Posted on Mar 14, 2017
I know the army made a field jacket in the old ACU (UCP) pattern, but do we know if they have/will make one in multicam or OCP?
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it's Part of the Uniform and to be matching... in Time they will... The Rag makers will get their 30 pieces of silver ...
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No. I live near Fort Leonard Wood, and since we went to OCP, the field jacket has disappeared. The Soldiers in training get fleece and Gortex now....
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COL Charles Williams
2LT (Join to see) - OK... but, having entered the Army in 1980... I can tell you while the field jacket looked better, it was never the best or warmest option... The stuff we have today is a far cry from we had in Alaska in 1981, or even Fort Drum in 1990 when Gortex and the Bear Suit were in vogue... Gortex still is, but fleece is much better than the Bear Suit... The new under layers are also much better... It was wool long underwear and socks in 1981...
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On a bad day we had our blouse, fleece, then gortex jacket, with fleece cap and gloves. My only complaint was the gloves. Those crappy inserts and bad leather gloves didn't keep your hands warm at all. It was a happy day when I threw them out after they ripped and got better ones.
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Yes, all I've had to use are the fleece and Gortex, but never at the same time because command doesn't want us to wear them together? And I wholeheartedly concur on the gloves.
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It was put out when OCP was adopted that the field jacket would be discontinued. It was being eliminated anyway.
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