Posted on Nov 17, 2020
So Long to Smocks? Army Considers Changes to 40-Year-Old Maternity Uniform
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I was wondering what was going on. It must have been at least two months since the Army Uniform Board came up with another uniform proposal.
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Maj John Bell
SPC Patricia K. (Williams) Elliott - If you are asking me, I don't know why? I was repeating SFC Kelly Fuerhoff's assertion and asking why myself.
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Maj John Bell - SPC Patricia K. (Williams) Elliott
Well:
"The Marine Corps announced late last year that it is considering new long- and short-sleeve maternity shirts after the Air Force unveiled a new design of its own that offers more stretch and stain resistance.
Pregnant airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio tested the new maternity shirts in 2018 to gather feedback from women at different stages of pregnancy to improve fit options.
Improved fit and function of maternity clothing items are overdue, said then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, who explained that female service members have been forced to spend more money than men altering uniforms so they fit properly."
How about more stretch, stain resistance, improved fit and function? Or does the Army not need any of that in pregnant soldiers?
Definitely don't see the benefit of the smock at all. And the maternity ACU? The blouse was ridiculous. The pants ok - but the top I felt like I was wearing a dress.
Well:
"The Marine Corps announced late last year that it is considering new long- and short-sleeve maternity shirts after the Air Force unveiled a new design of its own that offers more stretch and stain resistance.
Pregnant airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio tested the new maternity shirts in 2018 to gather feedback from women at different stages of pregnancy to improve fit options.
Improved fit and function of maternity clothing items are overdue, said then-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, who explained that female service members have been forced to spend more money than men altering uniforms so they fit properly."
How about more stretch, stain resistance, improved fit and function? Or does the Army not need any of that in pregnant soldiers?
Definitely don't see the benefit of the smock at all. And the maternity ACU? The blouse was ridiculous. The pants ok - but the top I felt like I was wearing a dress.
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