USO Show

It's important for you to represent your country abroad. You need to be the face of your nation and leave all non-Americans you come across with a positive opinion of the American people. This is especially important at tourist sites of world significance. Rule Number One: know what to wear.

I went to the Yongsan base last week for a summer camp field trip to the USO, and I learned some awesome things. First of all, they have a small restaurant with loads of American food, like hamburgers, hash browns, and salads with ranch dressing. It's super cheap, and you don't have to be military to get in. I also learned about trips to the DMZ. For example, if you want to take a tour, it is important that you "display a neat and presentable appearance." If you are military, you must dress "in accordance with Armistice requirements" without such attire as "battle dress, utility, fatigue, dungaree or flight suit-type working uniforms". If you are civilian, "informal civilian clothes commonly viewed as acceptable in equivalent public settings are normally acceptable. For example, clean jeans without fraying or tearing and a clean t-shirt lettered with profanity, and flip-flop sandals would be deemed unacceptable." (Figure that sentence out.) You also cannot wear clothing that is "faddish, extreme, torn, tattered, frayed, overly provocative or otherwise inappropriate".

Also, the following items are strictly prohibited:

1. "Shirts/tops without sleeves or that expose midriff."
2. "Short pants."
3. "Any items of outer clothing of a sheer variety."
4. "Sports uniforms or athletic clothing of any kind including track pants or stretch pants."
5. "Oversize clothing, commonly referred to as 'gangster' clothes, including oversize baggy/long pants, t-shirts, or sweatshirts, and 'biker' dress such as leather vests and leather riding chaps."

What if my leather were whole pants? Is that ok?

What if I could say something to better lead into this picture?




That would be sweet.