Posted on Nov 20, 2015
Is the AF transitioning to the new "multi cam" style unifrom?
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I'm wearing them out in the AOR now.
I can only hope that the AF will transition to them permanently in the future. It's a much better uniform on so many levels.
Dress uniforms are where services should display their individuality and heritage. "Battle" uniforms should be the same. We're all on the same team and it would save a ton of money.
I can only hope that the AF will transition to them permanently in the future. It's a much better uniform on so many levels.
Dress uniforms are where services should display their individuality and heritage. "Battle" uniforms should be the same. We're all on the same team and it would save a ton of money.
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MSgt Darren VanDerwilt
I agree completely. However, enter the Marine Corps who have this overwhelming urge to be different. My history may be off, but this "unique" uniform trip the services have been on for the last fourteen years started with them. It's high time everyone starts using the same equipment, this makes logistics much easier.
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We have patches that are distinctive. The nice thing about this uniform, which I am currently wearing in Afghanistan, is the Velcro allows to change unit patches. This build unit cohesion and meets the original intent of Airmen not having to remove and sew on patches each time something changes. Hopefully the Air Force will figure this out and we can get a uniform that looks like a uniform, is comfortable, doesn't need another hundred-million-dollars to test and can still show we are Air Force, as it does in theater.
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That is so wrong. I thought the Air Force loved their Tiger Stripes and Sage green boots because "Chicks dig it".
I pretty much hate that uniforms have become a fashion show. At least the USAF ones are better than the supremely dumb looking "Aquaflauge" the Navy has been walking around in lately.
Having said that, it makes sense for the USAF to wear the same uniforms as the units they are serving with in Afghanistan. Clearly identifying the TACO as somebody different is not a good idea.
I pretty much hate that uniforms have become a fashion show. At least the USAF ones are better than the supremely dumb looking "Aquaflauge" the Navy has been walking around in lately.
Having said that, it makes sense for the USAF to wear the same uniforms as the units they are serving with in Afghanistan. Clearly identifying the TACO as somebody different is not a good idea.
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1SG (Join to see) - ABUs camouflage pretty well against ACUs, unless you look at the boots you probably can't tell the difference unless you're "in the know" enough and look at the cut of the uniform and hat. Even I can't tell most of the time across a field.
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MSgt (Join to see) - Except nobody in the Army is wearing ACUs in deployed areas. You are right, both uniforms stink for camouflage.
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1SG (Join to see) - Won't be a problem for too much longer. Even here on the ARNG post, a lot of personnel are transitioning to OCP for garrison use as well. Word from around the water cooler is that we could be transitioning as early as next year, according to personnel from our latest NGB IG visit... If you're a subscriber to that sort of thing.
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I find it ridiculous that our services have different war fighting uniforms. Can't the service strip stating US Army or Air Force etc b Enos go to show the difference? We spend too much money developing, shipping, and supplying different uniforms, boots etc to service members around the world.
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