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A lieutenant colonel I know was complaining about the number of uniforms they're required to have and keep in working order. The Army constantly tinkering with the uniform styles exhasterbates the situation. He said just the formal dress uniform, which he might wear once a year, was about $1000 for the whole outfit.

This is from a Marine officer who was saying the same thing on another site who had:

2. Flight Suit for flying. One piece coveralls in different materials, designs and colors, depending on assignment. In Vietnam I wore a tiger stripe flight suit, there was also Olive drab, Marine Green, International Orange, and Khaki.

3. Summer Class A uniform, spiffy khaki belted tunic and matching trousers in a good material.

4. Winter Class A uniform, same design but Marine Green and a very good quality of cloth.

5. Summer Dress White Uniform, high collar white tunic without a belt, and matching white trousers.

6. Dress Blues, High collar black belted tunic, with blue trousers with a wide red stripe down the leg.

7. Mess Dress, elegant short shell jacket with high collar, shoulder boards, sleeve embroidery, worn with a formal dress shirt and cumberbund, elegant trousers with gold and red stripe.

8. Summer Work Uniform, short sleeved, open collar khaki shirt, and Marine Green trousers of a lighter weight than the Winter Class A uniform trousers.

9. Physical Training uniform, shorts, tee shirt, and athletic shoes.

10. Marine/Seal/UDT swim trunks, very distinctive khaki short shorts with a little half belt in front. You see somebody with this suit on and you knew immediately who he was.