In the army it was using your fists to pound in the rank into the chest without the dammits on the back. On the BDU's it sucked, put the rank right at the collar bone lol. Good thing promotions were done on Fridays....
I remember the times I was promoted all too well, now they have sew on rank... lol And the one that pisses me off the most and is a lack of discipline is no shine boots. I hated the new uniforms when I got out and went Reserve a few years later. As far as some doober with chevrons tatted I'd probably question him about it and if I felt he was getting wise I'd prob beat his as. He is of age after all...