Posted on Nov 24, 2015
What is your opinion? Should new soldiers wear multicam issued on a deployment if they haven't deployed? or wait until late OCP is issued?
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As someone who was issued multicam when I deployed to Afghanistan, personally I don't care, but there are those who think since these soldiers did not deploy they shouldn't wear multicams, they should wait for the OCP issue in FY19
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The uniform is approved, with all the myriad variations and it's going to be like that until 2019. Leaders who are nitpicking and forbidding things that Big Army has already approved clearly have too much time on their hands and not enough work.
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Unless I'm mistaken we have right shoulder patches that show who we deployed with. Personally I try to look at all Soldiers as great Americans regardless of a patch or mulitcam. Happy Thanksgiving!
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I whole heartedly agree with you but there are a lot of people who feel differently then you and I.
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>..a lot of people who feel differently then you and I.
But this is silly. If following regs, then who cares who get butt hurt - they are wrong. Regs are regs. Simply and plain.
But this is silly. If following regs, then who cares who get butt hurt - they are wrong. Regs are regs. Simply and plain.
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CPT Pedro Meza
SGT (Join to see) - Regs over ride silly feelings, or as my Old drill Instructor would say drop and give me 50 or 100 until you feelings don't hurt any more; Old Army.
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It is an authorized uniform, so why a busybody has time or energy to bellyache about this is beyond me.
Get a life, people.
Get a life, people.
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If the regs say they can wear them and as long as they are wearing them properly, then those that have issues will just have to continue to be butthurt.
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While technically, you are correct, if the multicam wearer does not outrank the butthurt individual, we both know how that's going to go.
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The issue that comes up with that is some clothing and sales stores haven't recieved anymore ACU's so soldiers with unserviceable uniforms are buying multicams so they have a serviceable uniform
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Wear the uniforms that you are permitted to wear, because a cohesive force is more important; remember the purpose of a uniform is team unity.
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It's the current issue uniform, why shouldn't they wear it? Are they going to make them wear PT gear everywhere instead?
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I have never deployed. However, I wear multicams as a way to assimilate to the unifrom that my unit is wearing. They authorized and put out that we are to be in the same(ish) uniform, being the new OCP. So I got my multicam from my father. He gave me the set that he got from his last deployment that he never wore. If people are making a fuss about it, then they may be politely reminded that what I wear, assuming it is neither offensive, or unauthorized, is none of their business, and that I am an adult capable of making my own wardrobe decisions. My clothing allowance had to go to my daughter, so I cannot afford the OCP just yet. However, having been given multicam form my father, I am able to be in a like uniform to the rest of my unit.
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Follow the regulations which govern the uniform swap and worry about things that matter
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