As much as Marines love their dress blues, you will find them most happy in the Battle Dress Utilities, with or without the sleeves rolled up, if rolled up, they will be approximately 1 inch above the elbow, in 2 and 3/4 inch widths but who’s particular about uniform and grooming standards.
What an utterly tragic decision, made for the stupidest of reasons. How many lives were thrown away, all for appearances?
And note that neither of the “luminaries” quoted ever spent any time in uniform.
The sort of opinion that needs to start becoming costly.
As much as Marines love their dress blues, you will find them most happy in the Battle Dress Utilities, with or without the sleeves rolled up, if rolled up, they will be approximately 1 inch above the elbow, in 2 and 3/4 inch widths but who’s particular about uniform and grooming standards.
By temperament, I am a traditionalist. And my default setting is not to change long-standing ways of doing things.
But sometimes that's wrong.
Keep the red trousers for parades. For combat, only utility should be considered.
Marvelous to say, Monsieur Clémentel began his defense of red trousers with 'I am not a conservative in all things' ('conservateur à outrance').