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Pretty Salty! Next you'll claim you have "herringbone utilities"!
OK, this is one of those times when looking smart takes a backseat to wanting to know. Please edumacate me on herringbone utilities.
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I had to google it, but I think he meant this:

http://www.ww2gyrene.org/P1941_utilityuniform.htm
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OK, this is one of those times when looking smart takes a backseat to wanting to know. Please edumacate me on herringbone utilities.
In 66 when I entered the Corps, some of the really "OLD salts" still had the herringbone style utilities (fatigues to Army types). Technically they were "retired" but they didn't give true "Old Corps" types grief, just "boots" who somehow acquired a set to look "Salty".
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All I wanna know is what ass hat started the FLOTEP and FCC 2.0 phrases???
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All I wanna know is what ass hat started the FLOTEP and FCC 2.0 phrases???
Hiding in plain sight, huh? Good plan, amigo
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All I wanna know is what ass hat started the FLOTEP and FCC 2.0 phrases???
Hence " chimp with a gun"
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