wearing current Army uniforms correctly, or not. They have changed considerably from my time in the service (when I joined, we were transitioning from 501 to BDU). Now they have the digital/ACU/whatever, and the green Class A is about to go away in favor of Army Blue.
One huge change is sunglasses: in my day, they were strictly prohibited while in uniform. Now you see soldiers wearing them all the time. And the policy on headgear has either changed, or just isn't enforced.
