West Point cadets uniform --buttons

Factual Questions
1

Although I do not like the military, but
because of a fine review I finished reading the book
<u>Absolutely American.</u>
In this book and in another little picture book of the
US Military Academy at West Point, NY

I see what seems to be dozens and dozens of
brass buttons all up and down the dress uniform
and even on the rear flaps.

I have Googled in vain to find out why so many
of these buttons , most of which do not appear
to be used and/or buttoned.

They look stupid – IMO
Can someone tell me when the uniform got so many buttons
and why the school keeps using this multi-buttoned uniform?

2

Rear flap buttons I believe are there to make it earier for the cadet to wear a sword underneath and/or ride a horse.

3

If you’re talking about the traditional gray West Point uniforms, they are modeled after uniforms from the War of 1812.

4

You don’t like us? Whoppee. Then what do you care about how some of us dress?

5

Correct “whoppee” to “whooppee” above, if you please.

This site has a little blurb in the upper right that asks,

The rest of the site’s kind of interesting. That is, if you don’t dislike the military.

6

Brasso conspiracy.

7

Brasso? I wish. Never Dull!

This is relevent in a GQ thread why exactly?

8

I counted those silly buttons

looks like 4 rows of 8 buttons = 32 Not counting those on the rear flaps.

“Brasso conspiracy” LOL
Next questions are those silly hats thare are about
foot and 1/2 hiigh with some sort of plume still worn
in parades and when they were why was the “chin strap”
not under the chin but under the nose???

9

Rhino if you want factual answers to your questions you’ll get better responses from people if you don’t include denigrating remarks in your questions. Things like:

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will turn away most people who can actually answer your question.

YMMV, of course.