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Army getting a THUMBS down on doing away with Class A Greens and going to Junked Up Dress Blues.
SandRat
Posted on 09/13/2008 12:28:45 PM PDT by SandRat
Because I'm pointing you to the Army Times and they are on the list of "News Organs" that don't want any of their words post on FR I can only point you to the Army Times web site. You'll enjoy the words that the troops are giving to whoever made the decision (if you can call it that) to do away with the Class A Greens and go to a Junked Up Dress Blue uniform.
Army Times
TOPICS: VetsCoR
KEYWORDS: army; goofs; idiots; uniform
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posted on
09/13/2008 12:33:18 PM PDT
by
SandRat
To: SandRat
They look pretty good to me. :-)
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posted on
09/13/2008 12:43:48 PM PDT
by
Polybius
To: SandRat
Rule 19:
In most wars, the Army with the worst looking uniforms usually wins.
3
posted on
09/13/2008 12:43:53 PM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Never kick a leftist when they are down. Wait until they are halfway back up. You get more leverage!)
To: SandRat
Yeah! What he said! Army's green where I come from. This is as stupid as that idiota suprema Shinseki trying to make the whole Army look like Rangers with the black beret.
4
posted on
09/13/2008 12:51:32 PM PDT
by
flowerplough
("If only America could be China for a day," NYT's Thomas Friedman, in 'Hot, Flat, and Crowded')
To: Polybius
LOL! Civil War New York Zouaves, LOL!
5
posted on
09/13/2008 12:53:32 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
We wore blue up ‘til the early 20th century. We didn’t wear greens until the ‘50s. Bring back the blues [As a former tanker/ cavalry descendant, I’m partial].
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posted on
09/13/2008 12:56:14 PM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: SandRat
lol re: the comment about getting the number for the fraud, waste and abuse hotline.
My opinion, as an Army wife who will have to look at my favorite man in this security guard wannabe get up: YUK! The PJ’s otherwise known as ACU’s are ugly enough. Please stop with the UGLY! LOL
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posted on
09/13/2008 12:57:31 PM PDT
by
Cailleach
To: PzLdr
8
posted on
09/13/2008 12:59:09 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Cailleach
Agreed.
You don't even want to hear what came from my Army wife's mouth about this; and I'm retired Army. It was on par with the low level of intellect that she ascribed to the order that entire Army go “French” and wear a beret.
9
posted on
09/13/2008 1:05:17 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
My favorite was the Dress Greens....looked pretty slick with or without the jacket. The Marine Corps doesn't partake of such silliness -- find a good uniform and stick with it.
10
posted on
09/13/2008 1:07:52 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
To: SandRat
Someone posted a pic a week or so ago on this that had a pic of some ROTC cadets in very sharp khaki/forest green uniforms.
Tradition is ok, so long as the style comes with it. Going for old colors with new styles has made the Class A look really low-rent and not inspiring. Esprit de corps only works if you want to be part of that corps.
11
posted on
09/13/2008 1:08:24 PM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Is it time for "Cowboys and Muslims" yet?)
To: SandRat
Take a look at how they Junked Up the Blues http://www.militarytimes.com/projects/army_classa_flash/ Was that a 3rd Division BREAST patch I just saw?
That just ain't right! Especiallly now that , ummm ... well, ya know, more women are seeing combat and, ummmm .... putting it there ... ummm..... well, ..... ummm .... That just ain't right!
12
posted on
09/13/2008 1:18:04 PM PDT
by
Polybius
To: SandRat
Except for the stupid beret [I HATE those damn things], it looks basically like the blues they wear now [except for the unit patch on the pocket. I'd probably go with the dress blues we wear now, but I could live with that.
As an aside, my AOB class got informally polled on what distinct uniform we'd like for armor. We put in for black coveralls, and a black p*sscutter, all trimmed in Armor yellow, with tanker boots and either a branch scarf or black turtleneck. They turned it down. Reminded them of something they'd seen before.
13
posted on
09/13/2008 1:21:02 PM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: Polybius
![](http://www.etoday.ru/uploads/2008/01/29/new_russian_army_uniform.jpg)
I like this one.
14
posted on
09/13/2008 1:23:49 PM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Community Organizer: What liberals do when they run out of college, before they run out of Marxism.)
To: Polybius
Yep,.. the Rock of the Marne. Your correct, it just ain’t right.
15
posted on
09/13/2008 1:27:53 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: SampleMan
You like what’s under the beret. LOL!
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posted on
09/13/2008 1:29:47 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
I ride the Metro every day with hundreds of soldiers (Blue Line to Pentagon and on to DC) in their camouflage and have to say they look hot, hot, hot. Uh, that is, very attractive and masculine. They even have camouflage notebooks, brief cases, messenger bags etc. and look great. I hope this doesn’t mean that is going to change.
17
posted on
09/13/2008 1:29:57 PM PDT
by
3AngelaD
(They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
To: 3AngelaD
Could very well. Virginians and other Southern States may soon be having deja-vu night mares of the invading Army from the Northern War of Aggression.
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posted on
09/13/2008 1:34:35 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: PzLdr
As an aside, my AOB class got informally polled on what distinct uniform we'd like for armor. We put in for black coveralls, and a black p*sscutter, all trimmed in Armor yellow, with tanker boots and either a branch scarf or black turtleneck. They turned it down. Reminded them of something they'd seen before. Well, say what you will about the Nazis, you do have to give 'em credit for being snappy dressers.
![](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/204/488325544_0fee3ac927_m.jpg)
Such worries were never a factor in the Navy in the 1980's when the Navy Winter Service Blues for officers was black pants, black shirt and a black p*sscutter. The saying was that we looked like the Good Humor Ice Cream man in the summer and the Waffen SS in the winter.
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posted on
09/13/2008 1:49:05 PM PDT
by
Polybius
To: SandRat
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posted on
09/13/2008 1:54:29 PM PDT
by
piroque
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