Posted on Dec 1, 2015
Can I wear my UCP cold weather coat over my OCP uniform?
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I've been wearing the new camouflage pattern since the week it was authorized (and they're great) and there hasn't been any problems until the cold weather started to kick in. The Battalion put out a required uniform of wearing our issued cold-water jacket, gloves, and fleece cap.
Here's where things DO get Hooah: We are not issued Multicam/Scorpion patterned gear unless you deploy and go through RFI. For soldiers like myself, who purchased the new uniform, we still have UCP-patterned gear. I wore the UCP cold-weather over my OCP uniform (and I totally understand how jacked up it looks, but had no option) and a 1SG of another company tells me the 10th MAN DIV SGM put out that doing that was unauthorized. I then spoke to my PSG, he said it's authorized but discouraged. Company 1SG said it's authorized, CO said it's authorized but wants to see the policy that was put out stating it.
I HAVE looked. Maybe my Google-fu is rusty. I am not finding anything answering this question, but I haven't stopped searching. Since I found this such a hard question with blurry answers, I thought it'd be good to discuss and debate on Rallypoint. Thoughts? Anyone have their own post policies with authorizations about this? Has it just been a by-commander thing so far? I don't recall anything about this in AR 670-1; only that you can't mix, say, your UCP trousers with OCP coat, or wear the new shirt with the old uniform. Nothing about cold-weather clothing - or even body armor, etc., for that matter.
Here's where things DO get Hooah: We are not issued Multicam/Scorpion patterned gear unless you deploy and go through RFI. For soldiers like myself, who purchased the new uniform, we still have UCP-patterned gear. I wore the UCP cold-weather over my OCP uniform (and I totally understand how jacked up it looks, but had no option) and a 1SG of another company tells me the 10th MAN DIV SGM put out that doing that was unauthorized. I then spoke to my PSG, he said it's authorized but discouraged. Company 1SG said it's authorized, CO said it's authorized but wants to see the policy that was put out stating it.
I HAVE looked. Maybe my Google-fu is rusty. I am not finding anything answering this question, but I haven't stopped searching. Since I found this such a hard question with blurry answers, I thought it'd be good to discuss and debate on Rallypoint. Thoughts? Anyone have their own post policies with authorizations about this? Has it just been a by-commander thing so far? I don't recall anything about this in AR 670-1; only that you can't mix, say, your UCP trousers with OCP coat, or wear the new shirt with the old uniform. Nothing about cold-weather clothing - or even body armor, etc., for that matter.
Posted 9 y ago
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The 10th Mountain FB page just shared a link OK'ing the mixing of patterns. So here in the next few days you'll likely be hearing your chain of command say that THEY said it's ok ;o)
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The Army is aware. There is no issue.
http://www.ncosupport.com/military-training/mixed-army-uniforms.html
http://www.ncosupport.com/military-training/mixed-army-uniforms.html
Soldiers can mix camo patterns for cold-weather gear
Many Soldiers now wear their Army Combat Uniform, or ACU, in the new Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP. But their organizational clothing and individual equipment, or OCIE, such as their wet-weather gear
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The army specifically released a message that said they are aware not everyone has OCP cold weather gear and TA-50 and that Soldiers are authorized to mix and match as required until issued the new gear, or it otherwise becomes available.
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