18/10/2025
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Would I let someone else wear my PMA Cadet Uniform to their School Career Guidance Activity?
In short - Yes, I would.
As an Alumnus of the Academy, I recognize that there are laws, rules, and regulations in connection to our uniform - but in the first place, what is the purpose of these laws? We must always go back to the heart of why these things are in place.
If someone would wear my uniform because this aspirant wants to be a future Cadet like I was, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ - ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ?
Social Media is a scary place, we sensationalize things and put malice into things that otherwise would have not been noticed in the first place. I am sure, that in the future, as I become a proud father, I would let my child wear my uniform for a picture if he would want to be like me in the future.
Yes, the uniform is something we work hard for - I know that, especially the Chevron of the Brigade Commander and those 1st Class Lines - but it wonโt make me any less if I would let someone else wear it. Especially if that would inspire him to be like me one day. We never know, he could actually be the next Brigade/Regiment Commander.
Letโs be kind. There was no malice in the wearing of the uniform. In fact, I am proud that another youngblood wants to follow the path less travelled.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ช ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ.
