As an aside, my AOB class got informally polled on what distinct uniform we'd like for armor. We put in for black coveralls, and a black p*sscutter, all trimmed in Armor yellow, with tanker boots and either a branch scarf or black turtleneck. They turned it down. Reminded them of something they'd seen before.
Well, say what you will about the Nazis, you do have to give 'em credit for being snappy dressers.
Such worries were never a factor in the Navy in the 1980's when the Navy Winter Service Blues for officers was black pants, black shirt and a black p*sscutter. The saying was that we looked like the Good Humor Ice Cream man in the summer and the Waffen SS in the winter.
“Except for the stupid beret”
The Cavalry used to be the ones who wore the black beret, until the Rangers whined about it at some point.
“As an aside, my AOB class got informally polled on what distinct uniform we’d like for armor. We put in for black coveralls, and a black p*sscutter, all trimmed in Armor yellow, with tanker boots and either a branch scarf or black turtleneck. They turned it down. Reminded them of something they’d seen before.”
LOL