tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post7632746925280914814..comments2023-11-05T06:46:15.878-05:00Comments on The Blushing Hostess Entertains: Officers and Gentlemen: Old terms for a new worldThe Blushing Hostesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303502206261407536noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-6648254655088963942014-10-16T19:03:20.933-04:002014-10-16T19:03:20.933-04:00As somebody raised in the British tradition, where...As somebody raised in the British tradition, where the whole concept of mess dress originated, I find it strange that Americans do not have to buy mess dress. My British friends needed it as soon as they were commissioned, and depending on the regiment, they are very expensive -- £2,000 or more for the Life Guards or the Blues and Royals -- that's about five times as much as your uniforms.<br />Also, in the UK unmarried officers traditionally live and dine in the mess. This had its roots in the regimental tradition that is part of our British heritage. I think one of the problems is that Americans took over our terms without having the history and the same traditions (e.g., I don't think there is an officers' mess in the US) hence the misunderstanding.Katja S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11489482471927198229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-59093365767778225992010-02-07T12:11:56.716-05:002010-02-07T12:11:56.716-05:00I also wanted to add that only from service member...I also wanted to add that only from service members have I received a correctly addressed invitation. My own good friend who worked in the White House of a previous administration didn't get it quite right. Oh well! Makes you long wistfully for when service members were revered as part of society and a commission immediately thought upon as aristocracy. Oh how things change!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991085128131515835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-56953827750579813552010-02-07T12:08:13.959-05:002010-02-07T12:08:13.959-05:00In my experience the change of uniform are not set...In my experience the change of uniform are not set in stone. For example, here in the South we often do not change to Blues until November. To clarify the rules on uniforms about town - you cannot wear your working uniform about town/off base. People used to wear their dress uniforms and khaki's more often which were worn about town. Today the military services, like any company or community, is more casual and people often show up to work in working uniform, vice changing once you have arrived. And as such, they do not wear those about town. There are new working uniforms (which are quite ugly in my humble opinion) which can be worn about town. This, you will find, stirs quite a bit of debate. Wait, I've just read your comments - Blushing Hostess are you here in JAX?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991085128131515835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-16096450224979553152009-08-31T15:54:35.105-04:002009-08-31T15:54:35.105-04:00Oh, Jennifer. Come on by Jacksonville - not only d...Oh, Jennifer. Come on by Jacksonville - not only do they come out in coveralls - they walk around talking on cell phones no clue they have walked past an O5. And I just came from lunch in Mayport where three services converge and I sat between a table of the new navy camo and cg coveralls... interesting, no?<br /><br />Also interesting: my Husband just got the new threads... I am really going to miss those khakis.The Blushing Hostesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303502206261407536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-59865836978271076112009-08-31T12:48:21.527-04:002009-08-31T12:48:21.527-04:00The Army and the Air Force now use their cammies a...The Army and the Air Force now use their cammies as their "office" unifrom which is why they are allowed to wear them around town. It's their daily business, meet the public uniform. The Navy and the Marines do not and you should not see a sailor or Marine around town in cammies or any other working uniform (coveralls, utilities etc). Exceptions can include military police or EOD crews. The MPs wear their cammies at the gate and thus it is their organization "office" garb.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370446924819240721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-32911620547141242382009-01-19T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:56:00.000-05:00The Army was very strict about wearing fatigues of...The Army was very strict about wearing fatigues off post when I was a brat as well as soldier. You had to wear Class As in town and what's the point of that when most of these military towns can't stand the military. <BR/><BR/>Today I see Army fatigues a lot. Seems those restrictions have been let up due to the current situation.<BR/><BR/>I think my father wore his dress blues (never had a Mess uniform) twice in his 22 year career. Marines seem to have a real thing for breaking out Mess dress and having all male dinners at the O club with cigars and port afterwards. <BR/><BR/>In my four years in the Army I wore Class A's maybe three times. We lived in fatigues. Great pictures. I think the Air Force Mess looks like a janitor uniform in the White House.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-66374882260804908442009-01-18T12:17:00.000-05:002009-01-18T12:17:00.000-05:00For security purposes, certainly. But that depends...For security purposes, certainly. But that depends on the command in many cases... you will indeed see folks attending events so forth in uniform at Josh's base and stopping at the store, h/e which is usually a commissary these days given the cost of civilian groceries!The Blushing Hostesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303502206261407536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3876281636657645444.post-56907905099268047212009-01-18T11:25:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:25:00.000-05:00I grew up a block away from NAB North Island. My ...I grew up a block away from NAB North Island. My (Marine) grandfather flew there and my father was stationed on a ship docked at 32nd Street when he met my mother. I know your post on uniforms was officer related but can I just add this? When we were growing up, "swabbies" were constantly seen around town in their chambray blue shirts and navy sailor pants. I now have a nephew who enlisted in the Navy and he is NEVER in his uniform. I asked him about this and he said it is no longer allowed. They literally must go straight home to change. They cannot even stop at the store for a quart of milk whilst in their uniforms.~Tessa~Scoffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.com