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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SSG Lynn Skocdopole
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I have said since 1972 that camoflage has to be relative to the relative situational environment. Start with a basic uniform cut with promotional limits(i.e., rank on chest ) but when one goes into the jungle needs more green color while desert will need more tan and beige. So it goes with onboard a ship needing more blue while planes and ground crews may need more gray color. Same simple consideration should be given to helmets or caps; High seas on outer deck might need a more precautionary color such as orange and red and yellow mix while armored track vehicle crews could use a subdued O.D. Green and beige and black mix. Infantry and Artillery teams may swap up a solid crush cap with a helmet showing a multi-cam mix.
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AN Michael Agosta
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How do we tell the difference from Navy or Coast Guard Lt.....vs Army , Air Force or Marine Captain?
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CPT Stephen Watson
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One uniform. Affirmative
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CWO4 Frank Kirtley
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Absolutely not! A standard uniform would be destructive to morale.
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LTC Russ Smith
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Just fatigued. Branch nametapes. Marines wear 7 corner cover. The other services berets, patrol caps, & ball caps...
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Capt Fred Bauer
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In general, a common uniform for field utilities would be fine. Different uniforms and/or modifications are required for different purposes, ie. aircrew, ship/sub, tanks/Amtrak's, APC's, etc.
I absolutely support that each branch should maintain their own dress uniform. The individual traditions of each branch are important and powerful. History and tradition needs to be carried forward.
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SPC Burke Easter
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When I was in all branches wore the same uniform, BDUs. Navy also had some kind of untility uniform fpr ships that looked like blue jeans.
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MAJ Operations Officer
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For a combat uniform, absolutely. Anyone who’s been in combat in the last 20 years is all too familiar with the “who are THOSE guys?” question while on patrol. As a Cold War vet I remember vividly how we all wore the same uniform but with different rank and service insignia, but you could at least tell they were on same side before you were in rifle range. Now that we’re changing uniforms every 5-10 years and using different patterns for each service all while farming out our old patterns to allies and enemies alike we have pushed possibility of fratricide to a virtual certainty. I wish senior leaders would focus as much energy on combat readiness.
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SGT Customer Service Representative
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Absolutely. The pattern should be the same, but each branch should keep the things that make the uniform unique. Sailors and Marines should keep the eight point cover, and soldiers and airmen keep the Velcro on their sleeves. We should all wear our rank on our collars, though. Just sayin'...
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Cpl Kimberly Susanne
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Never going to happen! If we need the same uniform, let’s just get rid of all the different services and call it one military. No need for A distinction between USCG, USMC, USAF, Navy and ARMY.
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SSgt Daniel d'Errico
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Better that all branches of the US Military wear multicam than the shit looking digital crap uniforms.
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PO2 Jim Bollinger
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No problem with the same.
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SGT Perry Shields
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As a veteran i support this to save money overall so uniform supplies are bought in even larger bulk which should be able to reduce overall cost. Just have different velco tags identifying each branch of service.
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GySgt Brian Johnson
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I'm retired so I'm not sure my opinion matters. I support one combat uniform across the DOD. It doesn't make sense having branch specific camouflage. It's cheaper & logistically easier to maintain on camouflage pattern. Dress uniforms should always be unique.
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CPO Pat Barnes
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Cammies on a ship? Who do you think you're hiding from?
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PO2 Roger Sr.
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Leave the Navy dress uniform alone, it’s a 200 year tradition!
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LCpl Jack Walker
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We had BTUs back in my time, everybody wore them. Just don't copy our dress blues!
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MAJ Robert DeCoulaz
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One uniform for all the services. Like the green fatigues during the Vietnam war.
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PFC Kenneth Anderson
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Only The Field Uniform! I Have Mixed Emotions About The Army Going Retro, With The Dress Uniforms!
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SFC Intelligence Senior Sergeant/Chief Intelligence Sergeant
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The Multicam is gone now ODP's that use the so called Scorpion will be the common of the Army and the Airforce. But yes we should have a common uniform for the military that way Snipers would not pick the one who looks different believing that person is more important. I liked my Mulicams best Uniform I had worn since Cammies when I was in 82nd back in late 70's early 80's.
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