Breaking – US Army to Abandon Camo Update; Vows to Reinstate OD

Soldier Systens ^

[SandRat]

In a shocking move, Army officials have confided in Soldier Systems Daily that they plan to abandon the Camouflage Improvement Effort that has left Soldiers without an effective camouflage pattern despite several years and tens of millions of dollars.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Now, the funniest “camo-impression” is the USNavy’s stupid attempts to camouflage their shipboard sailors below decks, on-deck, and in the depots and shore bases as some kind of camo’ed SEAL.

It is damn near as stupid as decking the officers and chiefs out in meltable polyester snag-ensuring plastic open weave shirts and pants!

[Hot Tabasco]

I still have a set of my OD’s that I tried on the other day. They had been hanging in the basement closet so long that they actually shrunk...........

[Gaffer]

It’s the uniform equivalen of penis-envy for traditionally non combatant services (:0)

I served in the AF and all I ever wanted to be able to do is carry a weapon and cleared for fire if I deemed I necessary. That’s historical military context to me.

[Gaffer]

The closest in my time was the Vietnam nylon sweats with the slanted pockets.

{...so long that they actually shrunk........... haha! Good one!}

[SandRat]

Those basements. They are as bad as hall closet that reproduce clothes hangers. hehehehehehe

[FreeInWV]

Those decisions shouldn’t be left to amateurs. Outsource it to Mossy Oak or RealTree!

[OldMissileer]

One of Monty Python’s best skits.

[jackibutterfly]

What’s an OD? And, what’s BDU? C’mon, guys, you’ve got “civilians” reading these articles - we don’t know all the jargon. Help us out, thanks.

[SandRat]

OD = Olive Drab

BDU = Battle Dress Uniform

[Chode]

the Germans ran smocks mostly, reversible summer/fall and winter parkas reversible to white

the top palm pattern is quite rare where the second one is oak leaf and the most common

there were Leopard and rain patterns and a couple more

all were the same as their shelter halves

to me, the smaller the print the worse it is at a distance since then it simply becomes a blob

[BenLurkin]

Obamaflauge.

Per Executive Order, the armed services will henceforth wear the following:

[dfwgator]

Date of the article is April 1, 2013.

[Billthedrill]

Fabulous!

[AFreeBird]

You make way too much sense. You’re not cut out for government work.

[kosciusko51]

From Good Morning, Vietnam:

Adrian as Camp Fashion Consultant: I want to tell you something. You know, this whole camouflage thing, for me, doesn't work very well.
Adrian: Why is that?
Adrian as Camp Fashion Consultant: Because you go in the jungle, I can't see you. You know, it's like wearing stripes and plaid. For me, I want to do something different. You know, you go in the jungle, make a statement. If you're going to fight, clash. You know what I mean?

[House Atreides]

LOL -— It is SOOOO EASY to pull an April fools joke on folks when it’s not April 1st!

[SandRat]

I hope deeply that the army returns to wearing OD Fatigues Old Pickle Suit) and returns to the AG-344 Service Uniform, and our vehicles no mater what the type should all be OD.