JJ_BPK
03-31-2011, 06:42
I almost put this in the Comedy fora, but being a FOG, I figured one of the SEAL Operators that hangs here can clarify??
http://www.military.com/news/article/navys-new-working-uniform-delayed.html?col=1186032325324
Navy’s New Working Uniform Delayed
March 25, 2011
Military.com|by Christian Lowe
The Navy's top officer said March 23 the service has delayed fielding a new uniform designed for Sailors who are deployed to land-based combat zones.
In remarks to reporters at a breakfast meeting in Washington, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead said he's still waiting on proposals for which design to field in the Naval Working Uniform Type II and Type III camouflage patterns. The CNO also indicated a desire to abandon the old tri-color desert uniform worn by Sailors and SEALs for years.
"I'm trying to get the number of uniforms we use as lean as we can because, even though it may not sound like a lot of money in the general scheme of things, uniforms are hugely expensive," Roughead said. "You eventually get to the point where the term uniform is obsolete because everybody wants their own and it's no longer a uniform."
Though Roughead wants to guard against customization, he conceded that SEALs and Sailors who support them such as Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen and explosives disposal teams have a requirement for a so-called "fighting uniform" specifically designed for their missions.
"Clearly the uniform that the SEALs are wearing has some very special features that I believe need to be in limited distribution," he said.
continued...
Splain sumt'n Lucie,,
WTF are the "very special features" with "limited distribution" ????
Are we talking water proof pockets for the SEAL Black Ops Iwatch & Iwii??
:D
http://www.military.com/news/article/navys-new-working-uniform-delayed.html?col=1186032325324
Navy’s New Working Uniform Delayed
March 25, 2011
Military.com|by Christian Lowe
The Navy's top officer said March 23 the service has delayed fielding a new uniform designed for Sailors who are deployed to land-based combat zones.
In remarks to reporters at a breakfast meeting in Washington, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead said he's still waiting on proposals for which design to field in the Naval Working Uniform Type II and Type III camouflage patterns. The CNO also indicated a desire to abandon the old tri-color desert uniform worn by Sailors and SEALs for years.
"I'm trying to get the number of uniforms we use as lean as we can because, even though it may not sound like a lot of money in the general scheme of things, uniforms are hugely expensive," Roughead said. "You eventually get to the point where the term uniform is obsolete because everybody wants their own and it's no longer a uniform."
Though Roughead wants to guard against customization, he conceded that SEALs and Sailors who support them such as Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen and explosives disposal teams have a requirement for a so-called "fighting uniform" specifically designed for their missions.
"Clearly the uniform that the SEALs are wearing has some very special features that I believe need to be in limited distribution," he said.
continued...
Splain sumt'n Lucie,,
WTF are the "very special features" with "limited distribution" ????
Are we talking water proof pockets for the SEAL Black Ops Iwatch & Iwii??
:D