When did they allow ACU sleeves to be rolled up?

2017-09-04T11:53:34-04:00

I was at a recruiting event with a bunch of relatively new guys. Not only were they rolling up OCP sleeves they were rolling up ACU sleeves. From all the articles I've read I see OCP to be rolled but does not mention ACU. (actually they call OCP pattern ACU in the articles.)

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2017 11:54 AM

2017-09-04T11:54:51-04:00

Looks like it was authorized 27 Sept 2016

https://www.army.mil/article/175866/army_issues_new_guidance_on_rolling_cuffing_sleeves

Army issues new guidance on rolling, cuffing sleeves

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Uniform sleeves can now be rolled either with camouflage facing in or out, depending on the preference of commanders down to the company level.In addition to the new guidance on rolling sleeves of the Army Combat Uni...

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2017 12:12 PM

2017-09-04T12:12:44-04:00

I swear I've seen photos of soldiers on both sides of the Civil War with sleeves rolled up!!!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2017 1:44 PM

2017-09-04T13:44:08-04:00

STEP ONE: stop calling a pattern of camoflauge as a different uniform. the ACU comes in UCP and OCP patterns.

Response by CW2 Ernest Krutzsch made Sep 4 at 2017 7:37 PM

2017-09-04T19:37:12-04:00

When they were BDU's

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2017 8:15 PM

2017-09-04T20:15:05-04:00

If memory serves, it was around September/October of last year. While I don't remember the exact date, what I do remember is that while Big Army says you can, they are leaving it up to unit commanders to determine if the sleeves will be rolled or not.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2017 8:58 PM

2017-09-04T20:58:22-04:00

Started last year I believe. They are all Army Combat Uniforms (ACU) but in different patterns. Universal Camoflouge Pattern (UCP), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Camouflage Pattern, and Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). As they are all ACU's they all fall under the same reg.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2017 6:31 AM

2017-09-05T06:31:41-04:00

Now if more Soldiers could only roll them properly it wouldn't look to bad on any pattern of the uniform.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Sep 5 at 2017 7:33 PM

2017-09-05T19:33:05-04:00

Green Fatigues were rolled as early as 1968? (Era, that is).

Response by SSG Kasius McCall made Sep 5 at 2017 7:34 PM

2017-09-05T19:34:55-04:00

You must not be active duty. Because if you were, you would know the answer to the rolled sleeves and uniform.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2017 7:43 PM

2017-09-05T19:43:51-04:00

I don't recall when, I think I blocked it out of my memory. It looks like terrible.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 12 at 2017 1:54 PM

2017-09-12T13:54:50-04:00

It has been about a year or so now. You need to have them done correctly or you don't fall with in the regs

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2017 4:25 PM

2017-09-13T16:25:17-04:00

I personally don't like rolling my uniform because it looks completely unprofessional. But I'm still relatively new to the army