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Title: What colour were your socks...ya know, during basic?
Post by: Thrawn on February 20, 2007, 04:16:35 PM: I was never in basic training so I don't know what colour my socks where. But if I had been in basic training, I would have liked by socks to be a blue/gray/red paisley.
Title: What colour were your socks...ya know, during basic?
Post by: Blooz on February 20, 2007, 04:21:01 PM: Green for field wear and black for dress uniform
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Post by: Bronk on February 20, 2007, 04:25:59 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Blooz
Green for field wear and black for dress uniform

Me too.
:noid :noid :noid

Bronk
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Post by: eskimo2 on February 20, 2007, 04:28:31 PM: Mine were white with red letters that said, "Take Canada!"
Title: What colour were your socks...ya know, during basic?
Post by: Airscrew on February 20, 2007, 04:35:43 PM: Black and black... black wool/cotton for combat boots, thin black ones for low quarters.... and when we're real freaky we'd wear.... black socks.
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Post by: tedrbr on February 20, 2007, 04:40:39 PM: Green Wool.

.... and I have NOT worn Army ISSUED Socks (or underwear) since then. Your feet are important, treat them right. My sock drawer 20 years later includes: Green, Black, Tan, and Desert Brown Socks now..... none of them Army issue. Nadda. Between Campmor and Ranger Joes, my (flat) feet are (relatively) happy feet.

(http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/military/ranka-ssg.gif) (http://www.thesmilies.com)
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Post by: straffo on February 20, 2007, 04:45:11 PM: I don't remember the colour

But I can't forget the smell ;)
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Post by: Carrel on February 20, 2007, 04:53:59 PM: I wore pantyhose, not socks. Which might have something to do with why they booted me out.
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Post by: eskimo2 on February 20, 2007, 04:57:47 PM: Thrawn,

Just an FYI: No one on this board gets sarcasm. All threads are taken seriously.
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Post by: GtoRA2 on February 20, 2007, 05:27:43 PM: The real question is.... Do intardnet snipers have special magic sucks, or just magical imaginations?:D
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Post by: john9001 on February 20, 2007, 06:15:59 PM: socks? you guys had socks? next you will be saying you also had boots.

all i got was a sniper rifle, a poison pill and a scorpion, the scorpion was in case the poison pill did not work.
Title: What colour were your socks...ya know, during basic?
Post by: vorticon on February 20, 2007, 06:20:22 PM: Quote
Originally posted by eskimo2
Mine were white with red letters that said, "Take Canada!"

white huh? bet that was usefull.
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Post by: cpxxx on February 20, 2007, 06:40:55 PM: As they didn't issue us socks. They were probably blue, which I usually wear. Come to think of it, they didn't issue us with shirts, ties, fatigues, combat uniforms, webbing and it was ages before I was officially issued a beret. :huh We did get boots though and an ill fitting badly made No1 uniform. :lol Ah the good old days!:rolleyes:
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Post by: john9001 on February 20, 2007, 06:45:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by cpxxx
As they didn't issue us socks. They were probably blue, which I usually wear. Come to think of it, they didn't issue us with shirts, ties, fatigues, combat uniforms, webbing and it was ages before I was officially issued a beret. :huh We did get boots though and an ill fitting badly made No1 uniform. :lol Ah the good old days!:rolleyes:

what did you expect from the IRA.
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Post by: AWMac on February 20, 2007, 06:45:58 PM: During Basic they were new OD Green wool socks.

Mac
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Post by: cpxxx on February 20, 2007, 07:10:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by john9001
what did you expect from the IRA.

You seem confused my friend, actually it was the ARI. Army of the Republic of Ireland.:p

More accurately the FCA, Forsa Cosanta Aituil. Think National Guard!

The IRA had much better uniforms, including ski masks to keep out the cold Irish winds, (I assume). ;) Plus they had AR-15's and AK-47's. All we had were .303 Lee Enfiields. :O I think their socks were green, white and orange.:rofl
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Post by: john9001 on February 20, 2007, 07:15:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by cpxxx

The IRA had much better uniforms, including ski masks to keep out the cold Irish winds, (I assume).

lol
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Post by: texasmom on February 20, 2007, 07:57:31 PM: Quote
Originally posted by AWMac
During Basic they were new OD Green wool socks.

