Dress uniform at fellowship graduation?

[ArmyPRSdoc]

A couple of attendings asked why I wasn't wearing my "dress uniform" at our (civilian) fellowship graduation dinner. I'm an FAP'er who hasn't even gone to oblc yet. They said they had seen others do so but I was pretty sure that they are only for official military functions. My graduation isn't until next year. Any thoughts?

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[TheGoose]

unless you are mandated to wear a uniform i would just say to wear what you feel comfortable in.

 

[BigNavyPedsGuy]

A couple of attendings asked why I wasn't wearing my "dress uniform" at our (civilian) fellowship graduation dinner. I'm an FAP'er who hasn't even gone to oblc yet. They said they had seen others do so but I was pretty sure that they are only for official military functions. My graduation isn't until next year. Any thoughts?

I think it's reasonable not to. Since you haven't even gone to OBLC yet, I imagine you might feel like a poser (I'm not calling you one, I'm just equating how I felt wearing that stuff as a med student). Like the last poster said: do what you want. It's not improper to wear them (you are in fact in the military), but there's no requirement (it is a civilian fellowship).

 

[NavyFP]

A couple of attendings asked why I wasn't wearing my "dress uniform" at our (civilian) fellowship graduation dinner. I'm an FAP'er who hasn't even gone to oblc yet. They said they had seen others do so but I was pretty sure that they are only for official military functions. My graduation isn't until next year. Any thoughts?

Can you? Yes.

Should you? No.

Civilian ceremony, civilian attire.

 

[BomberDoc]

No reason to wear the uniform before you absolutely have to.

Plus, you'll look like a douchebag at a fancy dinner if you are the only one in uniform. There will be plenty of opportunity to wear that stuff when you are on active duty.

 

[NavyFP]

You never wear the uniform when you take your wife out to dinner?

Not intentionally. But black tie events....Mess dress does draw positive attention.