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Originally posted by The Reaper
I agree.
Adam, quit tumble drying your t-shirts on "High Heat".[TR's smiley removed in hopes that the board will finally accept my post]
TR
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(I'd put a smiley here as well, but the board gets mad at me when I overdo it.)
It is not so much the heat, but the fact that once I find t-shirts that don't stretch out at the neck and actually fit right, I tend to keep them WAY longer than any sane person should. I honestly don't think I have bought new t-shirts since before I deployed to the desert in 1999 (I bought a LOT, and still have at least half left)! I believe extra armpit holes add character to the garment.
It also doesn't help that various odashees washed my clothes for a three year period - all they KNOW is high heat. I think new clothes should undergo "odashee torture certification" - such clothes could be guaranteed not to burn or shrink when turned in to commercial laundry facilities (imagine a sunglass-smiley here) .
To stay on topic: the Marines figured out quickly that zippers = bad. I have been surrounded by their new uniforms for months now - the thoughtful design that went into them (I LOVE the snag-free sleeve cuff buttons) is obvious. IMHO, take that design and fabric, make the shoulder pockets bigger - for both more storage and the 1st cav / 2d ID sized patches, and keep the same camo pattern. I Marine NCOs can handle seeing two different uniforms - with different camo patterns - in formation for a several year period, surely the Army senior NCOs could support the integration of such a uniform.
I also fail to understand the need for a separate "combat" and normal duty uniform.