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I know much of this was discussed in the multi-cam thread but I am going to promote the camo that I feel is the best and should be selected as our next ACU.
US4CES Family of Camouflage - Soldier Systems
ADS Inc. US4CES (US Forces) Camouflage
I know much of this was discussed in the multi-cam thread but I am going to promote the camo that I feel is the best and should be selected as our next ACU.
US4CES Family of Camouflage - Soldier Systems
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
Someguywho's US4CES
Some good digital representations.
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
Phase IV testing has begun
US4CES Family of Camouflage – Spot the Soldier - Soldier Systems
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
Phase IV testing has begun
US4CES Family of Camouflage – Spot the Soldier - Soldier Systems
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
I know we have the multi-cam thread but this good news belongs here today!!
Army scraps eye-catching pixel camo uniforms
The Army Made A $5 Billion Mistake Choosing Its Uniforms - Business Insider
$5B CAMO SNAFU - The Daily
Enjoy the three links above to read!
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
I love those three articles. This crap we wear now has no camo capabilities unless you're laying in gravel (like that SPC said), the fit on them is terrible..even thin guys like me look like we've got a belly, and they just look dumb. I wasn't shocked at all to read that the brass got involved in the decision making process to outdo the Corps. And in the end it didn't even work. I hope the velcro on the shoulders goes away with the new uniform too.
I do believe that it was a good choice to go with a wash and wear uniform, and ditch the black boots that Soldiers needed to spend so much time on. While it looked better, it took away too much time away that Soldiers could've used for schooling and reading up on their job.
TANKER - That dusty, crusty, grease-covered, dirty, sweaty, bright-eyed, fuzzie-faced,
haircut-needing, beer-drinking, underrated, over-worked, underpaid,
oversexed, little shit, who can take a tank and do more battlefield damage in
ten minutes than a Grunt squad can do all day.
If you ain't Armor, you ain't shit.
Well, the SFC in the above ACU pic is now retired (He was one of the leaders of the supposed testing), stated that at the time; they felt UCP was a great alternative to any other camo that was out there. Now we know there were political puppet strings and the decision was made with haste.
Last edited by CWO Sharkey; 06-27-2012 at 07:47 PM.
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
I knew coming into the Army it was only a matter of time before they jumped to a new camouflage. After all, MARPAT was just being implemented when I got out of the Corps.
SSG UCPharmD
Veteran, ARNG Infantry and MP Squad Leader
Veteran, United States Marine Corps Military Police
RIP SPC Shane Ahmed, Kunar Province Afghanistan 14 NOV 2010
RIP MSG Jeff Rieck, Faryab Province Afghanistan 4 APR 2012
Multi-cam is a derivative of the BDU. The BDU was around nearly for 25 years. If the Army would have gotten it right or if the services will stop this ME thing with unique identification with a darn utility uniform; the problem would have been solved.
If not US4CES, then Multi-cam. But go back to ranks on the collar.
A change is due ASAP.
Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran (OIF V & OEF X & XIII)
101st Airborne Division & 4th Infantry Division combat vet
Serving overseas
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