I think it's great we are being allowed to roll sleeves again, but we need to do it the way we did BDUs. What do you think?

I don't think the sleeves should be rolled at all. I enjoyed not having to roll them because I have larger arms and it was uncomfortable. But the advantage of keeping sleeves down, especially in areas accustomed to higher temperatures and exposure to sun light, is less burning of the skin and the abilty to allow the uniform to cool the skin easier. Not to mention when working with equipment or chemicals the arms have some level of protection against spills and other hazards. I think they should remain down.

I never liked how we rolled BDU sleeves! I don't think we need to Go sleeves up in the summer! Go down to T shirt like in The Stan!

I agree, the way we did it with BDU's and it looked much better. Also, it always feels good to not have a sauna for arms. The rest, well, Welcome to the suck.

I say we should do it the way we did with the BDUs. In addition to this, I honestly think we should design our ACU tops the way the old BDU tops were done, with vertical breast pockets and our unit patches (we can leave them colored the way they are now) sewn on, or shortened, and added via Velcro on a smaller scale at the top of the sleeve. because if we roll our sleeves, it hides at least a portion of our unit/deployment patches, which could lead to issues later on.

I'm retired, so I have no dog in the fight, but I always thought the Army way looked better than the Marine way. Of course, BDUs were designed for the sleeves to be rolled.

After reading the news on army times I took one of my uniforms and rolled up the sleeves the BDU way to see how it would look and feel. I have kind of bigger biceps and wear a small regular top so it is a little snug around my arms but not to the point where it's cutting off circulation. To the people that say you cannot see the unit patch, that is complete bullshit. With my sleeves rolled up on my small regular top I have enough room for a 1st cav patch and have no problems using my sleeve pockets and I rarely use my pen pockets. Honestly I think if we are going to roll up our sleeves we should do it the bdu way. It looks nicer and it doesn't obstruct shoulder pockets

Yeah but I also remember the pain in the a$$ it was when you had 2 minutes to formation and were at sleeves down then 1SG comes out with his sleeves up wanting everyone to roll theirs up. Let the Game of Sleeves begin again!

I always hated rolling my sleeves! It's a pain.. what purpose does it serve? It's actually hotter with sleeves rolled up since it restricts air flow...not to mention the sun beating down on the skin.

I think the marines have it right. Yes, the BDU way looked better, but the marine way is faster, easier, and much more comfortable.

Agreed.