It has nothing to do with getting gas or ciggys in the moring before going to work.
It has to do with not wearing a “work uniform” off-base. And how about this tack... Why not get ahead of the game and get gas and ciggys at the base gas station before leaving the base to go home the evening before?
It has to do with not wearing a “work uniform” off-base. And how about this tack... Why not get ahead of the game and get gas and ciggys at the base gas station before leaving the base to go home the evening before?
When I was in the Navy I would do anything I could to avoid supporting the NEX. Every NEX employee I have ever met had a bad attitude and they consider customer service to be of no importance since they are serving military members. I would rarely give them a penny (even though the profits would come back as MWR funds).
As far as getting gas at some other location out of uniform, you miss the point. It doesn't affect military bearing so there is no reason for the rule to exist. Instead of applying a rule that makes sense, you instead have tried to figure out how to comply with a rule that makes no sense. There really isn't a reason to apply a rule that makes somebody's life a little more difficult just because someone on high is being stupid (and they are).