You may not care what you wear, you may htink you can wear whatever you look for.
Your Marine will hear about it next day and for many days, months, even years later.
So if he was hoping for a promotion around ball time well remember Military Life is 247Things just like this do have a lasting effect on your military career. Eventually, his command XO will come have a talk to him, they will explain that his choice of date reflects who he is. For instance, I also bought a pretty austrian crystal pin at another store to adorn waist area where fabric appears to gather, and I got a blackish satin short sleeve bolero jacket to cover my ‘out of shape’ arms and keep me warm. I had it altered so it wouldn’t show cleavage.
The entire look was really amazing when it was all put together. I liked color as long as it didn’t clash with my husband’s dark green dress uniform, and it’s also one of my favorite colors. MCCS class ain’t just what fork to use it covers ball clothing as well as well as other facts of toball, how to conduct yourself and all that poster herself has said that look, there’re newbies who have no clue how to act. I feel like bigger problem we have at Birthday Balls is women not dressing to their body type. I myself have yet been to a ball that only has a Applebees’s silverware set. Dresses numbered 46 and 7 but, especially confused dress are perfectly acceptable. With that being said I’m not sure why she is mocking toclass. Floor length dresses are recommend for an event just like Birthday Ball.
Since they are special staff to Commanding Officer, in my experience FRO is to each single Birthday Ball so FRO bashing isn’t needed. I agree that certain things shouldn’t be worn. I’m a female and spent time on active duty! Actually, as a female I wouldn’t wanted to hear it. I can only imagine what other soldiers were saying at next PT formation. To me it looks like hey I’m looking for my future husband to marry and he has to be E 7 or higher. I seen it first hand when I was in toArmy. Now let me tell you something. Actually the drama! Just think for a moment. I think And so it’s sick for her to show up in that manner. Nevertheless, so that’s exactly why so many spouses and military members have issue in their marriage or relationships. Shesh get off her back. Notice that she is NOT talking down to other women, she is simply giving a guideline! Essentially, for all balls I have gone to it’s obvious some women can’t look classy for life of them and maybe it’s since they dont know what right is, term Ball indicates floor length, CLASSY wear.
She is doing a service to togirlfriends, fiancee and wives of service members.
She is giving women, and military women at that, stereotypical name of tramp or trash, I sure get dark red when I see a woman wearing a dress with a slit up to you know where and it’s not since I really care.
Military’ Service uniform or a tux. Senior officers and generals should not care that soanso’s date at Ball didn’t meet up with standards of protocol. Of course I must be very concerned about direction military is going, I’d say in case armed forces chooses to judge people for promotion depending on how slutty a spouse/date looks. Now regarding aforementioned fact… So this really doesn’t ever happen, I know that I’ll be blasted. I have assisted on a promotions boards before, and board looks at thousands of records, half time they don’t even look at names.
One time they look at names is for BNRs.
They look at performance reports, test scores, and training reports from school houses.
Dress and appearance, and demeanor of a spouse, that could very well be grounds for a IG complaint, I’d say if a commander put forth non recommendation solely on the basis of tobehavior. Two girls in my class are coming, one married to a solider, one just going along for hell of it. I absolutely cringed when they both ld me what dresses they are wearing this year, and in addition about how drunk they plan to get. One who’s married, ugh, last year she wore one of those overly skin showing, neckline practically to tostomach, open back down to tocrack, slit up to tocrotch, plus cut out on sides of stomach dress. Doesn’t it sound familiar? Night ain’t about who can be sluttiest and get all attention for wrong reason. It was hot pink, intention to p it off.
THANK GOD someone had balls to write this!
I’ve gone to ball with him three years now and first year I wore a bridesmaid simple dress, second year I wore a dress I wore to my senior prom, and this year I bought a brand new gown but also modest that I love.
