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Need three responses to answer this question:<div>1) What changes would you make to the APFU?</div><div>2) What changes would you make to the ASU uniform?</div><div>3) What changes would you make to the ACU uniform?</div>
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Non redundant ribbons. AFG campaign ribbon implies national defense implies GWOT implies army service ribbon. It’s like wearing every single rank you held along with your current one. It would clean up a lot of clutter on the ribbon racks
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I'd find a material that lasts, is comfortable, and that handle the mission at hand. Once that is done leave it alone! For the class a uniform, I'd like to see the ww2 style.
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just two cents on the Army uniform from a Navy guy (dad was Army, granddad was Army, did Army ROTC though):
ACU: either go BDU or OCP, but bring back the Corps insignia (Infantry, MI, JAG, etc.) on the left collar like the BDUs had.
The ooooold Army blues did this, but on the ASUs, for NCOs and soldiers use the Corps colors instead of Cavalry yellow/gold on the pants stripe, the cuff stripe, and if I remember right the rank chevrons (not as sold on that). Back in the day (1870s, 1880s) Infantry NCOs would have a light blue pants stripe, artillery a red, etc. while the Officers had gold (I think, again, its been a while since I saw a painting) but that'd bring a unique esprit de Corps back (if that's desired).
Oh, no berets. PC for the ACU/BDU, saucer for the ASU, garrison cover/saucer for the Class Bs.
Navy, though it may pain others, there's a real maritime heritage of sleeve braid for officers. Now, its only found on dress blues. Somehow, someway, do some sleeve braid (Aviation greens had it in black). The coast guard uses it on their service uniform (short sleeve, half-shoulder boards). Actually looks nautical.
Just a thing, and of course all this is waayyy over my pay grade, so just laugh if it doesn't suit you, but uniform designs tend to go from working to dress (Army and Navy blue seen everyday to now it's the nice dress stuff, British redcoat everyday is now only the ceremonial guards, etc.) Back when they were uniform testing for the Navy enlisted Service Uniform (Peanut Butters), they had a Grey-Blue service type short-sleeve shirt, with the dark navy pants. On the theme of working to dress uniforms, officers had wash working khaki and then service khaki. This Grey-Blue prototype could have done the same for E1-E6, with utilities/working and then service "utilities".
Officer working khaki on left, service khaki on right.
Enlisted "working" utilities on left, "service" utilities on right.
Again, way over my paygrade, and extremely "oh it's be nice if....", so probably nowhere near reality.......
ACU: either go BDU or OCP, but bring back the Corps insignia (Infantry, MI, JAG, etc.) on the left collar like the BDUs had.
The ooooold Army blues did this, but on the ASUs, for NCOs and soldiers use the Corps colors instead of Cavalry yellow/gold on the pants stripe, the cuff stripe, and if I remember right the rank chevrons (not as sold on that). Back in the day (1870s, 1880s) Infantry NCOs would have a light blue pants stripe, artillery a red, etc. while the Officers had gold (I think, again, its been a while since I saw a painting) but that'd bring a unique esprit de Corps back (if that's desired).
Oh, no berets. PC for the ACU/BDU, saucer for the ASU, garrison cover/saucer for the Class Bs.
Navy, though it may pain others, there's a real maritime heritage of sleeve braid for officers. Now, its only found on dress blues. Somehow, someway, do some sleeve braid (Aviation greens had it in black). The coast guard uses it on their service uniform (short sleeve, half-shoulder boards). Actually looks nautical.
Just a thing, and of course all this is waayyy over my pay grade, so just laugh if it doesn't suit you, but uniform designs tend to go from working to dress (Army and Navy blue seen everyday to now it's the nice dress stuff, British redcoat everyday is now only the ceremonial guards, etc.) Back when they were uniform testing for the Navy enlisted Service Uniform (Peanut Butters), they had a Grey-Blue service type short-sleeve shirt, with the dark navy pants. On the theme of working to dress uniforms, officers had wash working khaki and then service khaki. This Grey-Blue prototype could have done the same for E1-E6, with utilities/working and then service "utilities".
Officer working khaki on left, service khaki on right.
Enlisted "working" utilities on left, "service" utilities on right.
Again, way over my paygrade, and extremely "oh it's be nice if....", so probably nowhere near reality.......
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APFU - get rid of that stupid pt belt.
ASU- I agree with a lot of comments about going back to the older styles. I think the current one looks tacky and cheap.
ACU- just get rid of the damn Velcro. Looks unprofessional.
ASU- I agree with a lot of comments about going back to the older styles. I think the current one looks tacky and cheap.
ACU- just get rid of the damn Velcro. Looks unprofessional.
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Give everyone a set of Thick OCP’s and Light OCPs and for dress blues bring back patches
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1) Given that the APFU just changed, I wouldn't make any further changes. 2) As for the ASU, I would eliminate the shirt and tie and make the jacket more similar in style to the USMC jacket. 3) As for the ASU, I would not make any further changes to the current uniform.
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