{"id":36510,"date":"2021-07-30T03:40:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T03:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/30\/everyday-activities-that-would-be-greatly-improved-by-wearing-a-glow-belt\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:05:02","slug":"everyday-activities-that-would-be-greatly-improved-by-wearing-a-glow-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2021\/07\/30\/everyday-activities-that-would-be-greatly-improved-by-wearing-a-glow-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday activities that would be greatly improved by wearing a glow belt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ah, the illustrious glow belt \u2014 perhaps the greatest contribution in recent decades. It\u2019s a safety item and<\/i> sartorial joke that has become as synonymous with the Global War on Terror as Rip Its, the chili-mac MRE, and, well, complaining about the last two decades of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This neon pants-holder-upper, which does not in fact prevent your trousers from slipping down to your ankles, is a military mandated accessory that prompts the question, \u201cDid you even serve if you don\u2019t love to hate the glow belt?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as with the conflict in Afghanistan or your stint in the military, all things must come to an end. And yet, if you\u2019re wise, your use of the glow belt will simply take a cue from the penny whistle interlude in James Cameron\u2019s \u201cTitanic\u201d and go on and on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some everyday activities that would be enhanced infinitely by the use of the glow belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\t