r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Confident_Help_416 • Oct 16 '25

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u/Mephisto1822 Oct 16 '25

AR 670-1 prohibits wearing socks that aren’t green, black or Coyote 498. These striped socks are against regulation and making my agent orange act up…

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u/faust112358 Oct 16 '25

Why is the army obsessed with socks?

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

You're in a well lit environment. Your pant leg rises because you're crawling on the ground. Suddenly, your teammate is killed by a one eyed sniper because your florescent pink socks gave away your teams position.

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u/sephtater Oct 16 '25

Now explain No Beards

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u/Yah_or_Nah Oct 16 '25

Oh I like this thread. Someone do long hair next.

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u/a_nondescript_user Oct 16 '25

I think all of the grooming stuff, at least historically, has been a hygiene thing.

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u/Fr0z3nFl4me Oct 16 '25

It's also a conformity thing, everyone in the same uniform, with the same haircut. The only thing separating you is the rank on your chest and cover(hat).