Mac

Yours were new??
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Post by: nirvana on February 20, 2007, 08:19:16 PM: What the fudge is red paisley?
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Post by: Hawco on February 20, 2007, 08:35:34 PM: Quote
Originally posted by cpxxx
You seem confused my friend, actually it was the ARI. Army of the Republic of Ireland.:p

More accurately the FCA, Forsa Cosanta Aituil. Think National Guard!

The IRA had much better uniforms, including ski masks to keep out the cold Irish winds, (I assume). ;) Plus they had AR-15's and AK-47's. All we had were .303 Lee Enfiields. :O I think their socks were green, white and orange.:rofl

They also had nice little black cabs that liked to drive round the Ardoyne keeping them alll cosy, milkvans to and cutout vans, the cut out vans where the good ones, you knew one was in the area, esspceially around crossmaglen, some of the road signs there were clearly makred with nice big round holes to let you know thaty had nice new shiny American made Barrets to use.
that's why we always walked about 15 meters behind the nice RUC guy.....
go for a wander around the divis flats sometimes, they don't need to wear ski masks now, they're all legit politicians now you know...
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Post by: Toad on February 20, 2007, 08:39:48 PM: Quote
Originally posted by nirvana
What the fudge is red paisley?

(http://www.fabricattic.com/Englebreit%20Red%20Paisley.jpg)
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Post by: AWMac on February 20, 2007, 08:42:22 PM: Quote
Originally posted by texasmom
Yours were new??

Yep

Mac
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Post by: nirvana on February 20, 2007, 08:51:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Toad
(http://www.fabricattic.com/Englebreit%20Red%20Paisley.jpg)

HA!
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Post by: Sketch on February 20, 2007, 09:17:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Airscrew
Black and black... black wool/cotton for combat boots, thin black ones for low quarters.... and when we're real freaky we'd wear.... black socks.

^---- same as Screw :D
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Post by: Gunslinger on February 20, 2007, 09:55:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GtoRA2
The real question is.... Do intardnet snipers have special magic sucks, or just magical imaginations?:D

The real question is if an intardnet sniper shot a bear in the wood and no one heard it does it make a sound when it takes a dump?:noid
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Post by: Hornet33 on February 21, 2007, 01:58:04 AM: Well I was issued OD green wool socks from the Army and black wool socks from the Coast Guard but never wore them. I had my personal stash of Fruit of the Loom white cotton tube socks. Only kind of socks I'll wear unless I have to dress up for something.
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Post by: Nilsen on February 21, 2007, 04:19:23 AM: black for fancy and work uniform

green for field uniform

thick grey socks for winter
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Post by: Masherbrum on February 21, 2007, 06:24:14 AM: Quote
Originally posted by john9001
socks? you guys had socks? next you will be saying you also had boots.

all i got was a sniper rifle, a poison pill and a scorpion, the scorpion was in case the poison pill did not work.

You were also "given" Mr. Black as a spotter. :noid
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Post by: FiLtH on February 21, 2007, 08:37:16 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Airscrew
Black and black... black wool/cotton for combat boots, thin black ones for low quarters.... and when we're real freaky we'd wear.... black socks.

ditto
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Post by: bsdaddict on February 21, 2007, 09:02:07 AM: man, been a while, but IIRC we just had thin blue(black?) socks issued. (Navy) wore 'em with boondockers, low quarters and sneakers, one size fits all... :)
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Post by: Saintaw on February 21, 2007, 10:01:44 AM: i don't wear clothes.
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Post by: skycaptn on February 21, 2007, 10:16:24 AM: Black combat socks, Black dress green socks.

Nothing exciting.. the new ones are green.. ive decided that my new ACU's are designed to cammoflauge me while lying on a New York sidewalk at night.
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Post by: midnight Target on February 21, 2007, 10:32:04 AM: Yea, but what color did you wear in combat?
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Post by: Maverick on February 21, 2007, 11:57:07 AM: Thrawn,

Did you suddeenly just develop a fetish for mens socks or is it a new thing for you. Why are you concerned about military socks or are the nancy boys in your neighborhood no longer thrilling enough for you? :huh
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Post by: Yknurd on February 21, 2007, 12:26:34 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Masherbrum
You were also "given" Mr. Black as a spotter. :noid

No. Mr. Black was my sniper. I was his spotter. (http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106735)
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Post by: SirLoin on February 21, 2007, 12:50:56 PM: The only socks i wear are flavoured.