Army Shows 1st Uniform Redesign Since '81

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/army_new_uniform

WASHINGTON - The Army revealed on Monday a redesigned combat uniform with a digital camouflage pattern that looks strikingly different from soldiers' current battle dress uniforms.

It marks the first major change in the Army uniform since 1981, said Brig. Gen. James R. Moran, who modeled the uniform for reporters at the Pentagon (news - web sites). He said recruits will be issued the redesigned uniform starting October 2005, and the entire Army will be outfitted by December 2007.

The uniform is being produced in a single, universal pattern to replace the two camouflage versions in current use: tan-brown for desert use and green-brown-black for woodland settings.

Soldiers also will get a new, no-shine, tan combat boot, and the current black boots will be discontinued.

The coat-trousers combination costs $88, compared with $56 for the current battle dress uniform

[Fenris]

1. Wow. That's...something.

Pajamas and Timberlands?

[underpants]

2. Something tells me they won't be allowed to let them sag down

Pull your pants up PRIVATE!

[Fenris]

4. An Army of High School Boys

[warrior1]

28. hahahahah

.

[Lisa]

3. is that the color scheme?

It looks a lot like urban camouflage (with all the grey in it).

[Rick Myers]

That's where BushCo wants the next war!

Downtown!!!

[TolstoyAndy]

24. Rick's correct: we are the enemy next time around n/t

[underpants]

7. It says that it is a ~"one size (color) fits all"

I guess that color would camouflage you in woodlands :shrug: I can sorta see that.

[Lisa]

9. gotta hope it's a beech wood!

Some shades of tree bark and leaves could be problematic (even with the blotches to break up the person's outline).

[underpants]

10. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt here

Why? I'm not sure but I am.

I was trying to picture that soldier back in the woods and I think it will work- I AM assuming that they tested this.

[maxpower]

Interesting

However, I thought they would somehow work Saint Ronnie into the design.

[GCP]

5. Well, it's certainly not camouflaged!!

He sticks out like an ink spot in a snow field.

Who's bright idea was this, and how much money is this going to waste before they realize what a mistake it is - come on now - soldiers are going to get killed because of this.

It looks blue - great for the desert {/sarcasm}

[joe freedom]

6. .

[underpants]

8. Welcome to DU Joe freedom

uh...nice sig line you've got there.

[joe freedom]

11. It isn't the sig line.

It's the post of a pic of the new uniform.

(Yeeeesh...gimme' a break....)

[underpants]

12. Oh I totally missed that

I guess Hitler doesn't tickle my funnybone.

On second thought that is very funny......sad but funny.

[joe freedom]

15. Believew me, he doesn't tickle my funnybone either.

I'm just getting disgusted that half my country thinks it is OK to torture and kill people because they are children of a lesser god.

I am seeing more instances of trailer park inbreds claiming that we can't win the war on terriers unless we destroy all believers in Islam.

The uniform pic seemed appropriate.

Besides which, they haven't accepted Jesus Christ as their personal lord and savior, so they deserve to die.< /sarcasm>

[RamboLiberal]

13. Velcro - well they sure aren't going to be quiet

This will drive some grizzled non-coms nuts! When you're out there in the boonies trying to be quiet and you open a velcro pocket! Riiiiip! Oh that's going to be loud!

And they sure don't look all that camo to me.

To me it looks like some REMF's in the Pentagon with no experience in the field designed this uniform.

[KeepItReal]

55. That noisy Velcro is gonna get someone killed someday

No way the Special Forces and/or Ranger-types are gonna sign off on those uniforms. Please believe there will be a non-Velcro model coming down the pike or at least exceptions to regulations to allow modifications to that ridiculous feature.

[matcom]

14. they are not gonna wear THAT before Memorial Day i hope

is that blue?

grey? :shrug:

those BDU's look like pajamas

[truthseeker1]

16. Brig. Gen. James R. Moran

Moran??
:evilgrin:

[Az_lefty]

17. Here's another pic....

the patches in OD green look awful.

[David__77]

18. Is this a joke?!

Those uniforms are UGLY, are totally weird looking--like some movie about a fictional fascist state or something. There's an air of foreignness about them.

[TexasMexican]

21. I agree completely....

WTF is up with that collar?

These uniforms look horrible?

These arent the same as the new ones the Marines are using are they? They cant be because the Marine ones atleast look decent.

Damn why is the Army wasting money designing this piece of crap, just use what the Marines have created.

[TolstoyAndy]

25. Of course there's an air of foreignness ...

Of course there's an air of foreignness about them.

They're made to blend with the uniforms of the foreign troops that have been screwing around the US for a long time. My source on this is old, but the stories keep coming up.

I heard a sherrif in TX interviewed on 2 SW radio shows in 2003:
(infowars.com and americanfreedomnews.com iirc).

He had had a ton of complaints from people near the border, and the uniform was always unidentifiable.

With the new version, they'll be able to say, "that was our American boys", instead of "that was our new Czech friends" or whatever is the BS of the day.

The new uniforms are here to help take away whatever rights we have left.

[SpiralHawk]

26. Mas Oui ! Topped off with a "Freedom Beret" !

Tres chic, as ChimPee's "good buddies," the French, would say.

[Thor_MN]

33. OMG, I recognize that expression!!!

I had the exact same expression in pictures of me circa first grade at Halloween... "MOM, you are not going to make me wear THIS are you?!?!?! "

[Pale_Rider]

49. Looks like a Stars Wars rip-off!

http://www.theforce.net/swtc/insignia/uniforms.html

[Nihil]

59. Saves me having to look for a photo!

That's the first thing that struck me about the uniform: "Hey, it's just
like Star Wars".

