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Posted: 8/2/2014 12:01:20 AM EDT
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Save a set then use the rest for changing oil, cutting grass, etc. I only say save a set, because I would have loved to have had a set of my grandfathers' uniforms from WWII. They probably thought they were junk at the time too.
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Posted: 8/2/2014 12:04:48 AM EDT
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This. I swore into the Army wearing my Grandfather's 2nd WW Pea Coat w/ my stripes on it. Save a set.
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Posted: 8/2/2014 12:57:45 AM EDT
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I got rid of Everything except the socks, Low Quarters, one Baseball Hat, One Beret, One set of OD Greens, the Field Jacket and its liner. Okay and the belts, too. Basically I was out and didn't need anything any longer. But I kept One Full Uniform because I can prove that I Served in seconds.
The socks eventually wore out, I wore my Paratrooper boots under my gown during my College Graduation Ceremony, I still occasionally wear my Highly Shined Low Quarters when I'm at some fancy Event, and I wear my barely fitting  Field Jacket when Veterans Day comes around and I'm in line for my Free Meals.
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Posted: 8/2/2014 6:55:29 AM EDT
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every pair of pants but one turned into shorts, some of the t-shirts kept for dirty jobs, tops stuffed in duffle bags in the garage, TA50 in all kinds of weird places
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Posted: 8/2/2014 9:41:33 PM EDT
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Keep one set with your stuff on it for old time's sake.
Give the polypros to a homeless shelter or Goodwill (unless they're waffle tops and in that case you're mad for throwing them out) as for the uniforms, man, they're ACU's. Put them where that pattern belongs: 
or if you want a more deployed feel toss em in a burn pit |
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Posted: 8/3/2014 2:17:24 AM EDT
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I was thinking of dying mine darker green once we swap over. Think deer will notice?
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Posted: 8/11/2014 10:45:09 PM EDT
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I donated mine after a break in service to my local ROTC, they were happy to have them, funding issues.
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Posted: 8/12/2014 1:01:06 PM EDT
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Keep the thermals and gloves, you can always use them later.
Take the cleanest pair of ACU's and hang them up in a corner of your closet. You never know when nostalgia will strike. Take the nastiest pair of ACU's and save them for yard work, painting, etc. Take everything else to a surplus store and buy beer with the proceeds. The local store gave me $40 for a pair of lightly worn black leather (pre-9/11) boots. |
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Posted: 8/26/2014 6:33:50 PM EDT
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Save 1 set, then craigslist.
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Posted: 8/31/2014 5:05:42 AM EDT
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http://www.militaryuniformexchange.com/exchange/
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Posted: 9/2/2014 8:48:16 PM EDT
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I've got Rubbermaid bins full of old stuff
Keep it if you can't figure out what to do with it right away If you know someone who's still in, maybe they can use it Maybe you have a young relative or neighbor who would love to inherit what they might see as some cool military stuff |
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Posted: 9/2/2014 8:52:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: as for the uniforms, man, they're ACU's. Put them where that pattern belongs: http://www.sheilazellerinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Vintage-Riveted-Trash-Can.jpg ... Why would I put them in the alarm clock?
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Posted: 9/2/2014 8:57:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Keep the thermals and gloves, you can always use them later. Take the cleanest pair of ACU's and hang them up in a corner of your closet. You never know when nostalgia will strike. Take the nastiest pair of ACU's and save them for yard work, painting, etc. Take everything else to a surplus store and buy beer with the proceeds. The local store gave me $40 for a pair of lightly worn black leather (pre-9/11) boots. Pre-Y2K, I traded a bunch of my old woodlands and boots to a local surplus store, and ended up with a case of USGI 15rd M1 carbine mags (NIW) and a broken carbine bayonet that I wanted, to make a QD picatinny rail light mount for my M1 carbine
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Posted: 9/3/2014 9:18:14 AM EDT
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I use the old ACU's for working on the truck/car/motorcycle and the BDU's for paintball. I'm keeping a full operational set though for Lord knows what.
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Posted: 9/3/2014 9:29:17 AM EDT
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I'm out on 29 September. I have them all sitting next to a steel trashcan and a bottle of lighter fluid.
Burn baby burn. |
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Posted: 9/3/2014 10:04:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Save a set then use the rest for changing oil, cutting grass, etc. I only say save a set, because I would have loved to have had a set of my grandfathers' uniforms from WWII. They probably thought they were junk at the time too. My grandmother threw out most of Dad's WW2 Navy uniforms. 
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Posted: 9/3/2014 2:38:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My grandmother threw out most of Dad's WW2 Navy uniforms. I swore into the National Guard wearing my blues & grand da's 2nd WW pea coat w/ my stripes on it. I got some very strange looks @ MEPS. |
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Posted: 9/9/2014 10:49:33 PM EDT
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I was thinking of dying mine darker green once we swap over. Think deer will notice? Worth a try. I still use my old leaf pattern Cammies with the slant pockets for deer hunting. |
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Posted: 9/10/2014 9:47:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I'm out on 29 September. I have them all sitting next to a steel trashcan and a bottle of lighter fluid. Burn baby burn. Is this inception??? Because that's my plan, and I'm also out the 29th. |
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