Posted on Jan 7, 2015
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What are the advantages of separate uniform patterns between (and sometimes within) the services?

What are the disadvantages?

What kind of uniform(s) would you like to see?
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Cpl Michael Burns
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The combat utilities should all be the same and they should be made for the enviorment they are used in. Woodland cammies dont work in the snow. Now dress uniforms,should follow the branches traditions.
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SFC William Swartz Jr
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I feel that each should utilize the same combat or utility uniform, so as to save money for both the services and the tax payers, with subtle differences for each branch, ie, EGA for the USMC. As far as dress uniforms, keep the distinctive uniforms of each as is, separate and distinctive.
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SPC(P) Radio Operator/Maintainer
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Combat uniform should be attributed to environment. If for some reason I am going to be in aquatic based environments, please give me a Navy Working Uniform ( complete with U.S Army tape ) or if I going to be in forest based environments, hand me a Battles Dress Uniform
The uniform does not make the service member, the service member makes the uniform be what it is!

Dress uniforms should have their own unique service identifier, and for the army I think the new Army Dress blues look great!
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Should each service branch have its own uniform pattern?
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I think that we should have the same Combat uniform (NWU, ACU, etc) Perhaps change the color of the ink but same pattern and layout. On the dress uniform, e should all have different. As MAJ Oyler said, there is a lot of tradition in the dress uniform, especially in my service.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
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Field uniform should be the same across all branches, dress uniform unique, especially the branches that have history to the dress uniform.
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Sgt Dan Catlin
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For dress uniforms absolutely every branch should follow their own tradition. Combat and work uniforms get a bit trickier. As much as possible using the same uniforms should be both more cost effective and help prevent things like friendly fie incidents. Still, some individuality should be maintained, especially the utility cover (hat). And some jobs require different uniforms altogether. So standardize where practical, but not as an absolute. And not on dress uniforms.
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SGT Sean O'Hara
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I agree with pretty much what everyone has been saying: Have same/similar combat uniforms adapted to the situation and environment and keep the dress uniform for the tradition of that branch.
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I rememeber a time when we all wore the same duty uniform, the BDU. the only distinction was for Army, we wore our unit insignia and the navy and marines wore the funny hats..
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SFC (Join to see) , Funny hats? good one.
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SSgt Alex Robinson
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Simple. No! We are deployed in joint environments more and more.
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SrA Firefighter Driver/Operator
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I think that the Air Force service dress should change. I understand that changing it is a big deal to a lot of people, but looking like you're a flight attendant or a businessman instead of a military member bothers me a little bit. The regular uniforms though (i.e., ABU's, ACU's, etc.) look fine to me, but if you want to save money, like everyone else has said in the comments, going to a similar looking uniform would be ideal.
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MSgt John McGowan
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SrA. You should have seen them 60 years ago. Ugly material but everyone's was ugly. We were bus drivers.
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