Posted on Jun 8, 2014
Do you believe our military should use the same camouflage pattern or should each branch continue using their own?
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I have heard many past service members saying that the tri colors was the best thing that had ever happened. Being a Marine I like the MARPAT design and would love to continue using it, but what do you think?
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Too easy: Design a common camouflage pattern for all services based on the terrain type. Designate the services by the left name tape. If Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force go to the same combat environment they should be able to blend with that combat environment. If you are assigned to Malaysia you get Military pattern X. If you get assigned to Afghanistan you get military pattern Y.
Camouflage is about hiding the individual, not about branding the service.
Camouflage is about hiding the individual, not about branding the service.
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Definitely agree with your last sentence sir! If i may ask sir, which pattern would you choose if you had the final say?
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MAJ (Join to see)
I would go with whatever makes the Soldier look like the waiting room of the VA because that is what seems to make him invisible.
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MAJ (Join to see)
Oh by the way, the Marine pattern works very well in Afghanistan as opposed to the glow in the dark ACU pattern. The Multicam is VERY effective in the woodlands of Europe. I led a LRS training team to Latvia and we absolutely disappeared into the environment with the multicam. This ability should not be service specific.
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Which I found absolutely horrible and disrespectful in-light of that VA revelation sir. I just could not believe what I was seeing and reading.
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What the hell does a Sailor at sea need camo for? I liked my old Blue Jean Dungarees. If I wanted to wear Camo in the Navy I would have been a Seabee.
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PO1 Jonathon Oakley
You got my vote. Nothing like a man overboard in sea blue camo.
Maybe if you could turn it inside out for blaze orange
Maybe if you could turn it inside out for blaze orange
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I never really understood why sailors on a ship were wearing BLUE anyway (camo or dungarees). You aren't in need of blending in to anything on a grey colored ship. And if you fall in the water, you don't want to be invisible.
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PO1 Carol Nines
When I joined in 86 we had Dungarees, liked them a lot. The new uniforms look okay but Dungarees are more comfortable. I liked the coveralls for on the ship.
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We need to revert back to one pattern across all services with terrain-specific variants. Just like BDUs. The Marines and the Navy seem to be the only ones getting that one pattern does not fit all.
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