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Are you happy or sad to see the change?
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SPC John Louiso
I remember the last days of the Khakis. I've never seen so many Troopers at Grannis Field (Fayettenam) heading home for the weekend wearing their Khakis. I had mine on! Walking through ATL Airport to change planes wearing the Beret, Boots bloused, Short sleeved Khaki top. I would pass Marines, and you cold hear them say, "Who the hell is that?" The BEST of times!!!
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I like the Change, The Blues look better and fit better. I still wish I had My BDU's back though!!!!!
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I agree, I miss BDUs. I'm still a little cherry because I only wore BDUs for a year! But you could tell a lot about a Soldier by there uniform back then. I do like the ASUs minus them making tabs pin on. I think they should have remain sown on because if you went to Ranger School in the winter you could sew your tab on with white tread. Now there's no way to show your a Winter Ranger!!!!
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Happy. While the "Green's" of Class 'A' as there were known as, served their purpose, they just didn't look good. Now the Dress Blues or "ASU" as they are now called are steeped in traditions reaching back to the civil war. I think they look great. Everything stands out and our DA Photos look so much better. The materials are far superior to those of the Green uniform (thanks to Marlow White). Now that doesn't mean that I am apposed to the idea that was being kicked around, that of returning to the old WWII uniforms. Those uniforms would have been a better alternative to the Green Class 'A's. But as it stands, the ASU is here to stay and I am happy with the change.
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
That patch is worn by all airborne on the cunt cap, not just the 101. In fact, they prolly don't wear it, as I read in the Army Times, the division lost their last airborne unit this year, pathfinders, I think.
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SSG (Join to see)
I was really hoping they would go with the WW2 era uniforms especially the "Ike Coat"
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LTC (Join to see)
I heard the SMA is pushing to bring back the Ike jacket as a less dressy version of the dress blues. that would be sharp. I hope it goes through.
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Dress Blues are just that, for dress. So now we have field, PT, and a dress uniform. Really? A dress uniform in an office environment? Why didn't we keep khakis for a working uniform? Oh, I forgot, khakis are a Navy uniform (desert on the ocean).
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As you can see by my retirement photo<<<<<, I still possessed my Green Class A's and wore them proudly....I honestly detested the change, as the "old" Dress Blues were the formal attire I utilized for special events: Dining-Ins, Balls, Spur Dinners, etc. I liked the way the old Blues looked with your service stripes on the sleeves, no shoulder sleeve insignia and with my Stetson and spurs looked so damn good. Just didn't like the bastardized look of the ASUs when they initially adopted them, and then with the "cancelling" of the greyish shirt for normal wear, it took away from normal, every day wear and for formal wear. But as I am retired now, it doesn't matter what I think, I just think we lost a little bit of ourselves when we made the switch, I always advocated for a more militaristic looking uniform similar to what we wore during the WWII-Korean War era Army.
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
Me and I loved them. TWs were my fav! Still wear my helmet, sun, rigid in hot weather.
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I was SOOO young then but I thought I rocked the Green Class A's well when I was in! :-) When I was in, the Blues were for Dining In's, Special duty like the Old Guard, formal occasions, etc.
Living and working in DC however, I do admire the human form in it's many varieties in the Blues and thank my stars I live in DC everyday! :-)
Living and working in DC however, I do admire the human form in it's many varieties in the Blues and thank my stars I live in DC everyday! :-)
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I never owned blues, but preferred the Greens anyway.
Utilities were verboten off base. If you were seen in them I'm pretty sure you would be keelhauled with out getting to draw a good breath!
Utilities were verboten off base. If you were seen in them I'm pretty sure you would be keelhauled with out getting to draw a good breath!
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SSG Maurice P.
THE MARINE CORPS OLIVE DRAB UTILITIES WHEN STARCHED TO THE MAX WITH A STARCHED COVER WAS THE MOST SQUARED AWAY MILITARY UNIFORM EVER...I PERSONALLY THOUGHT AND STILL DO THAT THE MARINE CORPS WINTER SERVICE ALPHAS WITH BARRACKS COVER OUT SHINES THE DRESS BLUES JUST MY LOWLY OPINION
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SSG Maurice P.
SORRY THAT IS A PISS CUTTER (MARINE CORPS GARRISON COVER)MY BARRACKS COVER GOT DESTROYED BY A DEAD VIETNAM MARINE VETERANS MOM IN A BAR SHE ASKED IF SHE COULD HOLD IT AND SHE STARTED CRYING AND SHE CRUSHED IT SO I HAD TO WEAR MY PISS CUTTER FOR AWHILE HEHEHEHEHE
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SSG Maurice P.
WHEN I WAS STATIONED AT CAMP PENDLETON IT SEEMED LIKE THE SGTMAJ'S JOB WAS TO PATROL OCEANSIDE LOOKING FOR YOUNG MARINES OFF BASE IN THEIR UTILITIES HEHEHEHEHEHEHE ROFLMAO
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SSG Maurice P.
YES INDEED AND NO OTHER PLACE CUZ THEM SGTMAJ'S WERENT NICE IF YOU GOT CAUGHT...CIVILLIANS EVEN KNEW WE WERENT SUPPOSE TO BE IN UTILITIES THEY WOULD ONLY SERVE ME 1 BEER THEN I HAD TO GO HEHEHEHEHEHEHE
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SSG James Seets I like the blues, but I'm retired now. Marine still win, but the sting isn't as painful.
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I like the Blues better than the Greens, but I would have preferred a uniform more like the old "Ike" uniforms for non-formal wear and keep the Dress Blues and/or Mess Dress for formals. Just my 2 cents.
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I prefer the blues, though the Dress Mess uniform is a little too civil war era for me.
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SSG James Seets
I agree Sir, it's just gonna be hard to part with the Green bean suit. I have still yet to set up my Blues.
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The one thing that I did like about the greens was wearing the unit patches on the sleeves. Other than that it's like the Army and Air Force were competing to see who could make their dress uniforms uglier.
I do like this vintage look. The problem I have with it is that you'd have to need doubles or triples of everything. You'll need all the bling for 2 jackets and the shirt. Depending on what you've got you could be looking at $120 for a ribbon rack alone.
I do like this vintage look. The problem I have with it is that you'd have to need doubles or triples of everything. You'll need all the bling for 2 jackets and the shirt. Depending on what you've got you could be looking at $120 for a ribbon rack alone.
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We modified the Dress Blues into the current ASU uniform. I always hated that green. It looks bad next to the ASUs. I was all for the switch.
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