It was so overly tacky and slutty, I just felt it was so disrespectful to the military personnel. Oftentimes it’s just not ok. I’m in nursing school and my boyfriend of many years is in tomilitary. What are these dresses sexy! Therefore, I feel as if some women have forgotten, so it is not your night. And so it’s your husbands/spouse’s night. Lets not forget what a ball is and what its actually for, I dont agree nor disagree with all theses opinions on this random blog I came across.
It’s night to remember and give respect to what organization we have a part of.
Even as some etiquette customs have become more a suggestion than a rule, there’s still a general rule of thumb.
Look, there’s definitely a dress code to military ball functions! Here’s for you husband’s eyes! Let me tell you something. Dear goodness women, have some respect for yourself, your husband’s, and military! FORMAL dresses gonna be at least knee length to floor length and classy in taste. So here is the question. Really, who wants to see you dressed that way?
So it’s a function that could very well directly affect way your service member’s COC views him or her, that in return can affect their career.
You probably shouldn’t wear it to a military ball, So in case your grandparents or great grandparents will be ashamed of what you are wearing.
By the way, the lack of taste in should be distasteful, trashy, and shame tomilitary? Furthermore, so it is not outfit for a ball, if you are showing skin in areas normally covered by undergarments. You see, think old school Hollywood, not Paris Hilton at some party. Anyway, at our military ball, loads of us are aware that there is literally a group assigned to a security detail, and part of their job is to escort out those who are improperly dressed as well as those posing danger or causing public nuisance for whatever reason. You directly affect general impression of military in these functions! I also have to remember that a bit of these young wives and girlfriends could have been my daughters.
Out of our last 18 years we have only been stationed stateside for 9, enlisted for 5 and in school for With that being said, there’s plenty of difference in culture and how they dress formally, and now being a seasoned spouse, Know what, I find that we can all learn from others without being judgmental of their choices.
I would take it into consideration, I reckon If I picked out something that was preparing to embarrass him he should say something.
I find something that my husband would like and realize not everyone is intending to like identical thing, and here is what makes humanity great. What they consider fashion and what really is worn on redish carpet is much different than what we are used to back in today. Of course, I am to more than 100 balls in many different countries, and most beautiful women typically wear simple yet elegant gowns that impress with beautiful fabrics and impeccable tailoring. I am ld on numerous occasions that I look beautiful, elegant, and very stylish, By the way I have never been called frumpy by anybody, and I should not need to be called hot. What a sad little world you must live in where women can only be frumpy or hot, and her worth is only measured by what man should want her.
They don’t need skirts that have slits up to crotch or decolletes that expose their navels. I always feel so terribly sorry for people who can only view their surroundings in to’blackandwhite’ spectrum or hotversusfrumpy lense in your case. Whenever buying a cocktail dress for a formal ball, or can’t afford better is another, they don’t know better is one of the problems, slutty is one of the things. Certainly, has anyone ever stopped to think that maybe perhaps woman wearing prom dress is a spouse who can’t afford better? Therefore, I am respectful wards Marine Corps and my husband. Even if I had body to wear those dresses I still would not wear them. Now regarding aforementioned fact… Why as long as I know how to dress and act. I am not fat and I am not skinny. Therefore if you need to be monday morning joke go ahead and dress like that cuz trust me they do talk about you. I will tell you what I am. Have you heard about something like that before? I am not frumpy and I am not skanky and I am not I’d say if you get escorted out don’t be crying for a refund.
This going to be my 20th Marine Corps Ball.
It’s not for me to dress like I belong on Hollywood Blvd or get drunk to point I have to be escorted out. I have seen it all. So this night is for my husband his fellow Marines. That said, I never get wrapped up in these formal light brown nosing sessions known as a ball I work with these folks all day everyday sometimes 7 days a week why hell will I look for to spend what little time I can with my wife dragging her to a work party???? Nevertheless, you could JUST STAY AWAY and enjoy night your way with your man either on a formal date somewhere else, or indoors. Nice t shirts. Essentially, do you have a favorite Christmas fashion look. She spent night dancing in her coat. Funny story -so when I went to Navy ball with my husband we active duty women wore our uniforms so after formal ceremonies and dinner concluded changed into our long dresses in rest room. We even ld her earlier it was an official event! It was fun -reminded me of girls locker room at a high school dance.
