Posted on 11/13/2018 1:59:01 PM PST by re_tail20
The uniform worn by the World War II Army — “Army Greens” — was adopted Sunday as the service’s new service uniform.
Army officials have been discussing adoption of the retro-style uniforms with pinkish-brown trousers and dark olive jackets, known as “pinks and greens,” for months, as part of an effort to link soldiers to the service’s history.
The uniforms were presented by Program Executive Office Soldier at the Association of the United States Army’s annual exposition in Washington, D.C. last year and had the support of the Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey, who wore a prototype at the Army-Navy game last December.
The new uniform, which officials said would be “cost-neutral” to enlisted soldiers and would not come at an added cost to taxpayers, is expected to be fielded to soldiers reporting to their first units beginning in summer 2020. All soldiers will be required to have the uniform for wear eight years after that.
“The current Army Blues Uniform will return to being a formal dress uniform, while the Army Greens will become the everyday business-wear uniform for all soldiers,” the service announced in a press release timed to coincide with Veterans Day celebrations. There will be no change to the Army’s field uniform, the release said.
Many consider the pinks and greens the sharpest uniform in Army history, and it appears to have support among a large number of soldiers. An Army Times survey found more than 70 percent of respondents favored the idea of returning to the WWII uniform.
Some soldiers have voiced reservations, however, about adding yet another dress uniform to their wardrobe.
In late 2017, troops at Camp Zama in Japan told Stars and Stripes they had concerns about buying another new outfit so shortly after the Army phased out green office...
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The shirts look better than the dog puke light green thing we wore with our class As when I was in.
The originals were pretty heavy. You would not want to wear that in Hawaii.
Now we’re talking. That is hands down, the sharpest US Army uniform we’ve ever had.
Then again, I’m an Army brat from the early fifties, so I’m biased ;-)
No... I have a relative who earned one of those for marksmanship from the West German Army when she was stationed there, and as I recall the rope wasn’t blue, it looked more like gray, and the badge was antique gold/brass and had a German eagle on it. I think it was called a Schutzensnier [sp?] and she was allowed to wear it on her US uniform.
“Patton was a Cavalryman. Jodphurs were SOP. His only distinctive uniform item were his sidearms & belt.”
He was an old cavalryman but he made those jodphurs look cool.
Did anyone else wear them at the time?
Two Pistol Patton.
One of his junior officers asked if he didn’t get tired of wearing them.
He replied “of course I do. Some days I don’t want to put them on. But if I didn’t the men would notice and say the old man looks tired, then they would be tired. It would infect my whole army. I wear them so the men can see me and know I’m on the ball, spoiling for the fight. That makes THEM on the ball and spoiling for the fight.”
The old cavalryman knew image was everything for an officer who had to lead in the field.
“Live in barracks covered in black mold or live in a tent, pussy.”
I bet you were SO HARD back in the day. Did you go through the last hard cycle of Basic?
Welcome to the 1970s recycle.
...looked as though it was an infantry cord but I see you are right. Having never been stationed in Germany, I’ve only seen those things occasionally.
No, I don’t like folks with half my IQ telling me what to do. And I certainly wouldn’t put myself in a position of getting killed because of someone’s stupidity or to advance their career.
If they want to live soft, they should join the airforce.
Everyone knows black mold makes you incredibly tough.
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