Been out all week (Bremen/Munster, Germany trip).
Noted while I was gone....Air Force had gone a few months ago....to a quarterly uniform inspection. After a while, they got the 'message'....folks weren't that thrilled. So in the past two weeks....they went to new regulation...once a year for the stupid inspection.
I paused over this.
I joined in the summer of 1977....getting to Germany in January 1978. Around end of March....the organization put the word out....first work-day of each month....open-ranks inspection of uniforms.
Those of us out of boot-camp....passed. The rest....issues.
For roughly 140 folk....the major and some Lt spent roughly an hour walking around and checking folks. The bad-off folks had to return the next week.
This went on for 6 months. Everyone was fed-up with the inspections by late fall.
The commander went and left.....giving us some new guy....who wanted vehicle inspections instead (yeah.....more BS). About eight months into this era....the new Colonel got a alcohol-firing (too much boozing). The vehicle inspections disappeared abruptly.
It's funny....after that period....from 1980 to 2000....nothing. They were just concerned about weight, smoking, and boozing-up.
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