- The
Marine Corps is not typically known as a fashion-first outfit. But for the
bravest and finest who defend the United States against so much danger on a
daily basis, it’s worth giving those men and women a say in the gear they don
when they’re at work. With that very thought in mind, significant changes for
Marine Corps uniforms are in the works. The final decision hasn’t been made,
but switching to “bravos” or “charlies” as the uniform of the day and doing
away with desert camouflage utility uniforms are two proposals currently on the
table. The changes come in the wake of a
survey of Marines conducted over the summer by the Marine Corps Uniform Board and
Marines’ input will be taken into account, according to board manager Mary
Boyt. “The survey results will be briefed at the formal Uniform Board meeting
during the deliberation phase of the process and will be briefed to the
commandant and his staff in conjunction with the formal Uniform Board
recommendation on the issues,” Boyt said. In addition to uniform changes, the
board has also authorized the wear of lock and twist hairstyles for women and mandated
that under sleeve-rolling regulations for desert MARPAT cammies, the rolls must
be “snug to the arm.” The uniform survey asked Marines to vote on three
potential uniform changes: adopting a new seasonal uniform policy, removing
desert cammies from the required gear list and adopting a new dress
blue coat for women. Within the seasonal policy, there are three
recommendations being considered. One is giving force-level commanders
authority to make the call on which uniform of the day their Marines should
wear based on the climate in their area of operation, while the second would
delegate the decision of which uniform to wear to local commanders based on
climate and training requirements and the third would scrap combat utility
uniforms as the uniform of the day in favor of the service uniform. In that
case, “Bravos” or “charlies” would become the universal daily uniform, versus
the weekly “service uniform Fridays” Marines currently enjoy……….
- Vermont
Catamounts guard Dre Wills has both a lot of free time on his hands for the
near future and the least badass story of athlete misconduct ever for a college
athlete. Wills has been suspended for eight games, but not for smashing a bar
stool over someone’s head in a fight at an off-campus watering hole or because he
was pulled over by campus police with a giant bag of weed in his car, but
rather for reselling textbooks. The university's athletic department banned the
junior guard for violating its student-athlete code and NCAA rules regarding
his athletic scholarship by selling the books. For those who don’t know,
scholarship athletes get their books for free and must return them at the end
of each quarter or semester, but Wills decided to make a little extra cash by
selling his books from the fall semester. Wrong? Technically yes, but in the
scope of all the unsavory business that goes on in college sports, probably the
least offensive wrong that was committed in the past month. Wills, who is
averaging 6.8 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Catamounts, has already served
three games of his ban but won't be eligible to play until Jan. 18, when
Vermont hosts UMass Lowell. Beyond sitting out several weeks of action, Wills
must also pay back an unspecified amount of money and perform community service.
To his credit, he has already apologized and said he realizes his actions were
wrong, but for future reference, he may want to spice this story up for
re-tellings of the tale if he wants to use it to up his street cred………
- Ah,
those wacky Swedes. They have various weird traditions and even weirder food
preferences - pickled herring, anyone? - but perhaps none wackier and more
pyromaniacal than the one that went down over the weekend. In what has become a
true hallmark of the holiday season, a giant decorative goat made of straw was
set ablaze in the city of Gavle, in central Sweden. The straw goat is a beloved
Christmas symbol in the city, but it’s also become a yearly staple to have
someone take a torch to it and burn that mo-fo down. Maybe the powers that be
should have simply appreciated the fact that this year's edition lasted nearly
a month on a downtown square before going up in flames, but instead they’re
pressing the case against the accused perpetrator. Police arrested a man
suspected of arson, saying they detained a suspect wearing a balaclava and
clothes reeking of lighter fluid. Oh yeah? What other evidence do you have
against this dude, who just happened to be wearing a piece of clothing often
worn to disguise one’s appearance and with the scent of lighter fluid on his
person in what may have merely been his own unique, distinctly Swedish take on
the idea of cologne? Other than his face being covered in soot and his hair -
allegedly - damaged by fire at the time he was apprehended, of course. That’s
all circumstantial evidence and maybe we all need to avoid rushing conclusions
and wait until after this lush sobers up and can be questioned by police about
(allegedly) burning down a straw version of an ancient Scandinavian Yuletide
tradition that preceded Santa Claus as the bringer of gifts……….
- The only
amazing thing about country music singer Miranda Lambert posting a photo of her
wearing a floor-length fur coat she received as a gift from her grandmother is
that she didn’t anticipate the blowback she’d receive from her animal
rights-obsessed fans and critics. The singer showed off the present from her
grandmother, whom she refers to as Nonny, with an Instagram photo that was
equal parts rich a-hole and appreciative granddaughter and the reaction was swift,
snarky and outspoken. "'I'm so fancy... You already know' my Nonny gave me
two of her fur coats! I definitely know where I got my love for DIAMONDS, FUR
and WHISKEY! #familytradition #grandmastreasures #besthandmedownever
#wandathewanderer #bringitwinter,” Lambert wrote. Some fans enjoyed the post
and expressed approval of the gift, but not everyone was down. Haters called
the image “absolutely disgusting” and “cruel,” even though Lambert has been
open about her love for animals. Hell, her Christmas card this year even
featured all five of her dogs and that wasn’t enough to quell the hate. Critics
called the self-described animal lover hypocritical, suggesting that all
animals are the same and that there isn't a difference between a domesticated
animal and a wild one killed and used to make a stylish fur coat. Lambert later
posted a photo of she and her grandmother smiling in front of a Christmas tree
to flesh out the story a bit. "Her name embroidered inside is
priceless," Lambert's caption read. "A family heirloom I will cherish
forever. I'm so thankful for her and all the things I have learned from her.
Nonny is strong, beautiful, feisty and most of all, loving." But according
to animal rights kooks, Nonny is also an evil soul with a blatant disregard for
God’s creatures……….
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