Posted on Dec 17, 2014
Would you support a standard uniform for all branches of service? Why or Why not?
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Yes. It was functional, comfortable and easy to maintain. Best working uniform I've worn in over 40 years of service.
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Perhaps history might provide some guidance. In WWII each service had a service dress uniform and a field/working uniform which practice continued right up through Vietnam. Why not continue in that same vein? The Navy and the Coast Guard waged the most successful global naval campaign in history with a service dress uniform and in a working/combat environment khakis for officers/CPOs and dungarees for enlisted sailors. Worked fairly well. The Army (with its USAAF component) and the Marines had their variations. In addition to practicality, distinctive uniforms are mist effective in helping to instill unit and service pride. One thing that does seem a little pretentious though is wearing ACUs, BDUs, ODUs, etc. in a
an office setting. George Marshall did not wear fatigues while walking around the Pentagon when he was Chief of Staff and neither did his subordinates.
an office setting. George Marshall did not wear fatigues while walking around the Pentagon when he was Chief of Staff and neither did his subordinates.
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Umm we did that in 1982 or so. It was called the BDU. It was the same uniform for all services. What a unique idea
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Army and Air Force already share the UCP, with the AF employing brown lettering on tapes and patches and the Army utilizing black. Best combat uniform I’ve seen in the last 35 years.
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I think we need a standardized pattern, i.e. cut and style, but different camouflage designs depending on mission. Desert sand camo, desert rock, desert scrubland jungle, arctic, woodland summer, woodland winter, woodland fall, etc. It may cost more, but the camo needs to be effective for the environment. Not universal. But in garrison, not out in the field (combat or training) maybe a plain olive or gray utility like the old OD greens.
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SPC Ron Simpson
I also HATE the Army dress uniform. They have said they wanted to bring back the pinks and greens, and I like that. But I also like the old khakis. Kind of an undress uniform. Not fatigues, not dress, but a business casual kind of uniform.
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Absolutely! I like the different service dress uniforms, but a standard uniform for the military in a combat environment unified all the branches.
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It would be great for BDUs or whatever but dress should be service specific. In my 22 years I can't remember how many kinds of fatigues I bought or were issued. Out in 76
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