Please Identify
May 28, 2020 15:11:34 #
Salomj9850 wrote:
Definitely not a military or police uniform. In the military a star on the collar indicates a Brigadier General. In a police uniform this would be reserved for the commander. He has chevrons on his sleeve. Chevrons (stripes) indicate an NCO. This guy is wearing a fashion statement. BTW the way to remember the rank of a general is the saying Be my little general. Brigadier (1 star), Major (2 star), Lieutenant (3 star) and General of the Army(4 star).
I was thinking that 4 star = General, 5 star = general of the army ???
May 28, 2020 15:22:58 #
Bison Bud wrote:
That has to be a fake uniform! I've never seen one with that many different signs of rank or "Combat" written on the front. I could be wrong, but I'd say it's a fashion statement of some sort and in my opinion, a rather insulting one to those that wear real uniforms and serve in any branch of our armed services.
May 28, 2020 15:31:02 #
May 28, 2020 17:04:49 #
Abo wrote:
I dunno, I think It's supposed to be fashion.
Imho Archi, you don't worry about it... UNTIL
a civilian, particularly a civilian who
was never a soldier, sailor, or airman
wears a real military uniform.
Imho Archi, you don't worry about it... UNTIL
a civilian, particularly a civilian who
was never a soldier, sailor, or airman
wears a real military uniform.
This is a humorous post.
I just had to laugh when I saw this.
Amazing how many are making bitter and hostile comments here over something so stupid and humorous looking.
May 28, 2020 18:07:33 #
Stuff purchased at Army Surplus and at a craft store, combined into an insulting monstrosity.
May 28, 2020 18:15:18 #
DeanS wrote:
Stuff purchased at Army Surplus and at a craft store, combined into an insulting monstrosity.
May 28, 2020 18:35:31 #
May 28, 2020 19:33:04 #
14kphotog wrote:
My old Sergeant would say "this dip-sh_t is a 3 star F/U.
May 28, 2020 21:17:14 #
May 28, 2020 21:48:22 #
I saw it on Mash. Radar was given the rank by one, or maybe 2, of the mash doctors. It is Captain- Corporal!
May 28, 2020 23:55:06 #
Bison Bud wrote:
That has to be a fake uniform! I've never seen one with that many different signs of rank or "Combat" written on the front. I could be wrong, but I'd say it's a fashion statement of some sort and in my opinion, a rather insulting one to those that wear real uniforms and serve in any branch of our armed services.
Totally agree.
May 29, 2020 01:09:21 #
May 29, 2020 11:32:07 #
gessman wrote:
I was thinking that 4 star = General, 5 star = general of the army ???
From wikipedia:
General of the Army / Armies[edit]
Main articles: General of the Army (United States) and General of the Armies
While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: general of the army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and general of the armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank. Eight generals were promoted to the rank and title General of the Army (Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, and Omar Bradley), while two generals were promoted to the higher rank and title of General of the Armies of the United States (George Washington and John J. Pershing).
Congress created the rank of general of the armies specifically for Washington, although while living he never officially accepted the honor. Pershing received the rank in 1919 and was allowed to choose his own insignia; he chose to use four gold stars. While a conjectural design for the rank of general of the armies was proposed using six silver stars when the promotion of Douglas MacArthur to the rank was considered in 1945, no design was ever officially authorized. In 1976, Congressman Mario Biaggi of New York submitted a house resolution granting Washington the promotion. The promotion was effective on July 4, 1976, the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. Although Pershing accepted the rank in 1919 and technically had a date of rank that preceded Washington's, the new law specified that no other officer of the United States Army should ever outrank Washington, including Pershing. Hence, effective date of rank notwithstanding, Washington was permanently made superior to all other officers of the United States Armed Forces, past or present.[7]
While no living officer holds either of these ranks today, the General of the Army title and five-star insignia designed in 1944 are still authorized for use in wartime. Congress may promote generals to this rank for successful wartime campaigns, or to give the officer parity in rank to foreign counterparts in joint coalitions, specifically with respect to field marshals.
May 29, 2020 11:45:59 #
For those calling the uniform "fake" I would remind them about paintings. Paintings are not considered fake if they're painted on canvasses of different sizes than the original. I can hardly see what branch of service this guy is trying to "fake." It's just a grownup version of something we might have gotten as kids.
May 29, 2020 12:39:16 #
Architect1776 wrote:
This is a humorous post.
I just had to laugh when I saw this.
Amazing how many are making bitter and hostile comments here over something so stupid and humorous looking.
I just had to laugh when I saw this.
Amazing how many are making bitter and hostile comments here over something so stupid and humorous looking.
It's an emotive issue:
You wanna see how low this can go.
One arse hole is wearing a soldiers uniform just to
get a discount at starbucks.
It's a medley of frauds getting caught out... usually
by real servicemen... one soldier, wearing civies bless his soul repeatedly bitch slaps the fraud...
good to see!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paz0TMBu1Eg
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