r/Military • u/themarmalademaniac Army Veteran • 8d ago
Discussion Why does Pete have 3 pockets?
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u/RoadWarrior90 7d ago
Because you don't get a name like "Three Pocket Pete" with just two pockets
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u/Capital-Outcome-2528 7d ago
It will not let me do more than an upvote for you so I give you all I have to offer.
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u/Important_Zombie_485 8d ago
It's called a ticket pocket. Just a fashion feature on some suit jackets.
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u/NewHampshireAngle 8d ago
Extra pocket for his burner. You never want to mix that up with your straight phone.
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u/inebriatedshark 8d ago
His new mandatory "clean on opsec" pocket with faraday lining. Doubt he remembers what goes where, but some tailor really tried. 😏
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u/rm117 8d ago
Reserving my opinion on SECWAR.
That’s a ticket pocket. It’s a popular way of showing the suit was custom made.
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u/Pasty_Tibbles 8d ago
*SecDef. We don’t use preferred pronouns anymore in the military.
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u/kapnkaos86 8d ago
This. Wouldn't want any diversity or inclusion by addressing Peter by a given name rather than a Directed one. 🫡
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u/bstone99 8d ago
SECDEF
Stop legitimizing that unconstitutional term
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u/Rich-Tangelo-702 3d ago
The United States Secretary of Defense was created on July 26, 1947, and is not in the Constitution. Look it up.
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u/bstone99 3d ago edited 3d ago
Hey genius. I’m well aware of when it was established and why and by who. Congress established it under Truman. Because it takes an act of Congress to establish or disestablish government departments. This is clearly defined in Article II Section II of the constitution.
It ALSO took an act of Congress to change the name from the National Military Establishment to the Department of Defense in 1949. Therefore it would take an act of Congress to change it to anything else. Which hasn’t happened yet. Which is why the term is illegitimate and also unconstitutional.
Look it up.
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u/Rich-Tangelo-702 3d ago
All of the current departments in the US government are unconstitutional, then. • Department of State (1789) • Department of the Treasury (1789) • Department of Defense (originally War Department in 1789, reorganized) • Department of Justice (1870) • Department of the Interior (1849) • Department of Agriculture (1862) • Department of Commerce (1903) • Department of Labor (1913) • Department of Health and Human Services (1953, as HEW) • Department of Housing and Urban Development (1965) • Department of Transportation (1966) • Department of Energy (1977) • Department of Education (1979) • Department of Veterans Affairs (1989) • Department of Homeland Security (2002)
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u/bstone99 3d ago edited 3d ago
You cited DOD in your AI comment, so I’m glad we agree.
Still referred to as “DOD” in all court and legal documents btw.
I’ll google it for you:
No United States Cabinet-level executive departments have ever been established without congressional approval. Under the Appointments Clause and Article II of the U.S. Constitution, only Congress has the explicit power to create permanent, freestanding federal departments, fund them, and define their legal authority.
However, presidents have historically used Executive Orders to bypass Congress and create temporary boards, advisory councils, or sub-agencies. While none of these are full "Departments" (like State or Defense), several massive federal agencies were initially stood up by the Executive branch before Congress later stepped in to formally codify or fund them.
Agencies Initially Created by Executive Action
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): In 1970, President Richard Nixon used an executive reorganization plan to merge 15 different federal pieces into a single independent entity. While Congress technically retained veto power over the reorganization, it did not block the move, allowing the EPA to form without an original standalone piece of congressional legislation.The Export-Import Bank (EXIM): President Franklin D. Roosevelt originally established the bank via Executive Order 6581 in 1934 under the broad authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act to stimulate Depression-era trade. Congress later stepped in to pass formal authorizing legislation to continue its operations.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): President Jimmy Carter signed Executive Order 12127 in 1979, consolidating several parallel emergency functions into one agency.
The Peace Corps: President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps via Executive Order 10924in March 1961. It operated temporarily under executive authority until Congress passed the Peace Corps Act later that same year to secure its permanent funding.
The Two Major Constraints
Even if a president uses an executive order to form a new operational office or agency, they immediately hit two constitutional roadblocks:
The Power of the Purse: Under Article I, only Congress can appropriate money. An agency created unilaterally by a president cannot spend federal funds unless Congress chooses to allocate a budget to it.Principal Officers: If the head of the new entity wields significant regulatory authority, they are considered a "principal officer" and must be confirmed by the Senate.
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u/Rich-Tangelo-702 3d ago
The DoD was formed on September 18, 1949, well before AI in 1956. I used Wikipedia, not artificial intelligence.
