Posted on Aug 29, 2016
Soldiers try out new tropical uniforms and boots in jung | ArmyTimes
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TITLE: Soldiers wear new tropical uniforms and boots in jungle ACU field-test
The Army continues to dial up jungle operations, with thousands of troops rotating through the Pacific every three months or so. While the Asia missions have been a boon for the service, and soldiers have been quick to embrace them, one big hurdle remains: Soldiers are being sent there in uniforms ill-suited for unrelenting humidity, heavy rains and perpetual sogginess. But change is coming soon.
The Army, over the last 18 months, has quietly held four uniform trials in Hawaii, with thousands of soldiers wearing a variety of new uniform designs. The hope is to finalize a new tropical wardrobe by 2018 that is lightweight, quick-drying, comfortable, and durable.
The Army continues to dial up jungle operations, with thousands of troops rotating through the Pacific every three months or so. While the Asia missions have been a boon for the service, and soldiers have been quick to embrace them, one big hurdle remains: Soldiers are being sent there in uniforms ill-suited for unrelenting humidity, heavy rains and perpetual sogginess. But change is coming soon.
The Army, over the last 18 months, has quietly held four uniform trials in Hawaii, with thousands of soldiers wearing a variety of new uniform designs. The hope is to finalize a new tropical wardrobe by 2018 that is lightweight, quick-drying, comfortable, and durable.
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I thought that we had this gear 50 ago when we fought in Vietnam I distinctly remember someone giving us "Jungle Fatigues" and "Jungle Boots"operative word being "Jungle" --Oh I get it,this new stuff must have to be made in China or India yeah that's it!
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SGT Philip Roncari
Capt Tom Brown - You know funny thing you should mention Vietnam I would trust them to make our equipment,Ho Chi Minh sandals,AK47s those nifty little NVA back packs,pretty ingenious people and their gear always seem to work.
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They had jungle boots and jungle fatigues in WW2- in those parts of the War not well remembered anymore: the Pacific and the CBI,
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SGT Philip Roncari
SSG Robert Owen -read a pretty good book awhile ago "Fighting with the Fourteenth Army in Burma" by James Buto interesting read from the British perspective,
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SSG Ray Mailloux
Wait, the Army is pursuing a uniform which will be specified for a geographical location? How can that be? I thought that the ACU was the savior of all uniform issues.
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what are going to do when they find ... they already had a good uniform and Boots ...
re-inventing the Wheel...
re-inventing the Wheel...
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SGT Eric Knutson
SFC Smith, are you really suprised? How many times have we had to reinvent the wheel. almost every time I turn around I see it happening.
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Trust the Army to reinvent the wheel for a requirement so simple as a jungle uniform. Having spent 12 long years 11B in light infantry units and a original graduate of the real jungle operations training center JOTC Ft. Sherman Panama the original rips top poplin OD jungle fatigues where and still are the go to uniform used since the Vietnam war.
OD and tiger stripes wore like steel in Panama and the time spent at JOTC was credited as in country in Vietnam. You don't get any more jungle than that anywhere in the world. Those things were comfortable, serviceable, long lasting in the jungle that's paramount, and dried after being soaked in minutes. The Army leadership would be wise to look to their past use what really worked and fix what's broken. Stop wasting precious funds on stuff like this.
Why is this happening my surmise would be yet another COS wants to put their stamp on the Army. No way better than change the uniform. That assures their legacy will go on for many years.
You want true jungle training close to CONUS no place better than Panama. Ft. Sherman still there just waiting for someone with foresight to reutilize this precious asset.
OD and tiger stripes wore like steel in Panama and the time spent at JOTC was credited as in country in Vietnam. You don't get any more jungle than that anywhere in the world. Those things were comfortable, serviceable, long lasting in the jungle that's paramount, and dried after being soaked in minutes. The Army leadership would be wise to look to their past use what really worked and fix what's broken. Stop wasting precious funds on stuff like this.
Why is this happening my surmise would be yet another COS wants to put their stamp on the Army. No way better than change the uniform. That assures their legacy will go on for many years.
You want true jungle training close to CONUS no place better than Panama. Ft. Sherman still there just waiting for someone with foresight to reutilize this precious asset.
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