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

Each service has a distinct and unique mission. It's uniform needs are as well, and the uniforms should reflect that. For instance my branch the USCG interfaces with the public on an almost daily basis. We do not generally spend a lot of time trying to blend into the back ground, but we do spend a lot of time being very visible. Cammo and subdued insignia is neither needed or desired. When our units that do deploy, and need such uniforms it is easy enough to obtain what is needed from whoever they are deploying with. such as our units in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan do.

On a side note, I find the navy "blueberries" just plain silly. Blue cammo pattern on a big grey ship? Why?

I support this idea as long as our troops who are presently serving the country think it's appropriate.

I would support this idea as long as our troops who are presently serving felt comfortable with it.
SSGT Ron Regan, USAF 1966-72

I would support a common work/field uniform for the Army, Air Force and Marines with the Navy & Coast Guard having one that would blend into their ships more. Which the Navy Seals would wear would depend on where their mission was. Each service should maintain their own dress uniforms.

LNCM (E9) USN Retired. One combat/field uniform would work with individual service identifying insignia. Non-combat uniform, especially the Navy's khaki for Chief Petty Officers and O's, and dress uniforms should remain the same as they are. Tradition builds esprit de corps. IMHO

I agree we should have a standard combat uniform. Nowadays with all the velcro on the uniforms, it's a lot easier to change branch, unit and specialty badges. I always have thought was a waste of money to have each branch do R&D for the combat uniform and then have a contractor produce a branch specialized uniform pattern. It was bad enough when Desert Storm kicked off that the Army had soldiers wearing about four different camo patterns, including woodland camo in the desert! I have never understood why the Navy and Air Force need blue camo. Ships are not blue they are grey. I don't think the Air Force is hiding people behind clouds.
I think that the dress uniforms for each branch should be distinctive so that our civilian population can see the difference. Of course in some cases, civilians don't know the difference like which branch guards the Tomb of the Unknowns, or the White House. Or flies/guards the Presidental helicopter or
Presidential airplane.

Yes. We had that years ago. The old BDUs. I know the Air Force, Army, and Marines had them. I think some Navy personnel had them but also had a different uniforms. I think it would drive down cost.

NO.Each service 'should'' have their own uniform.

I can see ground forces wearing O.D. green fatigues or BDU’s and the Navy back to dungarees. But all these different cammies is getting ridicules. I live in San Antonio and saw a bunch of service members in a new cammie and thought they where Marines and said so to my wife. I was shocked when I got close enough to see the service tape and it said U.S. Navy. It shocked my wife also. And, we could not figure out anybody’s rank. I walked up to one and when I was within six feet of him, I saw his rank was CDR. The new “Marine” pattern hides the rank real well. With this new cammie and the tan and blacks that the navy wears, I think they are trying to look like Marines. The Navy needs to go back to dungarees for work uniforms and stop copying the Marines and the other services need to go back to the fatigues or woodland BDU’s. It would save a lot of money. Just my two cents.....

I'd go all the way back to "3 uinforms per service":

Dress
"Garrison Work"
Combat.

Combat would be a singular uniform w/service specific "looks" (Velcro flightline-style names for USAF, etc.) and "theater specific", aka Desert Camo for desert ops, etc. Worn while "in the field" only.

"Garrison" uniforms would bring back Dungarees & Ball Caps to Navy, Khaki's to USAF, and the "Analog Woodland/hunter Camo" to USMC/USA. Worn most times.

And Dress Uniforms stay the way they are.