For combat/field uniforms, different services have different missions. If we didn't, we wouldn't need ~four five different branches of the armed forces.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/10/20/air-force-mulls-uniform-shift-abus-acus.htmlClearly just a matter of when at this point, despite some recent public comments about nothing changing.
The Army has been shifting from the ACU to the OCP uniform for a couple years now.
Quote from: PHall on November 03, 2017, 12:12:34 AMThe Army has been shifting from the ACU to the OCP uniform for a couple years now.No they have not. They are currently using the ACU and will continue to use the ACU. What the Army is shifting is from the UCP to the OCP.
Quote from: LSThiker on November 03, 2017, 12:46:46 AMQuote from: PHall on November 03, 2017, 12:12:34 AMThe Army has been shifting from the ACU to the OCP uniform for a couple years now.No they have not. They are currently using the ACU and will continue to use the ACU. What the Army is shifting is from the UCP to the OCP. Funny, when I drive by the Armed Forces Reserve Center on Drill Weekends I see formations that are about 1/3 ACU and 2/3 OCP.And my friends who are in the Army Guard tell me that all they issue is OCP these days.
Quote from: PHall on November 03, 2017, 02:56:41 AMQuote from: LSThiker on November 03, 2017, 12:46:46 AMQuote from: PHall on November 03, 2017, 12:12:34 AMThe Army has been shifting from the ACU to the OCP uniform for a couple years now.No they have not. They are currently using the ACU and will continue to use the ACU. What the Army is shifting is from the UCP to the OCP. Funny, when I drive by the Armed Forces Reserve Center on Drill Weekends I see formations that are about 1/3 ACU and 2/3 OCP.And my friends who are in the Army Guard tell me that all they issue is OCP these days.You are missing a critical piece of information, which is not funny. The UCP and OCP are both ACUs. Again, the Army is switching from UCP ACU to OCP ACU. So what you really see is 100% ACU, which is divided as 1/3 UCP and 2/3 OCP.Now, I would suggest rereading that military.com article, which the message should be clearer.
Never bothered to read the Military.com article since they are not a trusted source. About the same as the New York Post, a scandal sheet.
Quote from: PHall on November 03, 2017, 04:16:07 AMNever bothered to read the Military.com article since they are not a trusted source. About the same as the New York Post, a scandal sheet.Fair enough, and I agree military.com is not a highly trusted source. After all, the NYP does run some actual news articles. Nevertheless, the USAF may in fact be mulling a switch from ABUs to ACUs, as suggested by the headline. Of course, if that happens, the USAF will most likely pick up OCPs rather than UCPs, as the Army is switching to the former. But only time will tell.
Chasing affinity when there's a 5-10 year delay in adoption is self-defeating.
Agreed. It would be nice to get on the same schedule as JROTC in regards to uniforms but we have to take into consideration that CAP is a volunteer organization and each new uniform variation just keeps jacking up the price.
Quote from: kwe1009 on March 23, 2018, 03:30:50 PMAgreed. It would be nice to get on the same schedule as JROTC in regards to uniforms but we have to take into consideration that CAP is a volunteer organization and each new uniform variation just keeps jacking up the price.Blues & whites haven't and aren't likely to change, but the field uniforms affect a significantly higher portion of the membership.Members who "only" do NESA, ES, flying, whatever, important to operations, may well have several of these to be able to participate in prolonged, multi-day events.Sundown ABUs in 2021, make the standard the dark blue, which are worn by many LEA and similar agencies, leave the blues / whites as is, and never care or worry again about the foibles of what the military is wearing, at least in the field.You never have another conversation about grooming or uniformity again, and in public, which is where a lot of field uniforms are worn, CAP is one Total Force.
I loved the ABU and green boots! No ironing, no polishing... take it out of the dryer, shake it out, throw it on.
Quote from: J2H on March 23, 2018, 09:45:34 PMI loved the ABU and green boots! No ironing, no polishing... take it out of the dryer, shake it out, throw it on.OCPs are the same. Wash and wear, no ironing or polishing of boots.
Easy solution..... become a fat and fuzzy. So you're limited to the Corporate Uniforms which are far less likely to change and save you a ton of money in the long haul.
I am tired of buying uniforms. One more reason why I’m retiring. CarlosSent from my iPad using Tapatalk