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Friday, October 25, 2013

Evil Obama is girlifying the Marines!


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Yessir, never let it be said that Americans don't worry about the truly important things. Trillions of dollars in debt, two wars still going on (Wait we “won” Iraq right?), A Health Care Rollout that has quickly become snarled traffic jam and so called leaders who couldn't agree that crap stinks are bad, but hey lets get mad about a hat.
Now unless you are the tea drinking pyscho in Wonderland or an Uppper Crust Social Maven, hats really aren't very important and certainly not controversial, but apparently to the New York Post, they strike a chord because the Post is making the ludicrous claim that Obama is trying to ruin the Marine Corp by making them wear “girly” caps or Covers to use the vernacular. Really, with all the messed up crap going on in the country, we got people griping about hats?
The saddest part of this, of course, is yet another claim that the POTUS is somehow trying to destroy/ruin America. The USMC is taking a survey of all its personel to determine if a change is needed to the current two sex style of Covers. This survey has absolutely nothing to do with the White House unless you count the fact that the POTUS is Commander in Chief. It is simply an internal questioning for possible changes to uniform style.
A few notes here before we move on. I actually like both styles although I lean a little more towards the modified Male Cover than the Modified Female cover just because I have always liked the classic Marine look. And anyone who thinks the modified female cover looks girly or sissified should really speak to members of the French Foreign Legion because it looks a lot like theirs and no one in their right mind would call them girly or sissies.
As Women enter more and more into combat areas traditionally reserved for Men, I see a solid need for a universal Cover. (Universal uniforms are still kind of iffy since Men have different body type parts than women.) If nothing else, it might save a few bucks here and there since with a universal Cover, you'd only have to worry about the size and shape of the head instead of “Okay how many men hats and how many girl hats?”
Of course, what this boils down to is the deep seated fear that so many men have of looking effeminate or girly. It is the same irrational fear that drives men to panic when their 8 year son likes pink and wants to play Barbie instead of GI Joe. Gods protect men from being anything less than testostorone driven machines of pure masculinity. There is also the creeping fear of women moving more and more into another “Boys Club” and the boys being forced to conform. Being “forced” (Keeping in mind that the people serving and who have served are being directly asked their input on this planned change.) to give up what many perceive of being a symbol of their manhood has got to sting.
The differences in uniform styles is a hold out to the age of Male Rule where women might have been allowed to serve in some limited way (WACS, WAVES and SPARS) but they still had to dress like women and had to let all of Guys do all the hard and dangerous work. Women have become more and more integral to our Armed Forces, but the Guys Club air and the oftentimes dramatic differences in uniform styles stay the same.
It is high time we stop fretting about who serves in what way and what they wear while doing. All that matters is that these brave men and women are willing to serve to protect us and keep us safe...r. My hat's off to them all. (Sorry couldn't resist.)
End of Rant

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