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

NO ..... who came up with this idea .... I am a 20 year USMC veteran ..... I am proud of and respect all my brothers and sisters in the armed forces ..... but I don't want to see the eagle/globe/and anchor go anywhere .....

Absolutely not! Each service should have their own uniform. Don't try to make grunts out of sailors. In my opinion each service member is proud of the service which they serve. That distinct uniform gives them the pride in their unit. I was shocked the first time I saw sailors wearing what I call Gucci-flage. Camo at sea? REALLY?? I was involved with the uniform change in the Navy back in the 70's when they went to the same uniform Seaman to Admiral. Bad move! That traditional service dress blue so familiar to many made it easy to identify our sailors all around the world. Thank goodness they came back to their senses with a return to the traditional bluejacket. More recently, they tried to take away the rating badge that identified the specialty of the sailors. That rating badge immediately identified that sailor's skills. They take great pride in that and there was a big push-back from the fleet. Upper management came to their senses on that issue as well. I took pride in being an Electrician's Mate and then as a Gas Turbine tech. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are not just a bunch of empty-headed machines programmed to move in order.

I support a standard operational uniform, let our Dress Uniforms be distinct between services but when it comes to fighting we are Americans and should be the same.

No.

More cost efficient.

No, the Army and Marines should have similar, maybe even identical, work uniforms because they do very similar jobs. The Navy has no use for a BDU type uniform. In fact, as the blueberries have shown, they basically are useless in a shipboard situation. In a man overboard situation, they become a hindrance to survivability.

Like the idea:

No, mission requirements dictate what uniforms to wear, that's the way it always should be. Dress uniforms should reflect branch and accomplishments.

I'm thinking that different fatigues ( daily work uniform for you kiddies) are part of the uniform of each section of the military and part of the espree de corps that each has for itself. Each branch of our service is bigger than the total size of the military in most countries. We need different uniforms for each branch so you can tell the troops apart when they are deployed together. The uniform needs to blend with the color of the area in which it's worn so as to cover and conceal the men in that place. OD wouldn't blend too well on a gray ship or next to a shinny silver fighter jet. Personally I would not feel right wearing the same uniform as a swabbie or junior birdman. I liked the spirit of belonging to a special group and I want everybody to know that I belong to the United States Army and don't confuse that with anything else. However I do wish the powers that be would unify the rank insignia. Now there's a lot of confusion if ya ask me.

We are all military servants of our Country, our jobs are to keep our Country free and save from aggression. We all have pride in the service that we serve so why not wear the same uniform and also save money