Army Unveils New Combat Uniform

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » June 14th, 2004, 7:20 pm

I can't believe anyone is ever going to have to wear this. I'm speechless.

FireFinder · Post by **FireFinder** » June 14th, 2004, 7:50 pm

That is one fugly outfit. The USMC MARPAT's look a whole lot better than that.

Parabellum · Post by **Parabellum** » June 14th, 2004, 8:06 pm

Tessa wrote:It looks like a sweat suit for fat people. I don't like fat people.

Tessa

Hey BM/Lawdawg don't you fat fucks got a set of those.

Parabellum · Post by **Parabellum** » June 14th, 2004, 8:13 pm

Damn LD you need chicks to stand up for you now. Now BM's better half is going to get on here and chew my ass for calling him...well you know.

Iasca · Post by **Iasca** » June 14th, 2004, 8:49 pm

Steadfast wrote: I shudder to think that today's army may be using velcro straps. I would be scared shitless to hear the noise of velcro being opened when I am trying to be as quiet as possible.

from:
http://www.armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2223

Considering this, how does the Army's extensive use of Velcro on this new uniform benefit todays soldier? I understand the convenience of being able to extend the lifespan of tapes and patches by removing for laundering and such. I am just wondering if there is something I am missing that balances the risk/reward ratio for this feature.

IntelToad · Post by **IntelToad** » June 14th, 2004, 9:21 pm

I like the urban combat BDU that has little buildings on it.

Go back to jungles. Starch and spits, fluff and buffs.

Antrim · Post by **Antrim** » June 14th, 2004, 10:12 pm

I realize it's probably not financially feasible to have a different uniform for all different terrain/season/climate types for each soldier, however... this predator camo is pretty sweet:

http://www.predatorcamo.com/patterns.html

McD · Post by **McD** » June 15th, 2004, 3:12 am

I think the new uniform is quite dashing! You would make many a friend down at the Blue Oyster Club

NOT! It sucks looks like the old E. German Camo just a different color!

Rock Island Ranger · Post by **Rock Island Ranger** » June 15th, 2004, 7:15 am

Terry Welshan wrote:H8train will have to incorporate some old DEVO songs into cadence, "are we not men, we are DEVO". The coolest Ranger uniform was way back when the RA wore OD polyester tuck in stuff and Rangers wore slant pocket Jungle Cammies. A Red and White scroll on the shoulder set it off nicely.

Last count, only 2 of us remember those days. I asked Ranger Bell, they had transitioned to OD patched by then. The Originals? 2 of us left.

McD · Post by **McD** » June 15th, 2004, 7:30 am

Abell9 wrote:
Terry Welshan wrote:H8train will have to incorporate some old DEVO songs into cadence, "are we not men, we are DEVO". The coolest Ranger uniform was way back when the RA wore OD polyester tuck in stuff and Rangers wore slant pocket Jungle Cammies. A Red and White scroll on the shoulder set it off nicely.
Last count, only 2 of us remember those days. I asked Ranger Bell, they had transitioned to OD patched by then. The Originals? 2 of us left.

I was there for the slant pocket Cammies but no Red and White on the cammies. Only dress uniforms (except Khaki's only a Tab on them). You could see a Ranger a mile away in those days. Black Beret, Camouflage BDU's.

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » June 15th, 2004, 7:41 am

Terry Welshan wrote:H8train will have to incorporate some old DEVO songs into cadence, "are we not men, we are DEVO". The coolest Ranger uniform was way back when the RA wore OD polyester tuck in stuff and Rangers wore slant pocket Jungle Cammies. A Red and White scroll on the shoulder set it off nicely.

Actually Terry Welshan, The Ranger Scroll back then was black with white lettering and a red thread border. The BDU's were made out of a cotton material made for tropical climates. They were definitely much cooler that stateside greens and dried very fast when rain had ended and the sun was heating things up again. The Korean "Tiger Stripe" fatigues were also lighter than stateside material. The jungle cammies came in cammoflague green and plain green.

One important item I would like to say here and that is that whenever we went on missions we wore no rank, no patches on our fatigues. So I had two sets of clothing, those I wore in the bush and those I wore in the rear.