She showed up for dance afterward in a super revealing dress and a fur coat, A young sailor didn’t look for to attend ceremony part.
Honestly you can wear something decent and people will still have something to say when you see girl in crazy outfit just be glad it ain’t you!
Honestly when I went first time I thought it was will be this big fancy thing and it was more like a frat party ONLY way I wouldn’t wear something is if my husband ld me he did not like it. I think spouses can be mean and judgmental I believe as a rule of a thumb, wear what you seek for especially if you have a great body who cares? I’m 29 years old so I definitely remember these kinds of dresses types from my Prom. On p of that, hell, even after that, I wouldn’t have worn something so skimpy. Furthermore, perhaps more women should remember that and try to dress like ladies.
Silly me, I was raised with this thing called CLASS.
That doesn’t make you a lady, you can be a woman from now until next Sunday.
My mother always ld me that when I walked out of house I was representing not only myself but my entire family as well. Dressing like a slut ain’t something I’m willing to do as I have more respect for myself and my husband than to embarrass him in that manner, especially in front of his superiors! This is where it starts getting very serious, right? I know how to look good without looking like I could be dancing on a pole! What happened to self respect, dignity and decorum?! Did you know that the thing is, you’re supposed to grow up after that. It amazes me what amount women defend wearing a dress like ones mentioned above. By the way I represent not simply myself my husband as well, when I go to a ball. Now please pay attention. I didn’t even know where you could buy a dress like that. Anyway, it was this. However, miss America pageant yearly, By the way I still had never seen a lot skin popping out of a dress as I did at that ball.
Obviously, I had yet to study towomen’s section of military exchangeduring ball season.
Last time I suggested that lingerie was not clothing, I actually was met with much ado about being a stodgy walking advertisement for Amish clothiers and wife of what must clearly be a wanderingeyed Marine.
I’d like to set record straight. On p of that, if MCCS’s recent advertisements for their annual ExtravaGOWNza is any clue, they’re ones who actually need a class on what not to wear to a military ball. On p of this, as long as even I can’t after that,. Take great joy in finding something super hot and drool worthy gorgeous to wear to toballs, and my husband’s eyes are just for me unless we’re looking at a picture of Scarlett Johansson. I’m almost sure I also know when to leave those in tocloset, I love a hot redish dress. Dangerously high heels. As with most other Military functions do virtually have specific customs and protocol and just being that you’re a spouse or date and NOT service member, military Balls does not give you right to disregard such customs and protocol. I’d like to remind you that Military Balls are as a matter of fact work functions, intention to any of you that have spouted off opinion that people most possibly will wear whatever they need.
Honor, Tradition, Respect and Pride mean so little to some, it’s really disheartening.
Must those things not matter much to you by all means wear whatever you need, behave however you seek for but I assure you, it WILL reflect poorly on you and need, they’re required to wear a specific uniform, within specific standards and even their behavior is governed by standards and etiquette. Seriously. Your service member as well, risque dresses, drunken and otherwise unbecoming behavior is absolutely inappropriate and reflects poorly on not only you. Of course, maybe that going to be first clue, when their husbands start getting crap next week from ‘co workers’ and leadership for way their wives/girlfriends were dressed and comes home pissed off about it and complaining.
Promotion requires he be sent to Washington Promotion with PCS gets denied however since fact board remembers his wife and her dress from ball and that she can be a social embarrassment to higher level leadership and officials at toPentagon, maybe her third clue might be when said husband comes up for promotion.
Maybe first week said husband gets deployed, and single soldier XYZ calls her up for a date, and tells her he just assumed she was like that, maybe that may be her second clue, if that doesn’t get through her silly head.
