tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post7965385884824454421..comments2024-03-29T03:57:26.974-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Cassandra Was Right!Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-5072551833193116442013-05-23T10:26:34.868-04:002013-05-23T10:26:34.868-04:00That's what they could do if serving in the Ar...That's what they could do if serving in the Armed Forces were more important than having decorative hair.<br /><br />It amazes me that this even needs to be discussed.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-71470806968356989382013-05-23T06:19:53.304-04:002013-05-23T06:19:53.304-04:00"Face it, when a guy Marine comes in from the...<i>"Face it, when a guy Marine comes in from the rain, he wipes his face and head with a towel...all done. A female Marine? Eh, not so easy."</i><br /><br />Well, they could get one of those easy to maintain haircuts the guys get...<br />;)douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-73000910456138497922013-05-21T16:42:09.463-04:002013-05-21T16:42:09.463-04:00It was that way in the early 90s and nobody really...It was that way in the early 90s and nobody really cared. Sure there was a bit of back and forth but I only ever saw one Marine carry an umbrella and that distance was measured in feet. Now the Ladies, without the benefit of frame caps that covered their hair and other necessities... They could carry umbrellas. A few of them even did on occasion, in Charlies or better.<br /><br /> William sends.<br />Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-48981611840573818612013-05-20T11:18:53.902-04:002013-05-20T11:18:53.902-04:00I asked MH about this in the early years of our ma...I asked MH about this in the early years of our marriage. His explanation was that it went more toward the uniform appearance detail than anything. Face it, when a guy Marine comes in from the rain, he wipes his face and head with a towel...all done. A female Marine? Eh, not so easy.<br />At least, that's the way he understood it as a young LCpl lo those 20-odd yrs ago.<br />0>:~}DL Slynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-19435050626140260152013-05-20T09:11:20.895-04:002013-05-20T09:11:20.895-04:00Well, of course, it wouldn't be fair to depriv...Well, of course, it wouldn't be fair to deprive them of their livelihoods, would it?Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-16119617676771348002013-05-19T13:49:58.755-04:002013-05-19T13:49:58.755-04:00No, I didn't know that story, Grim. Thanks for...No, I didn't know that story, Grim. Thanks for passing it along - I really like it and will keep it in mind.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594477709835944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-46126667273878399542013-05-18T22:20:13.649-04:002013-05-18T22:20:13.649-04:00Strikes me that the old artillery officer was date...Strikes me that the old artillery officer was dated. The apparently extra men were no longer horse holders; their purpose had been updated: these men were prepositioned combat loss replacements.<br /><br />And the lady Marines' bumbershoots are a ready supply of metal spokes for fishing out bullet and shrapnel fragments and of fabric for stopping up wounds.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-81425979907332404352013-05-18T19:58:51.240-04:002013-05-18T19:58:51.240-04:00Nobody seems to know. The policy was last reviewe...Nobody seems to know. The policy was last reviewed twenty years ago, so most of the people who were there for the last discussion are retired now.<br /><br />Do you know the story of the <a href="http://southerngospelam1330.com/Word%20for%20the%20day%20folder/word_4_the_day%20040213.htm" rel="nofollow">old Boer War artillery officer</a>, Elise?Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-24669100998276225382013-05-18T19:29:54.295-04:002013-05-18T19:29:54.295-04:00Why are they? Concerns about a bad hair day? Afrai...Why are they? Concerns about a bad hair day? Afraid make-up will run? So sweet they'll melt if they get wet?Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594477709835944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-30843260808668397492013-05-18T18:39:40.836-04:002013-05-18T18:39:40.836-04:00It's probably happened before, and it might ev...It's probably happened before, and it might even happen again. :) <br /><br />Actually, I was really surprised about this policy. I had no idea female Marines were allowed to carry umbrellas in uniform.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-87738008689585864852013-05-18T18:04:26.669-04:002013-05-18T18:04:26.669-04:00I knew that if I lived long enough, one day you wo...I knew that if I lived long enough, one day you would admit that I was right about <i>something</i>! :)<br /><br />*running away*Cassnoreply@blogger.com