Will you buy the new Army uniform right away?

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:30:22 -0400

Response by CPT Bruce Rodgers made Jun 4 at 2015 9:32 PM

CPT Bruce Rodgers — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:32:20 -0400

I think the Army spends too muck time and resources on uniforms lately

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2015 3:51 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:51:41 -0400

Its not ACU. Its OCP.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2015 3:59 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:59:34 -0400

I'm honestly hoping that I don't ever own one LOL. I have like 5 or so different uniforms already and my house looks like a Military Surplus store!

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 7 at 2015 9:22 PM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:22:53 -0400

Though I'm not in the Army and I am also retired and thus don't have to buy uniforms anymore, this is an issue in the Navy also. Too much time and resources (namely money) are put into developing new uniforms when it would be better re-purposed towards things like training, war fighting, and service member retention.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2015 9:31 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:31:16 -0400

I heard that we'll be able to wear the Multicam uniforms we received for deployment instead of the new ones, so I'll probably do that. As National Guard I've never had to buy uniforms, I guess we just don't wear them out fast enough.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Jun 7 at 2015 9:57 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:57:06 -0400

I will wait as long as I can. What I will do is buy a little bit here and there. The clothing allowance is not enough to purchase four sets of everything or what we are expected to have.

Response by CW2 Stephen Pate made Jun 7 at 2015 10:14 PM

CW2 Stephen Pate — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 22:14:22 -0400

Yep, I'm gonna wear the ones from deployment for a few years and see if I can get deployed again so I can get more!!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 7 at 2015 10:52 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 22:52:35 -0400

I'll get a pair here and there.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jun 8 at 2015 12:04 AM

COL Charles Williams — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:04:12 -0400

This will make uniform 4 me. And I will buy one ASAP.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 8 at 2015 3:59 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 03:59:47 -0400

Wearing my MultiCams until the Big Army deems us Guard guys worthy.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 8 at 2015 4:20 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 04:20:57 -0400

If I read right, we can use the uniform issued for Afghanistan. If that's true, that will be what I'm doing.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 8 at 2015 1:47 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:47:30 -0400

I was looking online and don't see the AMEDD unit patch available in multicam. Wonder what we're supposed to do there - or maybe they'll be releasing them soon.

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 7 at 2015 6:53 PM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:53:51 -0400

Why change over to the new uniform when the ones we have don't expire till 2019?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 1:24 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:24:00 -0500

I plan to wait for it for my unit to issue them or until it becomes mandatory. I'm happy with my clean ACU's and don't see the need now to buy all of this stuff because it adds up quick.