Just got my ACU's last week. Haven't even worn them yet so I can't give anyone my .02 cents either way. What I do know is that I just put about $500 of BDU's and sewing costs into a box in the garage! WTF. I've only been in the Army 4 yrs. I got issued 2 pairs of winter and 2 pairs of summers at basic and that was suppose to last me the whole Q course and beyond? So, I got stuck with the bill. "You better have starches in garrison!" (cha ching) ... 'Ok now bring your field uniform" (cha ching) .... "What the hell! Where are your mods!" (cha ching) Man, for a while there I was YMC's customer of the year.
So, now everyone can walk around post with 'cool guy mods' on and not get yelled at by some SGM (the minimall is the best for this) Of course, that was one of those "know your operational environment" things. And also one of those 'big boy rules' things that a few people choose to ignore to their chagrin. (anyway, I digress)
I guess the most important point is do these uniforms work. My initial impression is a big, no. In the middile of the desert is this uniform going to decrease my visibility to the enemy? NATICK seems to think so...I mean really....it works in ALL environments. (now stop thinking and put the damn uniform on)
Maybe its just me but the desert is a brownish color, and the desert AO is where we seem to be conducting the majority of our operations.... then by all means a greenish color uniform is what we need, right?
My rant is over. I guess time will tell.
Back to lurking.
Phil