[archy]

The Navy would probably order them "haze grey, for under way", as I hear our working uniforms might soon be. (another story which I hope to post when the order comes down, stay tuned).

You heard about [or worse yet, seen] the new USAF blue tiger stripe fatigues? I have no idea what [if anything] the AF will do for a sleeve flag patch, but a subdued blue, blue and blue version is a possibility. I suspect this stuff was designed by some USAF officer who couldn't get flight status by virtue of being colour-blind.

Oh, sorry sir! I'd have saluted you, but I thought you were a plum tree....

[Long Cut]

LOL! Yeah, I've seen that one. You know, those of us in other services wouldn't kid the AF so much if they didn't make it so damned EASY.

The Navy is looking at adopting a new uniform to replace the Utilities (dungarees to the old salts), the coveralls, and also looking to eliminate a few of the more redundant uniforms from the seabag. Reportedly, they're looking at grey-colored BDU's.

I'd personally LOVE to lose the Whites and the "Working Blues". Both are virtually useless and difficult to keep clean. All ANY seviceman needs is a formal uniform for ceremonial events and other occaisions, and a "working uniform" for everything else.

It chafes us that other services can wear their BDU's offbase, but we can't do that with ANY of our "work" uniforms, not even Utilities.

[Darksheare]

I have red/green colorblindness, but oddly that seemed to make the green BDU's stand out like a sore thumb.
It was mighty amusing to tell my Cap that there were some troops siutting off in the brush nearby, and have him tell me they weren't there because he couldn't see them.
To me, they were as plain as day!

The XM-8.. when I was in uniform, i'd have killed to have something that was fairly light, could be turned and used quickly in brush, and had the ability to fire zillions of rounds in a pinch if I had to do so.
I like the drum mag option, and the mini-203.
I'd also like all the above to be on an accurate rifle, wickedly accurate if possible.
But, I know I'm dreaming on that one.
For it to be accurate, light, and short enough for brush use, accuracy suffers from use of a shorter barrel.

[Happy2BMe]

That new AF uniform has not been happily accepted among the rank and file, I can tell you that.

It looks like a halloween suit gone bad.

At least the new USMC BDU looks like a battle uniform.

Whoever thought up that blue zuit suit for the AF had to be a UN infiltrator. You could pick out one of those uniforms a mile and a half away.