Army Dropping ACU Pattern

[Flesh Thorn]

After eight years and billions of dollars, the Army has given up on an ambitious effort to clothe its soldiers in a "universal camouflage pattern." The grey uniform, widely issued and widely loathed, was supposed to blend in equally well in all environments, from desert sand to green forest to city streets. It just didn't. Now the Army's going back to the old, obvious approach of having different designs for different places.

"It definitely makes a difference in Afghanistan, because Afghanistan is primarily brown, and there's no brown in the universal pattern," said one Army officer who's deployed wearing the universal camouflage, also called the Advanced Combat Uniform (ACU). Under pressure from unhappy soldiers and the late Rep. John Murtha, the Army had already given up on the universal pattern for troops in Afghanistan, who now wear a "multi-cam" design better suited to the terrain.

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[RangerX]

Jungle fatigues. Roll around in the local dirt for a few minutes and you are good to go.....

[GoldCoast]

Jungle fatigues. Roll around in the local dirt for a few minutes and you are good to go.....

Crazy talk. Dirt is unprofessional.

[GoldCoast]

That was sarcasm.

[rangertough]

The only reason Murtha (who currently resides in the devils center mouth, frozen solid next to Judas in the ninth circle of hell) was against the ACU's was because they weren't made in his state.

Tough

[AIRBORNEVET]

[quote="ManchuV"]I never liked the ACUs especially wearing them with a black beret. It didn't look right, and velcro would burn out after awhile.[/quote]


Not to mention as we always said, "What sounds like Velcro in the woods?" Answer: Velcro in the woods.

[cams]

Jungle fatigues. Roll around in the local dirt for a few minutes and you are good to go.....

Crazy talk. Dirt is unprofessional.

Laughed out loud when I read this.

[GoldCoast]

Laughed out loud when I wrote it. :)

Unfortunately I realized some non-Ranger types might take me seriously, hence the next post after it.

[Jim]

I was there when the Army elimanated the Khaki or tan uniform.

[RangerX]

I was there when the Army elimanated the Khaki or tan uniform.

Don't you mean jerkin?

[garyedolan]

I remember & liked the Pink & Greens and the Isenhower Jacket that my dad wore!

[CatFish Driver]

I was there when the Army elimanated the Khaki or tan uniform.

My old man still has his khakis hanging in the cedar closet at home. He said in the Nam that they were quite comfortable.