Wearing Insignia - Unearned

Trader rating · March 21st, 2006, 17:45

Sockmonkey who's shit slining? me? I don't see any of my posts being offensive towards anyone, an you or someone else thinks they are, well that wasn't my intention.

If you want do wear military insignia, well there is nothing really to stop you(unless you are trying to be a poser an impersonate cops or soldiers, etc). But just know that people who earned those badges might not like that an approach you on the matter.

Might be hard to understand why Soldiers, Sailors, Airman an Marines don't like people who haven't earned those badges wearing them unless you've served, but in the Military nothing is free, every badge, medal, rank, etc we have to earn an take pride in that.

As for people wearing BDUs, etc, I(an others) don't have a problem with it. Only problem I have is when people are wearing stolen kit an kit that shoulden't be owned by civvies.

Lakonian · March 21st, 2006, 18:06

i think insignia is unecessary... i mean unless it's a tribute game. in which case it's fine, but otherwise it shouldn't be allowed.

DuffMan · March 21st, 2006, 18:09

Qual badges, insignia, etc. help define the soldier. Soldiers define themselves by saying "see this? I served in Bosnia. see this? I'm Para qualified. see this? I took a Pathfinder course." Like Mike said, it took sweat and blood and tremendous toil to mold themselves into the people they are today; people who earned those badges. To see other people with these, unearned, can really hit them almost like identity theft.

silent_lemon · March 21st, 2006, 19:24

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Originally Posted by SockMonkey

As Gander pointed out my first statement was directed at Silent Lemon. The second part on topic. My point is made you can agree or not this is one of the things men and women in uniform defend daily. I wasnt making this conversation about me and any one in particular. Dont shit sling because you dont agree with me.

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Kiddo eh;kiddo is going to do the mature thing and send you a private message encompassing some slung shit, okay, BRAH?!

vondnik · March 21st, 2006, 21:01

oh this unfortunaty is getting out of line and althow still on subject is turning into a personnal pissing contest.

I think that everyone here can accept the following facts:

1-99% of airsofters have a above average respect for men and women in service
2-displaying something you did not earn can be considered rude and disrespectuff by the people that did earn them
3-Gear kits are issued to everyone that enters service so they are not realy the issue.
4-argueing on a airsoft forum is not the wisest thing to do

ok guys I'm locking this thread as nothing better will come of it....I think we did go around the question more than once.

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March 21st, 2006, 18:09	#63
DuffMan Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2004	Qual badges, insignia, etc. help define the soldier. Soldiers define themselves by saying "see this? I served in Bosnia. see this? I'm Para qualified. see this? I took a Pathfinder course." Like Mike said, it took sweat and blood and tremendous toil to mold themselves into the people they are today; people who earned those badges. To see other people with these, unearned, can really hit them almost like identity theft. __________________ "He resisted. I asked him to comply." "Telling him to 'eat it, bitch' is not really a request."

March 21st, 2006, 21:01	#65
vondnik Ban-Fu Sifu Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Socialist republic of Kebekistan	oh this unfortunaty is getting out of line and althow still on subject is turning into a personnal pissing contest. I think that everyone here can accept the following facts: 1-99% of airsofters have a above average respect for men and women in service 2-displaying something you did not earn can be considered rude and disrespectuff by the people that did earn them 3-Gear kits are issued to everyone that enters service so they are not realy the issue. 4-argueing on a airsoft forum is not the wisest thing to do ok guys I'm locking this thread as nothing better will come of it....I think we did go around the question more than once. __________________ Vondnik, team Bad Karma, PQAC Murphy's second rule: Nothing is impossible for the man who does not have to do it himself.

March 21st, 2006, 17:45	#61
-Skeletor- Guest Trader rating	Sockmonkey who's shit slining? me? I don't see any of my posts being offensive towards anyone, an you or someone else thinks they are, well that wasn't my intention. If you want do wear military insignia, well there is nothing really to stop you(unless you are trying to be a poser an impersonate cops or soldiers, etc). But just know that people who earned those badges might not like that an approach you on the matter. Might be hard to understand why Soldiers, Sailors, Airman an Marines don't like people who haven't earned those badges wearing them unless you've served, but in the Military nothing is free, every badge, medal, rank, etc we have to earn an take pride in that. As for people wearing BDUs, etc, I(an others) don't have a problem with it. Only problem I have is when people are wearing stolen kit an kit that shoulden't be owned by civvies.

March 21st, 2006, 18:06	#62
Lakonian kos Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wherever.	i think insignia is unecessary... i mean unless it's a tribute game. in which case it's fine, but otherwise it shouldn't be allowed.

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