Would you support a standard uniform for all branches of service? Why or Why not?

We should have one point of entry for all services; one basic training that we all share together before going on to our various branches and specialties.

Identification. Different force, different mission and capabilities. I used to find it confusing and frustrating, all the uniform and gear changes over my 22 years in the Army, But in the interest of giving the soldier the latest and greatest supplies and equipment, the only constant in the universe is CHANGE. Another concern is the enemy. They seem to always be able to get their hands on or create copy-cat uniforms for their clandestine operations. Supply control is essential, but keeping up with what's going to protect soldiers BEST should be our goal. Back to identification. Besides being able to tell friend from foe and friendlies from non-friendlies, being able to tell at a distance who is on your left and right is key to battlefield survival and effectiveness. Distinctive uniforms for Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard assist with safety, security and organization. An office setting is one thing, but on the battlefield, when you may not be close enough to read name, rank and service, at least with different uniforms you can extrapolate mission from a distance. Hooah!

Uniform changes in the Navy are a regular occurrence, mostly from bad to worse. I remember this staring with Adm. Zumwalt, who tried to make all the ranks look the same....whatever.

I can see that!! Navy veteran and when I was in you had Navy blues for winter and Whites for summer, unless you was a Seabee you wore camafloge. After I got out they changed the dungarees to Dickies which was cool and over due!!

I think it is a matter of Branch Pride, I served in Army and I wouldn't want to look like a Marine and I feel they would agree. If you want to instill Chaos and Confusion then try one uniform to fit all. I am all for keeping pride in the uniform. the Navy had the dungaree, the Army had the Greens and the Marine Corp never changed now were are all digitized with separate colors. Let's keep the pride.

One battle/utility uniform would make sense in both a cost and production point of view. Back in the day I had and used “tiger stripes”. This pattern was the best that I used and offered very good concealment and well as long wear. The puzzle palace had to decide on changes for each branch. Keep the dress uniform but get the one battle/utility and go to aircrew style name tags for name and rank.

i think a standardized uniform is a great idea, the rank and service insignia ought to be exclusive to each branch, but the uniform it goes on should be the same across all services, with exception to maybe sailors aboard ship, with them i believe they should have something that would be suitable for seaborne service

From a logistics and purely 'uniformity' standpoint I could see the logic behind this but I think an SMs standard operations area must be considered. You do not want a standard woodland type camo being worn on in contrast to the superstructures on a cruiser of carrier, nor would you want the blue/grey naval camo being worn while trying to hide or low crawl or in an open field.

No. It's a matter of tradition and Branch identity

Branches have through the Decades felt Uniforms defined them. I remember when the Navy changed from chambray Shirts and Dungarees, to Polyester. Keep the traditional system.