Do any of you use or allow your people to use sun glasses during summer time activities such as marching in a parade? If you do, are they standardized. What model/type are they. Sunglasses are obviously not acceptable in all situation but are they acceptable for some?
Charles we purchased our sunglasses at a local military surplus store. The website is www.omahas.com and the sunglasses can be found in the aviation category. There are 4-5 items available, the pair that we selected were the Original Pilot Sunglasses, mattee bayonet 52mm. List price is $39.50 but we got a 10% discount because we purchased 15 pair. These sunglasses are not as comfortable as Oakleys or the other high end stuff but they look the most appropriate with our uniforms. Good luck.
Just completed the Elmhurst Honor Guard Academy near Chicago Illinois. Excellent class!. They taught us sunglasses are appropriate to wear in most situations. But, the sunglasses must all match or nobody wears them. We are considering buying cheap glasses in bulk so that we could purchase glasses for the guard (13 members) and keep plenty of extras for replacement or as new members come on board. Then we wouldn't have to worry about finding matching glasses a few years from now and putting out a lot of money. At the Honor Guard Academy they issued each student a set of glasses the first day and though cheap, they did look good.
During a detail, we never wear sunglasses. Before the detail, or after it...they're permitted. I've never seen a military HG detail with sunglasses. That maybe narrow minded, but....
Dec 5, 2008
Bryan Downie
Just completed the Elmhurst Honor Guard Academy near Chicago Illinois. Excellent class!. They taught us sunglasses are appropriate to wear in most situations. But, the sunglasses must all match or nobody wears them. We are considering buying cheap glasses in bulk so that we could purchase glasses for the guard (13 members) and keep plenty of extras for replacement or as new members come on board. Then we wouldn't have to worry about finding matching glasses a few years from now and putting out a lot of money. At the Honor Guard Academy they issued each student a set of glasses the first day and though cheap, they did look good.
Bryan
Dec 17, 2008
David Malcomson
Sep 27, 2010