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When prescribed for tactical instructors and all cadets: Service Uniform B: (1) Service hat (peaked, four indentations, with hat cord sawed on); (2) Olive drab shirt; (3)Service breeches (O. D. wool); (4) Russet leather shoes; (5) Leggings (same...
When prescribed for tactical instructors and all cadets: Service Uniform D: (1) Service hat, with hat-cord; (2) Olive drab shirt; (3) Service breeches (O. D. cotton); (4) Russet leather shoes; (5) Leggins (same...
...members of the University who have not yet decided which branch of the service to join, the past few weeks have been a period of trying uncertainty. In a time like the present it is hard to see olive-drab and navy blue on all sides and be contented with civilian clothes. Harvard men have been advised frequently against hasty and thoughtless enlistment, but the time for definite action by every member of the University is rapidly approaching...
...uniforms have already caused a change in habits and posture of the men wearing them. The traditional undergraduate indifference to the niceties of dress has been hidden beneath the smartness of olive-drab. The traditional undergraduate slouch is ironed straight in the square-shouldered cut of the military blouse. Clothing which is made to be worn well makes a man stand well. And when a man stands well, he is apt to to think well of himself, and of that service which he represents...
...Olive-drab is the badge of a nation's fighting men. There must be no disregard of the uniform, no use of a part of it as a convenient riding or golfing costume. Men who are going to fight bravely must dress and carry themselves in accord with the honor of that lofty cause which draws their allegiance...