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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

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ORIGINAL: SirRussellP



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Joined: 1/10/2006
Status: offline I can't speak to what old guard means in the military since I was speaking of bdsm OG.

Old Guard was started by a group of gay black man that served in the World War and found the lifestyle in Europe.  They came back here to the US and continued forming a BDSM based on a sort of military order structure.  You started as a sub and learned to serve until you earned your leather, this is also one of the start of the leatherman.

I doubt that most of the answers here were either done with honor or with any real knowledge.  Oh and before the net people did know more then just bedroom M/s.  Though at the moment it seems that it is just easier to be like children that think they know it all.

If that sound like a person that understands more then chatroom D/s it is because I do.

Russell

Excuse My french, but bullshit.

You're not the only person on these boards who was involved in M/s before they were on the net.  I've got no problem respecting those who are senior leathermen than Me, but that doesn't mean that I'm not going to stand up and tell someone when they are trying to pull the high and mighty crap.

Yes, there was a time that a person could only earn their leathers if they fit into certain categories.  They did have to serve under someone else first.  Yes, they had to be men.  That was sixty years ago.  Times have changed since sixty years ago and there isn't a soul on these boards (that I'm aware of) who has been doing wiitwd that long.  If you have, you look damn good for eighty.

If you actually preferred the days that straight people couldn't adopt a leather lifestyle or that the only Masters were men, I'm more than happy to tell you that you can have it.  Thankfully, I don't run into such attitudes in the leather community and I am afforded the same respect as any other person who has their place in it.  I can promise you that the leather that I earned is just as valuable to Me as yours are to you.

With that, I will wish you a good day and give My best regards to you and your household.

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ORIGINAL: Muttling

O'k, lets put the "Old Guard" jokes to rest.   While the individual who started the 7 day honor thing was being quite arrogant and I gave one of several back handed responses to it.  Let us understand what we're talking about.   (Make whatever comments you desire after understanding how wrong we all have been....including the arrogance of myself and the OP.)

The "Old Guard" is a U.S. Army regiment that is a tremendous honor to get assigned to.   It is a parade regiment that performs honors services at the most sacred of the U.S. military's ceremonies.  On a daily basis, they guard the Tomb of the Unknowns and provide the honor guard to the bodies of soldiers who have earned the privilege to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.  They provide full military honors to a great many ceremonies beyond these.   While they are a "parade" unit, the "Old Guard" doesn't consist of "parade soldiers"....these are soldiers who have proven themselves to be exceptional and have earned the privilege of serving in the regiment.  The duty of honoring our nation's fallen is not taken lightly by their families nor their comrades and these men are tasked with honoring that.