The New Uniform

The uniform I had, the jacket, I was a tall, skinny kid and the jacket I got was fine in diameter but it was a way too short. It was the old ’14 - ‘18 issue with the big brass hooks that held a wide web belt and by the time I put the web belt on these hooks, I couldn’t get my arms down. So this annoyed me a little and didn’t know anything about the army so I packed the whole thing up in a bag and back out to Meadow barracks in the morning, marched into the quartermaster’s, slammed this package down on the counter, “What the hell is the idea of giving me a uniform for a 14 year old kid? ” And the quartermaster, Major... I’ve forgotten his name now, took exception to me, a barely joined up private speaking to a major that way. So he took about 15 minutes and he explained what the idea was. Anyway, got a new uniform out of it.