Am I the only person that is happy about the new PT uniform?

I love the new look. Just retired last month so didn't get any!

The new look and all is fine however it is not cost effective to make this change. The government / military has a tight budget and could use the money for better things.... Oh and yes loose the PT belt!

back in my day we just had a t-shirt and a pair of cut off let's get back to more pt I like it I love it I want more of it

Changes like this suck. Some of us that have been in for a while constantly have to buy new versions of everything, while everyone else coming in gets them standard issue. I'm not completely sold on them. I went out and bought the Dress Blues before that cutoff date, but I can wait until the very end for this PT uniform.

If you ask me, it's all "foxed" up anyway. We're doing PRT but still taking the APFT. New APFT uniforms are scattered across the formation, mixed in with the older versions. And to think, the majority of the people who voted on the new APFT uniform picked it out like this.

GET RID OF REFLECTIVE BELTS!!! The reflective PT Belt is not required by Army Regulation, but it is often included in base policy or unit SOP. Why? Monkey see, monkey do? That's the way we've always done it? Are there really that many Soldiers getting hit by vehicles during company PT? Most Navy and Marine bases only require reflective wear when running on the road in small groups during the hours of dusk or darkness. The Army wants a reflective belt regardless of time of day, type of exercise, location of exercise, size of the group exercising, and even if the underlying PT uniform is reflective. Brilliant! (Frickin' stupid!)

The t-shirts seem a little thin but the shorts are nicer than the previous style.

Yes, let's change yet another uniform for no particular reason, coston soldiers hundreds of dollars, and at the same time we'll refuse to address the hated PT belt.

Great move, Army. Who made this their legacy crowning career move?

So who's banking off of the sales of this uniform... These are cheaply made uniforms that cost $160 (PRICE?) Perhaps a politician again?

I'm so glad they decided on stark black uniforms since we all know the a$$holes driving their cars passing soldiers at 30 MPH blasting their boom boxes don't recognize the team/squad/platoon they are passing.

Looks like we're going to have to wear the good'ole handy dandy PT belt once again!

It is ironic that we see reflective (aka "PT") belts on these Soldiers. The new APFU specifically states that the Reflective Belt is NOT worn.

I have yet to buy/wear the new APFU, so I won't comment on it specifically, but many people I have talked to about it says that it is better than the IPFU.

The look is okay....I get the whole black and gold theme. However, no logo (maybe even the large single star) on the back means and all black means the absolute necessity of the hated PT belt. The only improvements I wanted were just one REAL pocket to put my keys in and make the shorts a better fit. I got one of those and free unneccesary integrated underwear with a pocket I could hyptohetically conveniently hide small contraband in.