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Old 05-23-2014, 16:36   #10
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So...is this a necessary expenditure?

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Army Selects New Camouflage Pattern
Mil.Com, 23 May 2014

The U.S. Army is quietly putting the word out to commands that it is replacing its current Universal Camouflage Pattern with a pattern the service has owned for more than a decade.

The Army's senior leadership has selected Scorpion, a pattern similar to MultiCam that was developed around 2002, according to a source with knowledge of the decision.

Sgt. Major of the Army Raymond Chandler III has been briefing senior sergeants major throughout the Army about the new pattern for the Army Combat Uniform, but details are still limited.

The Army was poised to announce the results of its multi-year camouflage improvement effort nearly a year ago, but congressional language in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2014 called on the Pentagon to put an end to the services branding their ranks with unique camouflage uniforms.

(Cont'd) http://www.military.com/daily-news/2...tml?ESRC=eb.nl
Why of course its necessary, Richard. Its a more "Marine-like" pattern.

Is the SGM of the Army related to "The Maltese Falcon" guy of the same name? I know that you'll know.
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