Oh man...sore subject.
Went and bought a new pair of ABU’s (AF utility fatigues) from the local Main Exchange last year...paid close to $100 for a set.
Within a couple of weeks the buttons on the fly were falling off and the shirt fared no better. Garbage quality.
I can recall my USAF issue OD’s in the early ‘80s being about $20 for a set and of much higher quality...
And don’t get me started on the USN fatigues...whoever thought that camoflauging sailors with a pattern that would make them practically invisible if they were in the water was a good idea should be keel hauled.
shirts could at least have a reflective orange back on the inside. Turn it inside out when in the water if the enemy isn’t around to shoot ya.
It’s so the squids will feel like they are part of the military. Camos are cool looking though.