Should the Air Force make a permanent transition from the ABU pattern to the OCP/Multicam pattern?

Perhaps its time for ALL the branches to make a permanent transition to ONE standard multicam uniform and stop the madness altogether. As a taxpayer, I would certainly appreciate seeing DOD stop wasting money on developing "new and improved" cammies every damn time someone gets a wild hair up their butt.

The SF guys here wear multicams when they trip out to the field. When they are doing on base duties, they wear the ABU. Honestly, I think we need to have one set utility uniform for the entire military, and let our service uniforms be the distinguishing factor

I think we should go with the Where's Waldo pattern. I can never find that guy!

Just pick one for the DoD!

All branches should have the same patterns, etc. more and more we are all deployed in the same location.

My opinion is that all of the services should go to a single, one color uniform for all land operations. I'd go with OD green (I like the Israeli shade better than the old OGs, but that's just me.)

Personnel whose jobs entail the conduct of dismounted ground combat operations - infantry, cav scouts, combat engineers, EOD, forward observers/FACs/TACPs/ANGLICOs, medics assigned/attached to such units, etc - would be issued theater specific (desert, woodland, etc) camouflage uniforms when they deploy.

If your job doesn't entail dismounted combat ops, how much do you really need a camo-patterned uniform anyway? If the bad guys don't notice the tank/cargo truck/wrecker you're riding around in, the fact that your uniform is OD green or coyote with no pattern isn't going to make a difference. It sure as heck won't make any difference out on the tarmac, or FOB, or whatever.

I'd leave shipboard uniforms up to whatever the Navy and Coast Guard can agree on. Special ops is special ops, they can do whatever works for them.

There is no tactical reason for ABUs. We stand out in all of the possible terrain there is in the world.

Is it me or is the AF just like the Army's little brother. They just want to look like us.

As it appears the other services are starting the transition I think we should too. I believe it could lower cost on the utility uniforms for our people if we all have the same uniform. The way we stand out should be with our service dress. We don't need people standing out from others on the battlefield or in joint exercises. One team, one fight, one uniform. Also what other than blending a group together we aren't really camouflaged with much else.

Just what we need...another uniform change.