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From: "Loren C. Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Rangernet Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: [RR] Re: Uniforms US and German
Duane,
Great points, and I agree with them, except I have no inclination to avoid
the uniform ;^)
Right-on .. and well writen amigo..
Yur right on target for the Blue Blazer crowd<G>
Go with throttle up... I'm impressed-
*Among the real Rangers- (those under 18)
The population of Bundscamp today, has an element of *spirit
that remains un-tapped by our US program.
Take a chance and sing along:
"*I love to go a wandering, along the mountian track.. and as I go-
I love to sing.. my knapsak on my back. Vall-der-EEEE val-der..AHHHH
Val der ROOOO! Val-der ah-Ha-ha-ha-ha...<G>"
When they can sing that song at the National Council in harmony with
a Christian message in freedom and liberty- Then we'll be back on track<G>
(Fancy law enforcement uniforms and nightshirts are basicly a waste of
time<G>)
-=A=-
I own 7 (yep, s-e-v-e-n) uniform shirts for use in pretty much every
function (I only have 2 pairs of pants...though I do own a pair of
GPH-issued shorts! lol!). Why you ask? It's pretty practical to have
different shirts to wear to a function. Sectional event in the summer? Got
a short-sleeve Sectional staff shirt. Ushering at District Council?
District Staff Dress Khakis... and so on. I drag them all out when I teach
Ranger Basics modules to show my leaders-to-be what the uniform should
look like because, strangely (or not) the uniform becomes the dominate
topic in the Question-and-Answer session at the end. I don't really like
the new ideas behind the uniform, as allowing the commanders to wear the
awards they teach opens a door to wanna-be General Pattons everywhere. I
wear all of my awards when I wear my dress khakis, but imo 5 rows of
ribbons, especially when 2 rows are of merits I taught to boys, just looks
plain tacky, and I avoid wearing it as much as possible, except when I'm
teaching leaders.
Personally, though I measure all of my patches with a ruler and have my
uniforms pressed and taken care of at a law enforcement supply shop, I see
the uniform not as a focal point or something we should inordinately focus
on, but rather a tool to be used to further the ministry to the public.
Everyone knows what a Boy Scout uniforms looks like, but when I walk in to
a restaurant after a Ranger Sunday, I usually end up satisfying the
curiosity of a passer-by after they stare at my uniform long enough. I
think we should keep this in mind whenever we wear our uniform in public,
as these days, flash and image are everything (something I emphasise on
when teaching LMA modules) and a properly maintained uniform does well to
appease those ideas in the public. Of course, on a campout, all bets are
off as evidenced in a photo I have of myself in my Pioneers uniform way
back when (1990-91, ha!) covered in mud (Thankfully I had no pins on at
the time) after a spate of football in the mud. Some reading that may be
horrified, but when you get down to it, what is more important, the
uniform being clean, or the boy having fun (My mom, after the campout,
setteled for the former though... ;^))
A final note about the uniforms- Our District Commander emeritus Dee
Stroud was once asked by a GMA why he wore a plain uniform with his
Campaign hat. His reply, like everything else he says, was so simple yet
so deep. He pointed at the gold braid on top and said, "Son, when you have
this, everything else is just overkill."
-Loren C. Klein
Louisiana District Webmaster
rangerforums.com Administrator
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