Former Alabama RB Glen Coffee graduates US Army Airborne School

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Special Forces is some serious stuff. I've worked with them and of course we have a SF member here. They are some bad a**es. Good luck to him.

AATW!
 
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shadedvolorange said:
No free shoes. Military uniforms are deducted from their pay for the initial issue and must buy all of their military clothing for the remaining time in service.
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1. I have been receiving a clothing allowance from the government since 1994 to cover the cost of uniforms. I don't pay for them.

2. In some cases, the uniforms are directly issued to the individual free of charge.

3. It was meant as a joke, so STFU.

4. Thanks for being wrong all the time.
 
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when I served this nation mid 70' - early 80' full time and then joined the guard during desert storm build up (I spent several yrs overseas but did not deploy during Iraq because desert storm was over before I finished tech school) the only boots/shoes that were issued were standard combat boots. my first LES reflected deductions such as taxes, allotments, and clothing. when I read you statement about free shoes I knew it was most likely a joke but reminded me of the mostly great times I had in the military. jump boots were not issued to all units (mine was issues metal plated jump boots along with other tropical gear) my 1st pair of jump boots cost me about $100 and I was very proud of them. my son is now in the military and his pay is way above what we received back in the day. in addition the clothing allowance we received came no where near paying for daily wear and tear we put ourselves and our uniforms through, I think office personnel clothing lasted much longer.
 
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Good. With everything the military goes through the fewer problems they have, such as finance, the better they should perform. Again, we received a clothing allowance but it was not enough to cover all the cost it took to maintain our clothing.
 
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Hmm interesting. Got his Bachelors from UA but doesn't sound like he tried to go Army OCS?
 
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As with almost any article these days no one go read the comments. They'll make your eyes roll into the back of your head and will most likely cause massive drooling. Thank you for your service Glen Coffee, and here's to wishing him good luck in reaching the next goal he's set forward for himself.
 
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JFreak said:
Hmm interesting. Got his Bachelors from UA but doesn't sound like he tried to go Army OCS?
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He may try for OCS later on, but most NCO's at some point, go on to get a degree of some sort. It really helps with promotion points!
 
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