SHERMAN said:Burning the flag is a symbol of hatred towards the very principals and notions that your country stands for.
Thats when Proper authorities get rid of itrotc boy said:SHERMAN said:Burning the flag is a symbol of hatred towards the very principals and notions that your country stands for.
true, but not when its being disposed of when its old and tattered
Time said:It is not illegal for immature teens to dress up in military garb, you can do what you want as long as you do not impersonate a member of the Armed Services.
Calm down or you won't recieve any pie or beer at the harvest festival.
drilldownmaster2004 said:Time said:It is not illegal for immature teens to dress up in military garb, you can do what you want as long as you do not impersonate a member of the Armed Services.
Calm down or you won't recieve any pie or beer at the harvest festival.
It is illegal to wear the actual uniform as a costume and thats it
10 USC said:Section 771 said:Except as otherwise provided by law, no person except a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as the case may be, may wear -
(1) the uniform, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps; or
(2) a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps
Section 772 said:a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard may wear the uniform prescribed for the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be.
(b) A member of the Naval Militia may wear the uniform prescribed for the Naval Militia.
(c) A retired officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title and wear the uniform of his retired grade.
(d) A person who is discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may wear his uniform while going from the place of discharge to his home, within three months after his discharge.
(e) A person not on active duty who served honorably in time of war in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps may bear the title, and, when authorized by regulations prescribed by the President, wear the uniform, of the highest grade held by him during that war.
(f) While portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production may wear the uniform of that armed force if the portrayal does not tend to discredit that armed force.
(g) An officer or resident of a veterans' home administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs may wear such uniform as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe.
(h) While attending a course of military instruction conducted by the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, a civilian may wear the uniform prescribed by that armed force if the wear of such uniform is specifically authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(i) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, a citizen of a foreign country who graduates from an Air Force school may wear the appropriate aviation badges of the Air Force.
(j) A person in any of the following categories may wear the uniform prescribed for that category:
(1) Members of the Boy Scouts of America.
(2) Members of any other organization designated by the Secretary of a military department
c/LtCdr said:I wore my BDUs on Thursday (we had Friday off), which was our costume day, but so did the rest of my unit, we had PT after school. It wasn't a costume. And, guys, come on. If none of them actually said "I am this rank in this service, and this is my uniform", leave them alone. Costume! Not real! Halloween! GET OVER IT! :roll:
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