If you had a choice, which uniform pattern/style would you want to wear?

The Seabees and seals have a digital camo that looked like Marpat but is in the se hue as the multicam. Otis the best of both worlds.

When I was in the Corps we had MARPAT and it was a pain for uniform costs since it doubled things, but knowing how effective those patterns were I would put up with that pain again and again.

Well Dont get me wrong I love the Navy and Proudly wear my uniform, but until you get to a shore command you have to wear the leather boots, let me tell you something my feet have had it with those :_(. Love the swade boots!!

Personally, I've always thought that the original OD green khakis with the large rank on the sleeves looked the best but for today's modern uniform, I think the multi cams are better suited for most combat environments.

Multicam or MARPAT

I would definitely go with the multicams. They are way more comfortable than the ABUs.

Can we say Scorpion?

If it were MY decision and we were limited to one pattern, Multi Cam works the best in a variety of environments, as opposed to ACU which works no where. Having been in the Army for quite some time I remember the day that all services wore the BDU or DCU and that was it. I fully support a return to that, there is no reason that each service needs its own (often ineffective) camoflage pattern. It would save money, reducing redundant logistic requirements.

I can also understand the Marines' desire to keep their MARPAT, it is arguably the best of the service patterns and addresses a variety of terrains. That said I would not be averse to the use of MARPAT across the forces, as it is a tested and existing pattern that would be cheaper to adopt across forces over the time and research that would likely be spent to replace it and other patterns.

The whole camo issue is just another example of the mismanagement and corruption of the military industrial complex (in MY opinion). The ACU is the best example of this, it was picked to avoid paying Crye Precision for the rights to use Multi Cam, which we later adopted for limited use anyway. Defense money is pouring to companies every time a new pattern is adopted or proposed. The soldiers who were issued the ACU knew almost universally that it didnt work in any environment let alone all of them. Any 'so-called' research that says otherwise is and was flawed. /rant

MARPAT across all branches.

This might be an interesting take for some, so please bear with me. I am color deficient. For those of you that are familiar, technically I am red/green by older classification. The ability to easily recognize rank, name, etc. on a uniform that doesn't have a great deal of contrasting color (ABU, ACU, NWU) is pretty tough. Sticky situation for me on a joint base when I can't render the appropriate courtesy to senior officers in time. Although this might seem like a minor issue to some, I've taken enough dirty looks to feel pretty terrible. The Multicam, and darker MARPAT work better for me. Personally, I think the Multicam covers the most bang for the buck... across all branches.