Posted on Feb 28, 2017
Of all the uniforms you wore, while serving our country, what was the strangest one?
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I have had many uniforms. In 1980 it was green fatigues, then BDUs in 82/83... In AK we had wool shirts, pants, Arctic mittens, VB boots, Mukluks, the 3 piece parka, and over-whites... Vietnam era Jungle Fatigues at Ranger school... Chocolate chip DBUs... 3 color DBUs... Multi-cams... Dress Greens, Blues, ASUs, The ACU Digital... ACU - OCP... The SWAT suit was the goofiest... or Polizei?
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I wore the Woodland Camo BDU's that appeared just after the Green Fatigues and I slipped out just before the ASU's and ACU's came about. Some would say that's perfect timing. I loved the ripstop nylon BDU's. They looked sharp too. I don't like all the Velcro on todays uniforms!
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During 81-82, we (female soldiers) had a two piece green, maybe lime green with gold buttons going down on the top and a skirt. I thought it was so pretty. One day the DS told everyone to put on their favorite and I put the green one on. Everybody thought it was ugly.
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White Cracker Jacks, second only to the Zumwalt Era business suits (Dress Blues) we had. Tropical White (Milkman uniform).
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NTC OPFOR. This was the "dress" OPFOR uniform with color tabs and non subdued rank for Regimental Call at the end of the rotation TD-14.
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SSG Dr. John Bell, PhD.
Remember those OPFOR uniforms from NTC. Was assigned to Meddac there. 1983 to 1985. Have yet to figure how I got assigned to Meddac. I was a 11B. Ran the computer system.
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1LT Peter Duston
OPFOR? How about a "real" Soviet Major Pavlov! In the summers of 1988-1991? I did some AT Tours at the Ft Benning Infantry School teaching "Threat". I role played an officer exchange to "indocrinate" the new OSUT soldiers in their 2nd week of basic. It was a hoot. As a Russian linguist, I could really fake it. Back in Language School, we used to wear Soviet uniforms and role play. While at Ft. Campbell during Onaway Eagle summer training running BCT in the mid 80's, I got started teaching "Threat" with a razzle dazzle class as SGT Pavlov of Soviet Army and kept it up for a few fun years. I still role play occasionally as COL Ivanov, Soviet Army retired at a nearby college in Cold War and History classes. I have a full uniform complete with Orders of Lenin.
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Easily the worst was the gawdawful "banana suit" PT uniform. The "warm up suit" invariably was two sizes to small exposing wrist and ankles, the ridiculous gym shorts weren't lined and holding your partners feet during sit ups could be an eye opening experience. There was no standard t shirt so you write a pain white duty, a "purchased at your own expense" unit shirt or a brown shirt later on. My first hit got a new first sergeant who outlawed the stupid things in favor of BDU pants and a t shirt...
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