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Today was the last day for the Army Green Service Uniform. So long farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, good night..... The dress blue Class A uniform is the only approved Army Service Uniform. How do you feel about this? I always thought the dress blues were much classier than the dress greens and we all looked like walking pickles in it.

http://www.stripes.com/news/dress-greens-out-dress-blues-in-for-army-1.82189

#Farewell Army Green Service Uniform, 1954-2015. Today is the last day #Soldiers can wear it. U.S. Army General Colin L. Powell at Persian Gulf War Welcome Home Parade in New York City in 1991.
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I'm not in the Army or an expert, but I think the green uniform looked more appropriate as a Service uniform. Blues should be a dress uniform exclusively (like with ours). Perhaps it does look more classy, but for me the green "suit" looks more relate-able for the job...

Rambo does not approve.
SFC William Swartz Jr
SFC William Swartz Jr
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Pinks and Greens had my "Vote" when they began the uniform douchebaggery back in '08 or '09 when they chose to go with the ASUs.....
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CSM Charles Hayden
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Sgt Ivan Radusinovic Don't suck up Marine! I will not nominate you to be the next Chief of Staff for the U S Army!
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SP5 Cam Garcia
SP5 Cam Garcia
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When I was in AIT in 1969, for the Pershing Missile Battery Class (PMBC), and in our large bay were a group of Marines who were attending the Counter Battery Counter Mortar Class. I looked in one of the lockers, and they showed me the Dark Green Jacket, pants and brown shirt. AT the time I thought this was a bit classy than the current Army Green Class A... Ahh, have times changed.....lol
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SMSgt David A Asbury
SMSgt David A Asbury
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Sgt Ivan Radusinovic - I agree with you, green is not good for the AF.
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Capt Seid Waddell
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Being old school, the Army greens look normal to me. The Army blues remind me of the 1860s. They look good, but they clash with my mental picture.
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1SG Civil Affairs Specialist
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Capt Seid Waddell, you are really old school if you are reminded of the 1860s...
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Capt Seid Waddell
Capt Seid Waddell
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1SG (Join to see), I grew up in the west, and that history was all around us. My father knew Civil War soldiers - but they wore Butternut Gray.
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SP5 Cam Garcia
SP5 Cam Garcia
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If you want to talk about old, I remember wearing a tan shirt under the old Class A Jacket and Black necktie (circa 1960)....
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SSG Bob Teachout
SSG Bob Teachout
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I wore the poplin shirt myself!
But I actually preferred the green shirt, when that came out.
It was nice to be able to go outside without your blouse.
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LTC Stephen F.
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I was roughly fitted my first set of summer [AG-344] and winter weight [AG-44] in November 1974. Since I was entering basic combat training and there was a realistic expectation that my size would change based on countless push-ups, pull-ups, sit-up, a few dying cockroaches and cut-aways [front leaning rest to parade rest over asphalt or concrete] the actual cut was made later. My first sets of greens were somewhat ill-fitted; but, since they were government issued and paid for I didn't complain.
My next sets I was required to purchase be cause I was going to be a commissioned officer. The funds were taken from our USMA cadet account [funds paid to us but sued to purchase government equipment, books, uniforms, etc,]. This set of greens was custom fit by Haas Tailors. I couldn't help but to compare the processes of 1974 to 1980 and level of care, to custom fit to the black stripe along the side of the trousers.
I had saved sets of uniforms from green fatigues, through starchable khakis, BDUs, mess and dress blues, and yes Army greens [AG-489 introduced in the 1990's]. All my uniforms were lost when we were evicted last summer - I gave them up because I did not have sufficient space to store them.
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CPL Ruby Merriweather- Garnett
CPL Ruby Merriweather- Garnett
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I wish you would have had family or friends who would have stored them for you.
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LTC Stephen F.
LTC Stephen F.
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Thank you my friend CPL Ruby Merriweather- Garnett for providing an uplifting comment
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