03-08-2018, 15:02
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Army: No more kissing soldiers on St. Patrick’s in Savannah
Army: No more kissing soldiers on St. Patrick’s in Savannah
https://wtop.com/holidays/2018/03/ar...s-in-savannah/
"SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Army wants to halt a favorite St. Patrick’s Day shenanigan in Savannah that for decades has left marching soldiers with lipstick-smeared cheeks.
Roughly 200 soldiers from nearby Fort Stewart are expected to march in the coastal Georgia city’s sprawling St. Patrick’s Day parade March 17. Traditionally, women wearing bright lipstick dart from the crowd to plant kisses on the faces of passing troops.
A Fort Stewart spokesman and the parade’s chief organizer said Thursday the Army wants the soldier smooching stopped.
Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said the marching soldiers “need to look professional” and “red lipstick is not part of the uniform.”
Brian Counihan is chairman of the Savannah parade’s organizing committee. He says having spectators dash into the moving parade raises safety and security concerns."
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03-08-2018, 15:08
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Yet, they are all too willing to let you get a "loppadickoffame" and wear high-heels.
We've lost our freaking minds.
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03-08-2018, 15:19
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Originally Posted by JimP
We've lost our freaking minds.
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We haven't, but we should be doing something about those that have.
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03-08-2018, 18:16
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Brian Counihan is chairman of the Savannah parade’s organizing committee. He says having spectators dash into the moving parade raises safety and security concerns.
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This is the epitome of the post-9/11 and SJW era we live in... Surprised this was never a concern of national security
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Yet, they are all too willing to let you get a "loppadickoffame" and wear high-heels.
We've lost our freaking minds.
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First thing that came to my mind lol.
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03-08-2018, 21:39
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No lipstick? I reckon a BJ is out of the question....
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03-08-2018, 22:38
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Well, then us retiree's need to stand tall and take their places for this despicable act....no sacrifice too hard...etc, etc.
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03-09-2018, 01:45
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NO KISSING THE TROOPS ???
Kevin Larson, YOU are an ASS Hat....Why don't you put in a 1049 for Astan ? DON'T LET FEAR STOP YOU.....Tom Kelly
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03-08-2018, 15:10
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Well, what if it's gay men wearing the lipstick and kissing the soldiers? In today's upside down world that has to be okay, right?
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03-08-2018, 15:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete
Army: No more kissing soldiers on St. Patrick’s in Savannah
https://wtop.com/holidays/2018/03/ar...s-in-savannah/
"SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Army wants to halt a favorite St. Patrick’s Day shenanigan in Savannah that for decades has left marching soldiers with lipstick-smeared cheeks.
Roughly 200 soldiers from nearby Fort Stewart are expected to march in the coastal Georgia city’s sprawling St. Patrick’s Day parade March 17. Traditionally, women wearing bright lipstick dart from the crowd to plant kisses on the faces of passing troops.
A Fort Stewart spokesman and the parade’s chief organizer said Thursday the Army wants the soldier smooching stopped.
Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said the marching soldiers “need to look professional” and “red lipstick is not part of the uniform.”
Brian Counihan is chairman of the Savannah parade’s organizing committee. He says having spectators dash into the moving parade raises safety and security concerns."
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My goodness gracious! WTH! This is a joke, right??? They have nothing better to do than micro-manage this?
Would give a kiss on the cheek, and the only safety concern would be if my red lipstick was put on correctly! Damn..
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03-08-2018, 16:40
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And just to add, can only hope the Soldiers receive a flood of support!!!
Love Our Troops and Tradition!
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03-10-2018, 04:13
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Originally Posted by Sworop
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This world is going nuts. It was ok for decades and all of a sudden it a security threat? Gimme a break…
Last edited by Moshers; 10-20-2019 at 01:59.
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03-10-2018, 04:40
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This world is going nuts. It was ok for decades and all of a sudden it a security threat? Gimme a break…
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First post fail, Moshers.
Not in the right place and you didn't follow the board instruction.
Next post had better be in the right place.
And fill out your profile so we know who we're talking to.
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03-12-2018, 13:29
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The real reason for this change of policy is discrimination. By only allowing women to participate, it is an offense to the LBGT community.
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03-12-2018, 13:40
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so - what is JAG going to do when a young gal rushes in to give a lipstick stain to Joe and while following published guidelines, Joe hip checks her, then puts the boots to her...
...self defense from her physical assault and all that jazz
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03-12-2018, 16:46
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so - what is JAG going to do when a young gal rushes in to give a lipstick stain to Joe and while following published guidelines, Joe hip checks her, then puts the boots to her...
...self defense from her physical assault and all that jazz
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When I was a young 2LT, my platoon sergeant once told me, "Sir, it is never a good idea to put forth guidance you can't reasonably enforce. If you do this, the guidance will be consistently breached and - in the eyes of the men - you'll lose the power of your command."
This was told to me in response to a directive by our battalion commander that soldiers were not allowed to curse during the course of a normal duty day.
Anyway, my platoon sergeant eventually made sergeant major. :-)
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