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In reply to the discussion: Why the fuck wouldn't you wear your dress uniform when appearing before a congressional committee? [View all]Moral Compass
(1,521 posts)26. Did someone question why Lt. Colonel Vindman is in his dress blues?
It is required in this kind of setting.
He would be in violation if he appeared in anything else.
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Why the fuck wouldn't you wear your dress uniform when appearing before a congressional committee? [View all]
mobeau69
Nov 2019
OP
"Clearly, you should dress like a drunken insurance adjuster at the hotel bar during a convention."
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2019
#6
yuck, that was disgusting--especially coming from that despicable chicken hawk
librechik
Nov 2019
#8
And when in their civilian clothes,they don't ever expect to be addressed by their military titles.
ancianita
Nov 2019
#24
I was wondering the same thing. Surely no one questioned his appearing in ASU.
Pacifist Patriot
Nov 2019
#30
I think he was purposelly deflecting but he threw the military under the bus for it too
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2019
#42
It's the "service" uniform, and it's the equivalent to business formal, i.e. a suit
Recursion
Nov 2019
#35
Required when on any official government business unless ordered otherwise. n/t
sarge43
Nov 2019
#41