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

When I worked at CENTCOM, everyone was issued DCUs, including military, DoD civilians and contractors. I think it helped create a sense of unity. It also made it easier to distinguish US personnel from all the representatives of 47 coalition partners who were also stationed there.

That uniform I have never worn but I have felt the fabric and it feels very comfortable to wear quiet to move in. Easy to care for like a cross between sweats and cargo pants.

I'm an old sailor. I remember when they came up with that totally asinine idea to have a "single" uniform for seaman recruit thru admiral. The "suit" uniform cost like 4x or more than the traditional Navy "crackerjack" uniform, was much harder to maintain, and took up a lot more shipboard storage space. Then the Coast Guard got into the act--apparently tired of looking like Navy, their new uniform was easily mistaken for Air Force. Leave the damn uniforms alone!

As a cost saving measure for the nation's taxpayers, and Military Services Members, Absolutely. Economy of scale, and ease of replenishment makes the idea most practical. The Services should retain their distinctive rank insignia of course. As for the visual of shubbery on haze grey Public Service Vessels of Specific Function. Why not?

We all should be wearing the same camouflage combat uniforms. The navy & coast guard be different. But on ship. On land they wear the same colors as everyone else.

We never should have gone to branch specific combat uniforms. Here's a single plan. Use the uniform from the Marines, built strong, durable, functional. Use army multicam color pattern. No velcro patches. Every thing sewn on. Navy & Marines keep pointed soft cap. Army & AF use standard soft cap. It's that's simple. Cheaper all around. No more extra fu ding. No more research (which congress supposedly canceled).

great so long as the dress uniform stays the same-each unique to it's branch of service-

I think all service branches should wear the same uniform. But each branch retains its own rank and its own dress uniform.

We did it for 20+ years with the BDU and since the Korean War with the “pickle suit”

That was the original plan when the BDUs came out. Then the Marines wanted their insignia permanently embossed on the uniform. Then the Air Force insisted on blue lettering, followed by a blue BDU pattern, affectionately known as WalMart Camo, then modified to a tiger-stripe pattern. The Navy followed suit. A common uniform pattern makes sense, but each service keeps making changes to make the uniform unique to them, thus defeating the intent.

Yes. Less change for troops.

Yes. It was functional, comfortable and easy to maintain. Best working uniform I've worn in over 40 years of service.

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.

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

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.

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.

Absolutely! I like the different service dress uniforms, but a standard uniform for the military in a combat environment unified all the branches.

No I like the different uniforms

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

Can we just all agree to let Crye or Patagonia produce them?

I thought the BDU was standard In All of the military? When I was in Army, 1972-1978, the basic pickle green fatigues was the work dress!