New Army Camouflage Pattern

SSG Raymond Tobin — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 17:04:15 -0400

What do you think of the Operational Camouflage Pattern that the Army has selected for use in garrison and combat environments? Looks a lot like Multicam, with a few small differences. What have been some experiences (Good and bad) with Multicam and the less favorable Universal Camouflage Pattern? What do you think of the logistical planning for integration and the idea to dye existing equipment?

http://www.armytimes.com/article/20140731/NEWS07/307310083/UPDATE-New-images-show-details-new-Army-camo

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 23 at 2014 8:21 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:21:11 -0400

The ACU was a bad choice. I was standing next to someone wearing it at night and it was pretty much pitch black outside, but I could still see their ACUs.

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jun 18 at 2017 2:55 AM

SSG Roger Ayscue — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 02:55:02 -0400

Instead of wasting yet more moeny on a NEW new field uniform...maybe go back to the OG 107 Jungles for every day and Three color DCUs issued as a pre deployment item...Those uniforms WORKED and did not cost an arm and a leg if you had to rpelace them...ALSO bring back the Leather and CANVAS...not Nylon...CANVAS Jungle boots...Best Infantry Boots EVER...Still wear a pair that I got issued by mistake upon arrival in Saudi during te Gulf War. Lets see still servicable since 1991, hmmm...That is why the Army changed it! It worked the way it was and someone was fishing for an OER Bullet?

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jun 18 at 2017 2:56 AM

SSG Roger Ayscue — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 02:56:22 -0400

Response by PFC Caleb Young made Sep 21 at 2017 12:01 PM

PFC Caleb Young — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:01:50 -0400

ACU was a bad idea in the first place at least the new stuff gives you some chance of concealment

Response by CW3 Dan Mackey made Jan 21 at 2019 7:55 PM

CW3 Dan Mackey — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:55:18 -0500

Having spent most of my career as a sniper and operator I alway found the the best camo to be plain gray. Shadow is in every environment and gray tones are even in the arctic ice caps. I had a poncho liner dyed basic gray and when I spread it over myself it was better than a gillie suit unless you made the entire thing on sight and gray never dies or needs to be refreshed. I was first introduced to it by a WW2 Ranger who said the Nazi snipers were impossible to see you had to search for strait lines created by the barrel of the gun. You can find most camo by contrast to the environmental colors. The eye notices the change even if the brain doesn't. The eye is used to seeing shades of gray everywhere and you have to train it to notice gray tones. You also want to chop up your shirt cuffs to remove strait lines. Strait line rarely exist in nature.