On a more serious note, I don't think that the "continental" or
"foreign" appearance is coincidental ... this is moving towards the
anonymous "riot police" look and will mean that there will be little
difference between mercs and soldiers who've taken off their velcro
strips ...

[exploited]

50. Nice...

they're replacing the combat uniform designed in 1981 with hip street fashion that was worn in 1981.

It's acid wash too... nice.

[Massacure]

19. *cough*

The coat-trousers combination costs $88, compared with $56 for the current battle dress uniform

Not only are they butt ugly, they are more expensive as well. Doesn't the army pig out on enough cash?

[Wild Bill]

27. well it is cheaper if they only have one type of uniform.

Now we pay for 2 types. 2 x $56 = $112? vs $88. Sounds cheaper to me.

[DS1]

20. Jesus, they looked like accidentally bleached Marine cammies

:eyes:

[Romulus]

23. ROFL!!

:spank:

[tom_paine]

22. It's only fitting Imperial Soldiers should wear different uniforms

than those who served the Old American Republic.

Geez, if not, it would be like Darth Vader wearing a Jedi Knight's Robe!

[RamboLiberal]

29. Here's a good graphic on new uniform features

[ElectroPrincess]

30. Oh the Fashion Horrors!

Damn, I'm glad to have served on active duty when "Jesus was a Corporal." Way back before the Army's love affair with Velcro?!? Yikes! To quote my Nephew's favorite term, that looks *fugly.* I don't care if it's highly functional, they should immediately drop kick the designer back to the drawing board. :P

[Neshanic]

32. EEK! Fashion of mass destruction. Gays will not join now!

[tranche]

41. Did i just read the word "blouse" on this image? n/t

[Algomas]

58. It's the new Martha Stewart...

fall line called "Sweet Revenge". Exclusively for the new recruiting campaign- "An Army of Nerds"

These guys just crack me up. Truly stranger than fiction. I wonder which blouse I will wear tomorrow?

[many a good man]

31. So ugly they look like Pickles must have picked 'em out!

One size fits all...sheesh! Seen 'em at Walmart for years!

[Th1onein]

34. They look awful.

Who is making them? Halliburton?

[TrogL]

35. Isn't it cute! Oh, I love the little ruff

and it's just such a lovely shade of taupe with teale highlights.

Oh, and salmon coloured boots to finish off the ensemble flair.

[raifield]

36. I like the 'shoot me here' rank badge...

Great place to advertise the ranks of the soldiers...right in the middle of their chest! Does that say "Shoot here" or is it just me?

Even with the body armor, the rank in the middle of the chest is easier to see by someone looking though, say, a scope.

[ElectroPrincess]

37. I can't believe it! Non-functional and sneaky.

The Blouse has a ZIPPER instead of buttons. Do they realize what a build up of sand can do to the functionality of a zipper.

Also Officers will NOT display their Branch Insignia. That's UnSat. How can we distinguish the infantry from the engineers. I guess that will allow the corrupt spooks (*some* MI Officers) to enter in-and-out of prison camps without notice (just another officer).

[doc03]

38. Ah, let me guess? Manufactured by Halliburton.

[TacticalPeek]

39. And they're totally invisible to computers.

Mine can only see trees, a back yard and a pair of shoes.



Anyway,

the Marine urban camo is more urbane:

[despairing optimist]

40. These duds look familiar somehow

There's something vaguely "futuristic" about the design, in a theatrical way. Did something similar appear in science fiction movies from the fifties, say "The Day the Earth Stood Still" or "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers"? Maybe it's the collar.

[TacticalPeek]

47. Forbidden Id . . . I mean, Planet?

[absolutezero]

52. starship troopers

[Algomas]

57. Plan 9 from Outer Space baby!!!

[St. Jarvitude]

42. Damn! And here I was hoping for the rainbow cullottes

Oh well :( Maybe in 2017 *sigh*

P.S: Is it me, or do those tan boots make the soldiers look barefoot? It just looks odd, for a soldier :shrug:

[St. Jarvitude]

43. Damn! And here I was hoping for the rainbow cullottes

Oh well :( Maybe in 2017 *sigh*

P.S: Is it me, or do those tan boots make the soldiers look barefoot? It just looks odd, for a soldier :shrug:

[DivinBreuvage]

44. I believe the technical term is "Feldgrau"

i.e. "Field Gray".

http://www.feldgrau.com/

[Peregrine]

45. They've been talking about the no polish boots for decades

When I was in, they announced the switch (never happened) and everybody was so happy.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

46. It'll blend perfectly with this:

Hiroshima, 1945

[Rex]

48. Nice urban warfare camo.

Orange, grey and white are perfect for urban combat. Not that we need to worry about what it signifies. Everyone go back to spending money and being patriotic.

[absolutezero]

51. starship troopers

the uniforms look exactly like the fatigues in starship troopers

it looks really weird, like the uniforms are meant for the arctic or urban combat.

[daleo]

53. Could blend in with a field of rocks pretty well, or concrete

Other than that, it kind of reminds me of something from an old Dr. Who episode.

[Disturbed]

54. "fictional fascist state"

Nope, a real one!

[saigon68]

56. Look for these uniforms in a city near you

Gunning down anti-war protestors

[qb]

60. No-shine boots?! How is the Army going to keep privates busy at 4 a.m.?

I agree with the earlier post about velcro. What a totally idiotic idea!

My guess is a private contractor sold this outfit to the Pentagon, and no one bothered to think about the consequences.

[underpants]

61. Geez the NCO's won't have anything to chew you out about

That's funny-yes no shine boots (whistling) Uh I Uh have nothing to say to you Private.........go to the track park and do maintenance.