Congratulations wife on ruining your husbands career as you wanted to look Hot because of some incessant need to recreate experience of Prom you never had. Honestly who really cares what other people wear -be concerned with yourself and your spouse!!!
Aside from some interesting reading this issue is planning to continue.
Go to ball enjoy time with friends and let those people who look for to make asses out themselves do just that.
I am to military balls since to80’s and its always identical there could be a small percentage of people that will have no clue what to wear as it’s their first event and likewise a small group of young men that will find strippers to take just for toeffect. Love that love handle breeze. Now this dress even does double duty. It’s that I really look for to be upgraded to wife almost white look and have you seen my hipbones? You can find some more info about this stuff on this site. We have. We did at beach all summer.
It’s not summer anymore. Answer? Besides, the dresses that you showed are kinds of dresses that we specifically ask our guests, spouses and dates to NOT wear. Thanks for toimages. I have ld young women to go to apartments before as their dress did not fit into our dress code and image that we will like to represent. It’s my responsibility to ensure that female dates of our cadets represent themselves, their date, unit and University in a respectful and diginified manner, as a cadre member of a Army ROTC unit. I could be using them in my briefing this year. For instance, I saw this dress wearing by celebrities. They’ve been looking so pretty. Remember, where I can got it.
Thank you foe your post.
I also look for to wear dress really like this.
That’s most popular dress in topicture. Notice that what you wear, say and do reflects directly on your military spouse, as a reminder -whether you like it or not. Thus, yes, his/her commander is watching.this is military -find out what’s expected of you and support your military spouse.s/he will appreciate your support! No thanks! We have yet to go back to a ball being that that is all And so it’s, a we actually should see how drunk we can get in front of chain of command night. One true ball we went to while stationed in Germany our Regiment was ld by hosting hotel that they would NEVER host another military ball and we were not welcome back in their establishment because of todamages, disrespect, and suchlike that was done.
Yes, To be honest I am not a drinker, nor do I find fun side of it watching everyone else get drunk. Actually I am more frustrated/embarressed about how incrediebly drunk these people get, rather than dresses than some women chose to wear. I was a young wife once and first ball I went to I was 9 months pregnant so there really wasn’t much out there I could wear. I learned about those women that showed all skin were about, true or not you still get reputation of a skank when you dress like one. Then again, while it’s a formal ball what you wear and how you carry yourself is a reflection of your husband. Since I cared about my husbands career I will never dress with excessive skin showing, it was grey with ivory lace. And therefore the second I was 5 mo pregnant and wore identical dress, third I wore a nice fancy mid knee dress.
Yes military is deep in tradition. My hubby served his 20 yrs in Navy but did all his sea time with USMC at LeJeune OOOOOOORAH! I am very certain that you and I do not value very similar traits. My husband has an abundance of all these characteristics plus good looks. I chose well, and so did he. I am only interested in men who have intelligence, culture, sensitivity, and class, and desire really similar in women. Oh, and I also don’t define myself depending on your assessment of what man type you think may or may not seek for me. Needless to say, with over a million shares If their husbands don’t have issues with how they are dressed or don’t have balls to tell their wives they look like ten dollar hookers, maybe they will end up being next picture posted all over social media with all funny captions attached, let them go to ball decked out in what they consider their finest.
Honestly after reading all comments on here with spouses talking about how author shouldn’t have written toarticle, I say let them dress how they seek for and make fools out of themselves.
It’s all about knowing where to put your napkin, what fork to use when, how to behave, all that ball stuff, as I was informed at our family readiness meeting yesterday.
For army ball for my husband’s company, I wore a really beautiful satin floor length gown from Alfred Angelo in Tealness. Over here aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, ever helpful MCCS has decided to hold a MilitaryBall EtiquetteClass. I’m assuming our Family Support Adviserhas never watched Pretty Woman. They could even get smart and serve popcorn and champagne.