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Originally Posted by fredtheobviouspseudonym
It's been a cliche (but yet possibly true) that in the US Marine Corps the wearing (in non-parade situations) of officially obsolete gear or faded utility uniforms is "salty," i.e., conveys to other Marines that the wearer is an old hand. This in turn is supposed to increase the wearer's status to a degree regardless of rank. (See William Manchester's "Goodbye Darkness" for an example.)
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Sounds to me like a level of Social Regard, but only from other Marines.