Posted on Dec 17, 2014
SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
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the closest I seen to a standard uniform for the Armed Forces was the multicam uniform when I was in Kandahar, and Air Force all wearing the uniform at one point with few deviations. Would do feel about this?
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LCpl Michael Cappello
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Absolutely NOT !!! Our Dress Blues represent much that has to do with our heritage. ie. the Leather Neck, the Blood Stripes, the Eagle Globe and Anchor, the wide belt to hold a saber (or cutlass back in the early days), etc... Why must it ALWAYS be some "grand unification" which is nothing more than a "blandification" and total disregard for heritage and tradition? Why does it seem to me that every one of these types of questions concerning history and tradition are usually asked by Army personnel. As far as I know, you people have a long and glorious history. Why would you want to make everything the same? Is it something that has been indoctrinated in to you which makes you just want to be one homogeneous mass? What about all the BS about the frigging berets? You couldn't be happy with the Green Berets. You then had to have the Rangers Red Beret. Now (like a bunch of whine ass school children who have to get a trophy just for participating) the Army had to authorize the damn Black Beret so no ones feelings would be hurt. Sorry if I offended anyone. I am just calling it like I see it.
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1SG Cj Grisham
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I think the different services have unique needs and the uniforms should reflect those needs. Creating a single uniform across the entire DOD wouldn't be a good idea in my opinion.
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CPO Donald Drake
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No I don’t support it
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SrA Richard Bishop
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All the combat services should wear the same uniform. Navy has always had their duty uniform on ship. Air Force aircraft maintenance needs a different type of duty uniform. Army, Marines, and field service Air Force personnel should have the same camouflage uniform so they are recognized by each other and by allies.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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You're very right there.
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SSG Environmental Specialist
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Well at one time the old BDU was worn just about by everybody is some form or another, then the Marines got their new pattern and after that everybody had their own pattern and color.
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SPC Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
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It makes sense and maybe a standard rank change too and get rid of Spc ranks and just have corporals
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SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
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I don't know about the standard rank. I think some Soldiers are good with specialized skills, but don't have the leadership qualities of NCO. I'd be inclined to recommend an increased specialist track. Bring back spec5, spec6 for those without the necesaary leadership traits
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LtCol George Carlson
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While I personally think the various camouflage patterns have been more a product of, "Sustained employment for DoD civilians at research labs" than anything else, I do have a couple of thoughts on previous comments. #1 The "cost-saving" argument is likely moot. At any given time, there will be some contract cost differences, but the "volume discount" on 1 million vs. 200 thousand is either zero or negligible. #2 Service differentiation can be limited to rank/service/branch and not affect much of anything. Maybe it was a different time and a different war, but I will guarantee the VC knew when they were taking on Marines vs. Army. The enemy had intel too! #3 This is the first time (to my knowledge, I may be wrong) we have had so many differences -- see my lead-I for part of the explanation. The rest is like emergency responders -- everyone wants to by both "current" and "different."
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SGT Ronald Bacon
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One Uniform for each theater makes sense in that all supply could work in one direction, equipment could be easier to transfer from unit to unit regardless of branch. Also if there was some kind of uniform standard for across the board so on every person walking by I can see clearly where rank should be so I am not looking all over for it. (maybe that is dated I have been out for a while) While service back in CONUS wear whatever the Branch wants their Service Members to look like. When in the face of the world look as if we stand united...
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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Seems that is how it was at one point, the made sense. This all goes back the old adage if it isn't broke don't try to fix it. It seems certain senior people trying to put their own brand on things without input from the people who were actually going to use it has sure screwed up a lot of things.
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PO1 Mark Perreault
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Keep the sailors in blue aboard ship but if in a ground combat role, such as SEALS or Seabees, switch to other colors, depending on theater of operation.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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Gee, that actually makes sense, what a concept !
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CSM Command Sergeant Major
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Love it. All your military uniform contractors will fight you to the death however to do it. Sometimes I wonder who's controlling who's contracts. But that's a different, ans much longer, Rally Point complaint post.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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Hey, there is money to be made with all kinds of different patterns .
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SSgt Jim Gilmore
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Standard battle/utility uniform, yes! Dress uniforms, keep separate.
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SFC Victor Serrano
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For financial reasons. I do not see a reason for every service having their own uniform. I support one standard uniform for all services
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LCpl Ernest Aviles
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Yes as long as each one is some how distinguishable from the next. Marines are not the same k8nd of soldier and need a distonction for themselves even if it is just a logo or name tag that differentiates them
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SGM Public Affairs Senior Enlisted Advisor
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To the original question I'd limit it to two - one for the ground services and one for the sea services. Whatever the Army chooses is what the Air Force gets, whatever the Marines choose is what the Navy gets. Save the money.
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MSgt Paralegal
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No I would not support a standard uniform for all branches of service. You are correct in asking how I "feel" about this...as it may be practical and economical to mass produce one uniform for all the Armed Forces there is the issue of pride in ones own branch of service. If we are to standardize uniforms why not just lump all of the services into one branch and let the SNAFU begin. We are all committed to one goal however there needs to be a pride factor somewhere.
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SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
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We could keep a level of pride by having separate dress uniforms.
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SFC Retention and Transition NCO (USAR)
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I support it for the work uniform, but dress uniforms should be branch specific.
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SSG Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist
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I'm all for it. With the exception of the Marine Corps, we all wear the same uniform in a combat environment anyway. One team, one fight.
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SSG Platoon Sergeant
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I think no matter what anyone thinks some company or companies is going to strike some stupid contract with the government and get rich and cause more spending to cause greater cuts to our budgets in the form of pay and benefits and no matter what they decide, in a couple of years someone is going to change their minds, re-invent the wheel and we will again get new uniforms... Politics at its best... I personally don't care one way or another, we use to all wear the same BDU/Cammies/utility uniform and it was all good, not to mention those things lasted for ever...
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SFC William Swartz Jr
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Yes, would save the tax payers in the long run....
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