Posted on 02/08/2005 2:37:39 PM PST by The Loan Arranger
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) - Army soldiers are being issued new fatigues with easy-to-use Velcro openings and a redesigned camouflage pattern that can help conceal them as they move rapidly from desert to forest to city in places like Baghdad.
"It might give you the extra second you need, save your life maybe," Sgt. Marcio Soares said Tuesday after trying on the new all-in-one camouflage uniform that is the first major redesign in Army fatigues since 1983.
Soares' unit, the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade, is the first to be issued the new fatigues as part of a $3.4 billion Army-wide makeover being phased in over the next three years.
The uniform will replace the standard forest camouflage - green, brown and black - and the desert camouflage - tan, brown and grey - now used by U.S. troops in Iraq.
Twenty-two changes were made to the uniforms, most notably the new camouflage pattern.
Instead of bold jigsaw swatches of colors, the new camouflage pattern uses muted shades of desert brown, urban gray and foliage green broken into one-centimeter segments. Black was eliminated completely because it catches the eye too easily.
The resulting camouflage - similar to a pattern the Marines adopted two years ago - conceals soldiers in forest, desert or urban battlegrounds, said Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Myhre, the uniform's lead designer.
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Thanks, but that was almost 20 years ago!...
He wore green so he could hide!
"The Navy Working Uniform is being designed to take the place of utilities, wash khaki, coveralls, woodland green, aviation green, winter working blue and tropical working uniforms. The normal wear life is designed to last up to 18 months, compared to the current wear life of six months for the working uniform."
IMO let's leave the dress blues and whites alone, figure out a working uniform, and keep the coveralls for the messy jobs. My husband's an AM3 and on those days where he comes home looking like he rolled around on the flight line, those dungarees don't last worth a damn. *L*
Tell you what, you try to use buttons with gloved hands, then velcro closures with glove hands, then come back to your comment. If you still think buttons are easy to use, I'll be amazed.
Looks like everyone is getting new utility uniforms. The new USAF one is so--blue.
>>>>GEN Shinseki has been retired for some time<<<<<
I for one am damned glad that is so!
Stoopid feel good General with his Stooopid everyone is a Ranger Beret (Piss poor Headgear, about as functional as a tatoo)
Rant off...
TT
I agree. Those looked pretty sharp.
When I was in (early 90's) we always wanted to wear the dress blues but never really justified the cost to ourselves. I thought they sort of alluded to the old Civil War uniforms and that would have been better than the green "leisure suit" we were all issued.
It cost me $32 for sewing everything on my most recent pair of BDUs.
Wish they'd replace the girly-beret with a cowboy hat.
A bit off topic--Is it proper for us (her parents) buy her AF Challenge Coins? We were thinking of getting a couple with her Flt group number as a graduation from BT gifts.
I think they have designed a "quiet" Velcro. Like the whisper fabric shirts seen in Cabela's catalogues.
Good thing they are standing in front of the flag, if they were on a ship, we would never see them.
" Not as stealthy as buttons, though."
You beat me to it.
Will they be made in China?
I've only seen that old uniform in pictures or movies, but from what I've seen I agree with you. If they're going to re-design the dress greens, I hope that's where they'll start (and I hope they won't make too many changes).
But why are all the other branches trying to look like the Marines?
Buying challenge coins is fine...of course, your daugther may earn one before BT is over.
I can sell you one that works "real good." ;)
Same pattern as CADPAT...
http://www.army.dnd.ca/Chief_Land_Staff/Clothe_the_soldier/hab/1/131_e.asp
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