Obama wants Marines to wear ‘girly’ hats

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

http://nypost.com/2013/10/23/obama-wants-marines-to-wear-girly-hats/

A change to the Marine Corps’ uniform hats could take the hard-nosed Leathernecks from the Halls of Montezuma to the shops of Christopher Street.
Thanks to a plan by President Obama to create a “unisex” look for the Corps, officials are on the verge of swapping out the Marines’ iconic caps – known as “covers” — with a new version that some have derided as so “girly” that they would make the French blush.
“We don’t even have enough funding to buy bullets, and the DoD is pushing to spend $8 million on covers that look like women’s hats!” one senior Marine source fumed to The Post. “The Marines deserve better. It makes them look ridiculous.”
The thin new covers have a feminine line that some officials think would make them look just as good on female marines as on males — in keeping with the Obama directive.
“The Marine Corps is being ‘encouraged’ by DoD to standardize on a unisex/universal dress and service cap,” Marine brass noted in an internal memo obtained by The Post.
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One of the new hats worn by a female Marine.
Male and female Marines currently wear gender-specific caps.
The controversial covers have been dubbed the “Dan Daly” hat, after a World War I sergeant from Long Island who twice won the Medal of Honor.
But some Marines love the old hat, which has been in use since 1922 and think the new hat is a glorified “porter’s cap.” The new Daly model is based on a style the Marines used from 1904 to 1918 – and then jettisoned.
“The Dan Daly cap looks too French, and the last people we want to associate our Marines with would be the French military,” wrote one commenter on the Marine Times Web site.
As of now, the new covers are only in the proposal stage.
Marines have until Friday to cast their votes on whether to adopt them or keep the old hat with modifications. Marine Corps head Gen. James Amos will make the final decision.
According to the memo obtained by The Post, requiring all troops to use the Daly cover will cost $8,221,958. Going with the traditional cap will save $284,043, because the current female caps are more expensive.
“Why are we even focused on this while we are laying troops off for no budget?” another Marine Times commenter asked.
“None of the [members] liked the idea of a universal cover for all Marines,” the internal memo noted. “The group members did not like the appearance of the Dan Daly cap on the male Marine.”

[Darnell 8,479]

OK - need more results of more focus groups.

Come On Obama, I'm not changing my cover for nuttin !

[Danno 1,228]

I think this is a great idea.

It will put a place marker between the Old Corps (before Obama) and what it will become with the extended social engineering to include Homosexuality cross dressing, transgenderism and so on.

My Dad used to refer to an earlier time as the "Brown shoes" era, meaning before the Army/Airforce when to Black on shoes, belts. (after WW2)

[Darnell 8,479]

The president in no way, shape or form directed the Marine Corps to change our uniform cover, according to the Marine Corps statement. We are looking for a new cover for our female Marines for one overriding reason: The former manufacturer went out of business. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

The president in no way, shape or form directed the Marine Corps to change our uniform cover, according to the Marine Corps statement. We are looking for a new cover for our female Marines for one overriding reason: The former manufacturer went out of business. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

Ya think

[Danno 1,228]

The president in no way, shape or form directed the Marine Corps to change our uniform cover, according to the Marine Corps statement. We are looking for a new cover for our female Marines for one overriding reason: The former manufacturer went out of business. The Marine Corps has zero intention of changing the male cover.

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/marines-shoot-down-internet-story-on-obama-s-alleged-push-for-girly-hats-1.248963

That makes even less sense,

Are we to believe that no one can make the womens hat in the current style?

Typically the Gov't comes up with what they want made and then take bids.

Edited October 25, 2013 by Danno

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

That makes even less sense,

Are we to believe that no one can make the womens hat in the current style?

Typically the Gov't comes up with what they want made and then take bids.

One of my super right wing FB friends posted the story. To be honest I thought it was funny blaming Obama,who probably has no clue what Military head gear is or has time to get involved in such routine matters.

Not the we should not blame Obama for a lot, but sometimes they get carried away.

I remember when they gave everyday soldiers the Black beret.

That was some high order BS if you ask me. Bush knew about that one. I still can't believe he let that happen

[Jacque67 7,328]

Photos please. I love hats.

[Danno 1,228]

One of my super right wing FB friends posted the story. To be honest I thought it was funny blaming Obama,who probably has no clue what Military head gear is or has time to get involved in such routine matters.

Not the we should not blame Obama for a lot, but sometimes they get carried away.

I remember when they gave everyday soldiers the Black beret.

That was some high order BS if you ask me. Bush knew about that one. I still can't believe he let that happen

When I read the story this morning it smelled to me too.

Sure he could get in the middle of such a decision and influence it.

But anytime the DOD makes any such change it is a long process with many steps, boards, testing etc.

[Operator 1,927]

I remember when Clinton was elected and we started calling recruits "Clinton Marines" and "DADT Marines"; they weren't fond of it.

I can't imagine that the POTUS gives two shites about what jar heads have on their heads.

I actually have mixed feelings about the proposal. Sgt. Maj. Daly is a Marine Corps hero but I'm not sure I could put that lid on my head.

Edited October 25, 2013 by Operator

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

A change to the Marine Corps’ uniform hats could take the hard-nosed Leathernecks from the Halls of Montezuma to the shops of Christopher Street.

Oh, New York Post. You're not fit to line the bottom of bird and hamster cages.

The uniform changes have been in the works for a long time. They are for the most part stupid and superfluous. Knowing the Marines, they most likely won't happen at all.

What is happening of a much more serious nature is that resources are continually being pulled away from the Marines and redirected to the Navy and the Army. The Corps is shrinking, which this Administration can claim responsibility for. Always expected to do more with less is part of being a Marine, this is true, but the lengths this Administration has gone to cut needed resources to Marines still in Afghanistan and to force retirement and early discharge on lower ranking officers is, in my estimation, shameful.