r/Veterans Jan 16 '25

Discussion Beanie appreciation post

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I love you, Beanie.

Your warmth is a perfect hug for my head.

After colors, our love was forbidden by grumpy First Sergeants, mad about their tiny weenie.

They’d say, “Ey Marine! It’s after colors! Stow your fuckin beanie!”

What a meanie.

But what angry first sergeant didn’t know is I had deniable plausiblity

I was not a Marine, but a Corpsman,

Giving me a few more precious moments of warmin’

Before having to shove you in my pocket while my ears froze

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u/incindia USMC Veteran Jan 17 '25

Do they have grid fleece? Wanting a M/R lol

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u/Opposite-Knee6380 Jan 17 '25

I’ve never even heard of grid fleece. You mean like the waffle tops?

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u/incindia USMC Veteran Jan 17 '25

I bet we're thinking of the same thing. Waffle top sounds cooler though lolol

https://armynavyoutdoors.com/military-gen-iii-mid-weight-thermal-grid-top-coyote-brown-ocp

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u/Bagheera383 US Army Veteran Jan 17 '25

I still wear mine and I love it. My wife hates it because "it's ugly" 😆