USMC To US Army: You Can’t Use OUR Camo; Army To USMC: The H— We Can’t!

bigpeace.com ^ | June 8, 2011 | Peter Schweizer

[PROCON]

The Army Times reports on this inter-service squabble:

“The Army in coming weeks will select its top camouflage contenders to cover your next combat uniform. A leading choice is the Marine Corps’ MARPAT.

But although the outgoing top enlisted Marine says you can’t use it, the Army general who launched the effort begs to differ.

[PROCON]

Sheesh, I got out of the Army in '82 and never had BDU's, just the good old Army OD fatigues, starched and permanent press!

[Tallguy]

Why the Army would want it’s soldiers to be confused with Marines is a mystery. Don’t institutions like to be a little bit unique?

[PROCON]

Ping!

[mkmensinger]

The Army may use the Marines’ camo, but they can’t fill their shoes.

[Renderofveils]

Think of the friendly fire in bar fights...

[max americana]

The biggest issue is how many open fags will be in the service and they are bickering about unis?

[IrishPennant]

I must be too old time...when I was in the Corps I thought we had everything the Army didn’t want...”Do more with less” was a motto I have lived with because of my stint in the fleet.

[aft_lizard]

Hey why not Marines? We let you use our old worn out equipment, let us wear your worn out uniforms.

[Tallguy]

Nah! The open-gays will want Navy Whites like their idols in “Top Gun”! No way they want to look like Marines. Marines are dangerous!

[Joe 6-pack]

The Army just needs to go with MultiCam and be done with it.

[PalmettoMason]

I want ALL of them, regardless of branch, to have the most effective camo pattern available.

This is just silly.

[NWFLConservative]

The “ACU” or as I called it the “Army’s Crappiest Uniform”, was a total bust. I got issued 3 sets about a year before I retired and I hated them. They were definitely no good in the woods, not good in the desert and really no good ANYWHERE. It was supposed to be the “Jack of all Trades” uniform and it sucked at everything.

And the about the stupidest part of them was that all the pockets are secured with VELCRO!!! Not only does Velcro wear out or not stick well if you get a bunch of dirt in the pile, which always happens in the woods, or after a ton of washings, it MAKES A HELL OF A LOT OF NOISE when you open it!!!

That might not be any big deal to a REMF, but for those of us in the Infantry where you have to practice Noise Discipline all the time, it IS a big deal. It was a stupid idea from the word go. Buttons are the only way to go. If you tear one off, no biggie, sew anyother one right back on.

[NonValueAdded]

ditto

[Melas]

I would thing that camo patterns would be all about breaking up the visual lines human eyes use to differentiate objects. If the Marine camouflage is truly better, then so be it. They’re all on the same side.

[PROCON]

The Army just needs to go with MultiCam and be done with it.

Sheesh, thanks for posting this, I never saw it before; your right, it would be perfect!

I hate the inter-service bickering; I have a lot of ex-Marine FRiends here!

[norton]

Why the Army would want it’s soldiers to be confused with Marines is a mystery. Don’t institutions like to be a little bit unique?

Sort of depends on how visible you want to be while someone is trying to draw a bead on your a$$.

[PROCON]

all the pockets are secured with VELCRO... it MAKES A HELL OF A LOT OF NOISE when you open it!!!

LOL, doesn't surprise me, typical!

[mware]

Hey if it is a good camouflage, I hope the army goes with it.

We adapted the helmet used by Germany for extra protection.

[NWFLConservative]

"The Army may use the Marines’ camo, but they can’t fill their shoes. "

Excuse me? I will stack my tabs up against anything any jarhead can put up, thank you. Any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

[norton]

When I was busy with training foreign nationals we often went to The Corps for experts in, well, not current equipment.

If this "it's mine and you can't use it" crap is someones idea of payback then the adults have lost control (and the Corps had gone corporate).