ABUs

[SarDragon]

I have a reasonable sense of humour.

I do not, however, have much patience regarding off-the-wall, whacked-out proposals for uniform changes, all too many of which are serious. There are hundreds of posts on here suggesting one thing or another, with almost zero hope of consideration or implementation. The attempts at humour just aren't funny any more.

YMMV.

[Nuke52]

...
The attempts at humour just aren't funny any more.

YMMV.

You're right, we should probably stop trying, then...

I kid, I kid. 

[PHall]

...
The attempts at humour just aren't funny any more.

YMMV.

You're right, we should probably stop trying, then...

I kid, I kid. 

No, you really do need to stop. 

[Eclipse]

I grabbed the most recent of the eleventy-twelveteen messages on this subject.

For those of you who would assert that the woodland camo BDU is no longer being worn by any US military,
the Seabees on base are still wearing their version of the woodland BDU.  The Seals are also still wearing it.
I saw a bunch of them today with my actual eyeballs.

This photo is about a year old but shows the evolution:


The one on the left is the "AOR", in the middle is the NWU, and on the right is the Seabee variant of the BDU.

In fact, woodland camo is still worn as trousers on carrier decks by various specialties, and the DCU is even still in use
in some select areas.   On a cursory look again today, I can't find a final wear-out date for the woodland camo.

[Майор Хаткевич]

I heard at a TLC, that a staffer at national shared that we're getting ABUs Spring 2014, with a short 18month phaseout on BDUs. 

[ProdigalJim]

But I want. The Tigerrr Stripes....   

[Eclipse]

When can we have the digitals?.

[HGjunkie]

Guys I heard we're getting Multicam by an official source.

[cylercj554]

What do you mean "multicam"? People use that word way too often. Sorry if I sound dumb, sir.

[HGjunkie]

[abdsp51]

Guys I heard we're getting Multicam by an official source.

Cite.  I can tell  you the multicam pattern is far more expensive than the ABU and has far less cold weather options as well. And that pattern is worn only in the OEF region or in transit to and from not for home station wear.

[Eclipse]

Duck man, it's flying right over your head...

[Abby.L]

Does anyone find it weird that the OP has yet to respond? He has, with his single post, managed to provoke more posts in response than I ever could.

Just a little odd, methinks....

<Edit: awkward wording>

[Eclipse]

The OP was likely a drive-by who didn't realize what he was asking.

I just put my comment here because it was the most recent of the field uniform discussions.

[The CyBorg is destroyed]

I long ago came to regard anyone saying they had a line on CAP getting ABU's as either misinformed, joking or lying.

[PHall]

The OP was a troll who got his money out of this one....

[SarDragon]

Well, he made one post, and we've been nattering on about it for 16 months now. Sounds like a pretty good drive-by to me.

Time for a lock, mods!

[JK657]

If you lock it you're only inviting another ABU thread be started in less than a week. At this point it should just be left up and maybe we won't rehash the same thing over and over.

[Abby.L]

If you lock it you're only inviting another ABU thread be started in less than a week. At this point it should just be left up and maybe we won't rehash the same thing over and over.

Oh my god... I think that made the most sense out of anything in this thread... 

[fadiaz]

Oh my god... I think that made the most sense out of anything in this thread... 

Like and +1...!!!