Posted on Jul 17, 2019
Mixing and Matching of the new Hot Weather OCP and Regular OCP?
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The new Hot Weather OCPs are being sold at FT Benning Clothing and Sales locations, these new things are awesome, so naturally everyone and their cousin is buying them. This makes getting the correct sizes difficult and if you do, its hasnt been both items at once, today i was able to get just the jacket. I was just curious if anyone knows if you can mix and match the regular OCPs with the Hot Weather OCPS (Like Hot Weather jacket and regular bottoms) There hasn't been any official guidance on this that i have seen. If anyone has any info on this, it'd be great. And if there is specific guidance, could you link/post source material.
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CSM Charles Hayden
SPC (Join to see) Listen up and follow guidance or do not ask. You do have another career in mind? CW4 Craig Urban
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This is a question for your NCO Support Channel. Or have you already asked and you are hoping for a different answer? Using a social media site as a reference for doing something is probably not going to go the way you want it to go. Just some advice.
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I don't even need to read the reg, ALARACT, MILPER, or whatever is published to know that they Army would NEVER allow mixing and matching of types of uniforms that are the same pattern.
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From what i gather they are noticeably different. In which case i would not mix and match. If i saw someone wearing a top without chest pockets and then regular pants i would probably say something. Not in a yelling or screaming way (just the way i am) but in a "hey I noticed it, dont do it again incase a more notable person notices."
On that note, how are they? I havent heard of them until this post and just did some checking, do they actually feel more lightweight and breathable?
On that note, how are they? I havent heard of them until this post and just did some checking, do they actually feel more lightweight and breathable?
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Absolutely, the jacket i have (weight wise) feels like a T shirt, i haven't had the pants yet, however some of the new LTs i have spoken with from BOLC say they are almost like wearing pajamas. Both pieces feel very light just holding them (compared to the regular OCPs) I can't wait to get my pants. And in reference to your comment, the only real noticeable difference is with how the jacket looks with the pockets. The pants are nearly identical until you get close up with them. They have a slightly more "open" design, its got more room to bend in the crotch/knee areas (they changed the way it is put together) that is the main reason i asked the question, its the exact same camouflage pattern so unless you were up close i don't think anyone would really tell. I am going to wait to wear them until i can get a full set, but basically everyone in the army is a medium. The only issue that some of the folks i have spoken to is that they are a little bit easier to get a tear or rip in than the regular ones, however they are significantly cheaper than the regular OCPS, I think it is less than 100 dollars for a full set.
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SPC (Join to see) - Good to hear, I'll have to check them out! Even with them looking very similar definitely hold off until youve got both. Better to save any future possible heart ache.
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There is no mixing and matching. There never has been. You were the matching tops and bottoms. Hots for hots, regular for regular. Don't get cute, don't get creative. If you don't have a matching set of hots you put in an order for what you are missing and until then you wear what you have that does match.
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You answered your own question. There is no official guidance. They are both the exact pattern and look the same. Id prefer that than wearing a worn out top with new bottoms like we all constantly see. Im sure they will eventually address it once the new uniforms are in full production.
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Yeah wouldn’t mix and match. Someone will notice and well that just won’t turn out well.
Can’t wait to get on a base and try the new uniforms. Wish they had put this out sooner before I go to DCC.
Can’t wait to get on a base and try the new uniforms. Wish they had put this out sooner before I go to DCC.
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