Re: Boy Scout uniform
GMarmet (GMarmet@AOL.COM)
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:24:52 EST
In a message dated 98-03-31 15:35:11 EST, you write:
<< - How many show up to a meeting without the shirt on (wearing just a
t-shirt) and put the uniform shirt on once you arrive?...then take it
off before you leave? NEVER
- How many would make a stop at Wal-Mart or Target wearing their
uniform? ABSOLUTELY AND WALK TALLER AND STRAIGHTER...or do you go at another
time when not in uniform? NOPE
- How many stop for gas in their uniform? YOU BETHCHA.... or do you wait to
fill up at a time when you won't be wearing it? >> NOPE
I'm with Mayhew. I would wear my uniform all the time, if I could. When my
son's were in Soccer, I had a patch jacket I wore to every soccer game, just
to recruit. (Sadly the patch jacket doesn't fit anymore- must have shrunk).
I would redesign the uniform, if I could. But each of us, seemingly, would
design it differently. My design would be like those jungle shirts, with the
pleated pockets with flaps, and epaulets, and a placket in front (you know
that doubled material where the button holes are) and a real collar with a
collar band. And there wouldn't be a short sleeve shirt- but the long sleeve
would have that nifty tab inside the sleeve that when you rolled up the sleeve
it buttoned up on your sleeve so the sleeves didn't roll down. And it would
be sturdy. The material- I hate the current poly cotton, because it is sweaty
when you are warm and doesn't keep you warm when its cold. It doesn't breath.
I (notice, no one else- just I) would prefer cotton. But maybe the new nylons
would work. I just can't get over the 70's when those shiny double knit nylon
shirts were popular for men- gawd they were awful looking, and hot too!
Yours in Scouting,
G. John Marmet ASM
T156, Glenview, Illinois
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