Army Unveils New Combat Uniform
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Hey BM/Lawdawg don't you fat fucks got a set of those.Tessa wrote:It looks like a sweat suit for fat people. I don't like fat people.
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Damn LD you need chicks to stand up for you now. Now BM's better half is going to get on here and chew my ass for calling him...well you know.
"We spoke to them in the only language they understood - the machine gun."
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from:Steadfast wrote: I shudder to think that today's army may be using velcro straps. I would be scared shitless to hear the noise of velcro being opened when I am trying to be as quiet as possible.
http://www.armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2223
Considering this, how does the Army's extensive use of Velcro on this new uniform benefit todays soldier? I understand the convenience of being able to extend the lifespan of tapes and patches by removing for laundering and such. I am just wondering if there is something I am missing that balances the risk/reward ratio for this feature.
I realize it's probably not financially feasible to have a different uniform for all different terrain/season/climate types for each soldier, however... this predator camo is pretty sweet:
http://www.predatorcamo.com/patterns.html
http://www.predatorcamo.com/patterns.html
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I think the new uniform is quite dashing! You would make many a friend down at the Blue Oyster Club NOT! It sucks looks like the old E. German Camo just a different color!
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A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve --
is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'
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Mattoon's Goons
A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve --
is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'
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Last count, only 2 of us remember those days. I asked Ranger Bell, they had transitioned to OD patched by then. The Originals? 2 of us left.Terry Welshan wrote:H8train will have to incorporate some old DEVO songs into cadence, "are we not men, we are DEVO". The coolest Ranger uniform was way back when the RA wore OD polyester tuck in stuff and Rangers wore slant pocket Jungle Cammies. A Red and White scroll on the shoulder set it off nicely.
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I'm not the way I am because I was a Ranger - I was a Ranger because of the way I am.
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I'm not the way I am because I was a Ranger - I was a Ranger because of the way I am.
¿Querría usted el primer redondo en la rodilla o la cara?
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
I was there for the slant pocket Cammies but no Red and White on the cammies. Only dress uniforms (except Khaki's only a Tab on them). You could see a Ranger a mile away in those days. Black Beret, Camouflage BDU's.Abell9 wrote:Last count, only 2 of us remember those days. I asked Ranger Bell, they had transitioned to OD patched by then. The Originals? 2 of us left.Terry Welshan wrote:H8train will have to incorporate some old DEVO songs into cadence, "are we not men, we are DEVO". The coolest Ranger uniform was way back when the RA wore OD polyester tuck in stuff and Rangers wore slant pocket Jungle Cammies. A Red and White scroll on the shoulder set it off nicely.
C 2/75, 1st Plt, Wpns Sqd 76-79
RS 3-78
Mattoon's Goons
A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve --
is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'
RS 3-78
Mattoon's Goons
A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve --
is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'
Actually Terry Welshan, The Ranger Scroll back then was black with white lettering and a red thread border. The BDU's were made out of a cotton material made for tropical climates. They were definitely much cooler that stateside greens and dried very fast when rain had ended and the sun was heating things up again. The Korean "Tiger Stripe" fatigues were also lighter than stateside material. The jungle cammies came in cammoflague green and plain green.Terry Welshan wrote:H8train will have to incorporate some old DEVO songs into cadence, "are we not men, we are DEVO". The coolest Ranger uniform was way back when the RA wore OD polyester tuck in stuff and Rangers wore slant pocket Jungle Cammies. A Red and White scroll on the shoulder set it off nicely.
One important item I would like to say here and that is that whenever we went on missions we wore no rank, no patches on our fatigues. So I had two sets of clothing, those I wore in the bush and those I wore in the rear.
RLTW
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4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4