Recent content by j_drews105

As a class a reservist, do you need permission to go to cuba?

Is the toque considered a proper headdress that you are meant to salute in?

Thanks. I have that but looked through it and couldn't find the answer. Can you please help? thanks.

How are you meant to properly fall back in after you've gone to the front of the parade square to get promoted or receive some sort of award? I know I take a step back. Salute. Right turn. And start marching. But how do I re-enter my spot in the ranks? If this is what the parade looks like...

For attempting to go into the mess without socks? For asking for clarification on the rule? Or for leaving when told to?

Couple of facts: Tons of people wear sports socks. You can barely see them. There is very little differentiation between that, and no socks. Myself, and a number of others, have been in the dining hall numerous times all summer in shoes without socks, and no one has had a problem. I imagine if...

do you think wearing shoes without socks would be appropriate? or more importantly, do you think it is inappropriate?

depends on who the duty nco is. with 99% of duty nco's they are acceptable. with 1% of duty nco's they are not.

what you fail to consider is that this was unlikely the directive from the RSM. it was something the duty nco felt was the directive. ya pt gear, flips, hats, etc. are all quite standard reasons not to be allowed in, and in fact they are even included in the rules. shoes without socks is not...

Agreeing to leave after asking why, when the rules outside the dining hall state socks are only required for sandals, isn't much of a battle. If the crutch the duty NCO chooses to rest on is to try to threaten me by saying he can bring it up with the RSM, I will gladly accept that. He was...

this is true. the rule i posted before allowing socks or no socks was for the jr ranks mess. i posted that because it's the only rule i could find. the only rules i've seen for the dining mess are posted outside that mess. in my interpretation, and the interpretation of anyone else with logical...

Rules for the jr ranks mess: 4.Footwear; Sandals, w/heel strap, Loafers, Runners, with or without socks.

If they go through the effort of saying 'bare feet or bare feet with sandals is not allowed' then why wouldn't they say 'bare feet or bare feet with any footwear' is not allowed if that is what they mean? So yes that is my hill to stand on. I would be much more accepting of it if it didn't say...

Amongst the various other rules it said: Bare feet, or bare feet with sandals is not allowed. There was nothing else regarding footwear. I pointed this out to the duty staff who told me it was common CF rules that socks are required in all messes. I disagree with this, but I decided not to eat...

I just got kicked out of the mess for having shoes without socks. The rules state that bare feet, and bare feet with sandals are not allowed. I don't see anywhere that says I must be wearning socks when wearing shoes. Is this a rule? I mean really I could wear combat boots in there without...