DaddyDog Posted December 30, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 30, 2019 A few years ago I purchased a large quantity (truckload) of desert combat uniforms and other surplus. I began looking at the uniforms just now and found a common jacket that I believe belonged to US Ambassador Martin L. Cheshes. Looks like it was never worn and the laundry tag was probably placed there after name tapes were sewn on. I guess somehow this ended up in DRMO along with uniforms of soldiers at the time. I had no clue what "POLAD" meant so I looked it up HERE Martin L. Cheshes (1939–) Career Foreign Service Officer State of Residence: Georgia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Djibouti) Appointed: November 22, 1993 Presentation of Credentials: January 19, 1994 Termination of Mission: Left post on July 30, 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riflegreen297 Posted December 31, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 31, 2019 POLADs are senior State Department officers (flag-rank equivalent) detailed as personal advisors to leading U.S. military leaders/commanders to provide policy support regarding the diplomatic and political aspects of the commanders' military responsibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted December 31, 2019 Share #3 Posted December 31, 2019 That’s incredible! Great needle in a haystack find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewart Posted January 4, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 4, 2020 Wish I had a truckload of DCU's to sift through. Though really you don't want this DCU and you want to send it to the other side of the pond don't you? Cracking piece, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12A54 Posted January 5, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 5, 2020 To clarify, POLAD is the acronym for “Political Advisor”. Fairly rare as described by others - in major commands, there is usually only one POLAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted January 7, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 7, 2020 Great piece! I wonder what would have happened if Patton had had a POLAD in his office. OH, never mind, Patton would probably have shot him. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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