New Army Uniform Announced

[DNall]

We did if the navy, so here ya go!

The Army finally put out the new blue service dress uniform that will replace the green class A & B.
Link: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/08/army_newblueuniform_082008w/

Personally I think the combat patch pin looks stupid, the white shirt instead of the originally announced gray is a terrible idea (as I'm sure our white shirt wearing folks can attest), and it's got so much junk on there it's insane. And you thought CAP was bad.

[DogCollar]

Pants tucked into combat boots?  In a service dress uniform??

[JC004]

This just doesn't say "army" to me.  It looks more like a random veterans' organization uniform.  

[DC]

Where's my puking emoticon?

That. Looks. Hideous.

Wayyyyyyy too much bling. It might be better of they didn't pick someone from the 101st (by the look of the pin thing..) tp model it. Lose the maroon beret and unblouse the boots and it might look better.

Still, that just looks stupid. I remember seeing a picture of the different versions of this uniform a little while back and it looked alright... What happened...

[DC]

Pants tucked into combat boots?  In a service dress uniform??

Its a special thing the 101st (and the 82nd?) do, Airborne..

[DNall]

the "model" is in the 82nd. Hence the bloused boots & maroon beret. Non-airborne will still be wearing low quarters & black beret. The 101st pin is a combat patch. That'll be added to the left pocket of the coat as well. no other changes to the coat at this point (thank God).

I was a little worried about this cause I just dropped over $800 getting this uniform. Thankfully, I spent a 150 extra and mine's compliant with the new & improved standards, where the cheaper version that most people have is not.

You think we're bad, you should see the reactions on a couple Army boards. The thing's been out less than 5 days and there's more than 5 pages of "just puked a little in my mouth" type posts on the OCS site.

[Smokey]

OMG

Are you sure this isn't the uniform for the new Ranger Corps!!!!

[Pylon]

At least the CAP CSU will have a close equivalent in real military uniforms now!   

[SDF_Specialist]

At least the CAP CSU will have a close equivalent in real military uniforms now!   

Just what we need, to be mistaken for the Army even more.

[davedove]

Hopefully that's just everything he CAN wear, as opposed to what he would be required to wear.  Most people on active duty don't wear all their bling on the shirt anyway; instead, they wear the one or two pieces that mean the most to them.  The rest is saved for the jacket.

[MIKE]

Link is up:  http://www.army.mil/asu/

[JoeTomasone]

At least the CAP CSU will have a close equivalent in real military uniforms now!   

Just what we need, to be mistaken for the Army even more.

I half expected to see something referencing HWSNBN as the designer.

[LtCol White]

ewwwwww....

[cap235629]

I wish they kept the gray shirt and brought back the MP service cap,  Otherwise it is ok, bling is optional folks

[cap235629]

Oh and at least we now know that black leather combat boots will still be available through AAFES! :clap:

Maybe we can adopt this white shirt in place of the aviator shirt to make it more accessible and affordable.

Look for the silver lining

[jimmydeanno]

Looking at this the only things I think are really awkward are the bloused boots and the size of the shirt sleeves.  If the sleeves were slightly smaller in diameter and about 4 inches shorter it would be better...

[MIKE]

Otherwise it is ok, bling is optional folks

As an example:

[wingnut55]

I was in South America many years  ago on a DOD project and I must say it does have a Latin American bling to it. I think White is stupid, khaki maybe, or blue.

[stratoflyer]

WHAT HAPPENED!! 

eh.. hold one let me compose myself here.....



I think that...tha..

Give me a sec....hold on.....

Where's my air sickness bag....

[alamrcn]

It's a very WORLDY uniform... looks like it is getting close to some worn by other United Nations forces.

It there a way-down-the-road vision of getting all the "good guys" to look the same?