University of Rhode Island DigitalCommons@URI Open Access Master's Theses 2015 The Real and the Ideal in RI National Guard Uniform Practices Christine Lee Callaghan University of Rhode Island,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses Recommended Citation Callaghan, Christine Lee, "The Real and the Ideal in RI National Guard Uniform Practices" (2015). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 650. https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/650 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@URI. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@URI. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE REAL AND THE IDEAL IN RI NATIONAL GUARD UNIFORM PRACTICES BY CHRISTINE LEE CALLAGHAN A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TEXTILES, FASHION MERCHANDISING, AND DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 2015 MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS OF CHRISTINE LEE CALLAGHAN APPROVED: Thesis Committee: MAJOR PROFESSOR: Karl Aspelund Blaire Gagnon Ronald Onorato John Hattendorf Nasser H. Zawia DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 2015 ABSTRACT Dress and appearance are regulated in minute detail for members of the Rhode Island National Guard, as they are for all in the US military. In practice, adherence to these regulations is both imperfect and variable. This study explored the extent and form of variations from the ideal in Rhode Island National Guard uniform practices as well as the ideal military service-members are expected to emulate and how military uniform policies were enforced.