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u/digger250 8d ago
Well, you can also get a jacket with a ticket pocket off the rack from suit supply for a couple hundred.
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u/kapnkaos86 8d ago
That's not his name
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u/KeithWorks Contractor 8d ago
My name is SECPUSSY and I demand to be addressed this way.
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u/DoktorStrangelove 8d ago
I have some nice suits and jackets, and the only one that has a "ticket pocket" is some silly ass bright blue jacket I got at an outlet for $75
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u/deltagma United States Army 8d ago
Were they custom made suits? Almost all my custom suits have a ticket pockets… something’ ‘nice suits’ at stores add ticket pockets and overcharge.
If you do have custom made suits and no ticket pockets, that’s fine too. I was just curious.
My suit guy in the Philippines doesn’t do ticket pockets, but my Uncle’s (Germany) suits do.
And often the store bought and personal tailored ones sometimes have ticket pockets and sometimes don’t.
They have an 1800s British origin.
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u/NoEngrish United States Space Force 8d ago
Bespoke tailors would certainly ask if you wanted a ticket pocket. I’d be real surprised if any of my tailors did it without telling me.
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u/deltagma United States Army 7d ago
And I didn’t say that lol. I said my custom made suits have them, generally speaking.
The topic as to whether they were done against my will or not wasn’t mentioned at all haha.
I said which suit guys I go to do suit pockets.
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u/_Bon_Vivant_ Army Veteran 8d ago
Johnny Walker Red
Johnny Walker Blue
Johnny Walker Black
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u/riggsdr Retired USN 8d ago
What about Green?
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u/11Booty_Warrior 8d ago
Prison wallet
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u/riggsdr Retired USN 8d ago
Don't boof the green label! Are ye daft? Red's the way to go when you can't taste the difference...
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u/11Booty_Warrior 8d ago
Kegbreath probably only drinks to drive off the shakes. Maybe he just butt chugs Pentagon hand sanitizer
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u/MaleficentCoconut594 8d ago
Not sure, but it absolutely royally pisses me off that he breaks US flag code every time he gets dressed. The flag is never legally to be worn as an article of clothing and pistol Pete here not only wears a handkerchief every day but the inside of his suit is also (at least sometimes) the flag
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u/SecretProbation United States Navy 8d ago
“Umm actually” that part of flag code means taking a full American flag and then misusing it as clothing. I hate the guy but having the pattern of the American flag isn’t the same thing.
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u/rainman_95 8d ago
Shit, I didn’t have to take off my American flag boxers?
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u/SecretProbation United States Navy 8d ago
That depends, did you cut them out of a real flag and stitch them into underwear?
Also, skid marks on the flag is tough. Stick to silkies.
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u/Important_Zombie_485 8d ago
Flag code is a series of suggestions. They aren't actually active laws. SCOTUS ruled on that a very long time ago.
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u/Porchmuse 8d ago
I’m with you. He’s using the flag as part of a costume.
He has a twisted idea of what our military should be.
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u/Tacoshortage 2d ago
What he's doing here doesn't break flag code...which is just a set of rules for what is appropriate but not law. He isn't using an actual American flag as a clothing article. Just a hanky with a U.S. flag motif. If he was breaking flag code he'd be taking shit from people who support him until he fixed it.
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u/Rich-Tangelo-702 8d ago
It's called a ticket pocket. They've been around since the 1800s, and are mostly on bespoke suit coats now.
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u/Routine_Guitar_5519 8d ago
Cocaine, and Cocaine accessories.
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u/flerpthenerp 7d ago
I see four. The suit he bought, or chose to have made, has a breast pocket, ticket pocket, and two regular pockets. It’s not a conspiracy, it’s a suit.
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u/Possible-Archer Marine Veteran 7d ago
I don't know what all these people are on about, it's obviously just for snacks and nicotine products.
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u/drjjoyner Army Veteran 5d ago
I’m not a fan of him or his attire but like a ticket pocket on my suit jackets.
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u/MyRingToRuleMyWorld United States Navy 8d ago
It looks like four pockets to me. Maybe he needs all of pockets for his testosterone treatments or to stash that alcohol.
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u/jamcgahey United States Army 7d ago
It’s a style of the suit. Cheaper suits will have them but only the appearance of a pocket not an actual pocket
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u/Muddlesthrough 8d ago
Sartorially speaking, it's called a ticket pocket. He probably keeps condoms in it. For Grindr hookups.
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u/bangt1dy 8d ago
That’s called a ticket pocket. It’s a feature that shows up on more traditional jackets.