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1. What are your thoughts on the new OCP uniform and them not being available all once. 2. Do you think mis-matching them will look silly? 3. Wouldn't it be better to get everything available all at once? 4. Should we now go back to the beret?
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Personally I understand why we need the change but if the military is having budget problems???????? Why change out the uniform and pt's that's what I don't understand.
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It doesn't hurt the government to make the change. It hurts us we have to replace them, good thing it's at a 4yr rate.
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1. It would be nice if it was readily available to everyone all at once but there are a lot of people needing it. That being said I would have at least 2 sets inbound already if I could.
2. Might look like socks on a rooster but it is what it is. I wore brown t-shirts with ACUs until the last day I could because I had 10,000 of them. I wore my BDUs most of the time anyways until the very end because UPC looks terrible.
3. I still haven't heard anything about OCIE issue. Good thing most of my gear I have purchased and is either Tan/Brown or MultiCam.
4. No. Biggest PITA. I think the last time I wore one was 2009.
At this point I don't know if it really matters because you get 4 sets of flame retardant uniforms before deployment. Leave those to be produced in whatever pattern you need along with OCIE. Turn in the OCIE after deployment and get back in to the UPC ACUs. Not endorsing or saying I like them but would be easier. I miss my woodlands with a nice sharp crease and high polished boots. Much more professional looking uniform than any ACU could be no matter the pattern. Anyone read they are considering bringing back woodland for a jungle pattern anyways.
I actually hope whomever decided on the UCP in the first place and charged with fraud, waste, and abuse of funds. This has been one of the biggest wastes of money and resources. Picking a pattern that once competed with UPC to replace it because it is better? I think a 3rd grader could have picked Scorpion over UPC.
2. Might look like socks on a rooster but it is what it is. I wore brown t-shirts with ACUs until the last day I could because I had 10,000 of them. I wore my BDUs most of the time anyways until the very end because UPC looks terrible.
3. I still haven't heard anything about OCIE issue. Good thing most of my gear I have purchased and is either Tan/Brown or MultiCam.
4. No. Biggest PITA. I think the last time I wore one was 2009.
At this point I don't know if it really matters because you get 4 sets of flame retardant uniforms before deployment. Leave those to be produced in whatever pattern you need along with OCIE. Turn in the OCIE after deployment and get back in to the UPC ACUs. Not endorsing or saying I like them but would be easier. I miss my woodlands with a nice sharp crease and high polished boots. Much more professional looking uniform than any ACU could be no matter the pattern. Anyone read they are considering bringing back woodland for a jungle pattern anyways.
I actually hope whomever decided on the UCP in the first place and charged with fraud, waste, and abuse of funds. This has been one of the biggest wastes of money and resources. Picking a pattern that once competed with UPC to replace it because it is better? I think a 3rd grader could have picked Scorpion over UPC.
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OCP is pretty close to multi cam. We wore tan tee, belt, boots with that down range. Didn't look off to me. I agree the brown tee, belt, boots will make it look better, but tan doesn't detract in my opinion.
Cost wise, for a lower enlisted, is is kinda steep. Even with clothing allowance. A decent pair of boots sounds like $120-$150, plus new tapes, patches ect. Just one complete set of OCP can run you upwards $250-$300. And this on top of a new PT uniform.
Cost wise, for a lower enlisted, is is kinda steep. Even with clothing allowance. A decent pair of boots sounds like $120-$150, plus new tapes, patches ect. Just one complete set of OCP can run you upwards $250-$300. And this on top of a new PT uniform.
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