Comments | pepper_field: The icon says it all, really

pepper_field

The icon says it all, really

Feb 16, 2007 13:24

For anyone interested in the sport of Xtreme Accuracy in their fic, take a look here to see precise US Air Force appearance regulations. Jack may be in trouble: on the first page of Chapter 1, under Individuals' Responsibilities: "Members will not stand or walk with hands in pockets of any uniform combination, other than to insert or remove items."

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nandamai February 16 2007, 14:09:23 UTC

Oooh, very useful. Thank you!

Sam's in trouble, too, apparently. Cosmetics (W) will not be "worn in field conditions." Heh.

pepper_field February 16 2007, 16:01:55 UTC

Heh. They're such rebels. *g* But the show is mostly correct, from what I can tell - I've skimmed the document, trying to catch them out, but aside from the small-print and some hair issues, they seem to follow regs pretty closely. Darn it.

Argh, I'm such a geek. Glad I'm not the only one.

pepper_field February 16 2007, 16:11:34 UTC

And I couldn't see anything about cosmetics for men... Looks like Jack is free to wear all the mascara and lipstick he wants. *g*

Although I may well have missed the appropriate paragraph.

rigel_7 February 16 2007, 15:01:12 UTC

hehe

I'm still working out the kinks of having to use US spelling in my fics - goddamn it, it just looks wrong

However I will admit to looking up BDUs to find out exactly what they look like :P

pepper_field February 16 2007, 16:08:28 UTC

I used to use US spellings, because, y'know, US show and all... but I kept spelling things US-style at work, which was not good. Now I use British spellings, with Americanisms if and when I remember. No one seems to object.

At least, I think I use British spellings - my writing has become so mid-Atlantic that I can't remember what's correct... Worrying.

(I looked up formal dress first. It's fun! It's like Sam and Jack are real people! *g*)