ACU or Multicam?

[JunkyII]

I saw in the Army Times that the Army is thinking of phasing out the Army Combat Uniform for Multicam? What you all think? Do you think they should make the switch? And DO you think they will?



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lol just ^^^ noticed the guy on the left has a Xbox 360 controller 

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Thats probably Ranger Batt tfield testing the uniforms and some other things, normal line units get the stuff after Special Forces and the 75th decide its what they are gunna use.

[BoilerDown]

I don't know anything about military concerns, but when I wanted some new camo for scenario paintball, I did my research and settled on Multicam.  Even in scenario most people don't bother with any camo, just dress in black and brown, but I decided to take any advantage I can get... it can be hard being mid 30s playing against teens and 20s . 

Anyways, the main thing I learned in my research that I didn't know before is that black is actually a bad color to have in a camo pattern.  Its extremely rare to see black in nature and it actually sticks out more than you'd think.  Most of the non-Multicam patterns available for sale have black in the pattern and the lack of black is one of the things that makes Multicam effective.

There was a really good wiki page that I saw before but now I can only find the generic one with the XBox controller guy.

[bigsky]

unsure wow much i should respond to this post, but i will. point of order on the statement "Just like the black berets they stole from the Rangers to give to the entire Army, nothing more than an enlistment tool imo" in the early 70's the black beret was stolen from the cavalry. in european  armys in denoted armor branch. the only whole army that had black berets was the Luxembourg and it was the euro sister unit to my battalion @20 years ago. as to what the game controller does i have no clue. can you explain? seems to me that buttons are quiet and velcro makes noise plus  there is no patent on buttons.

[OOZ662]

[OOZ662]

plus  there is no patent on buttons.

No, but there actually is a patent on the controller vibration that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have all infringed upon.

[jdbecks]

When I was in afghan and first saw the new US troops arriving in theatre wearing that new pattern and then they told us it was to be used for all terrains I was in shock at first as, to me..even in the dessert it did not seem to blend in at a distance that well as it seemed to blue. But I had heard that digital pattern camo is better that the normal style patterns, I first saw it on German troops.

I also noticed how thick your guys uniforms are for the dessert  , ours where cotton and quite thin which also made them wear out quick particularly in the crotch area...and if you shine a light at us at night, we shine white 

[JunkyII]

unsure wow much i should respond to this post, but i will. point of order on the statement "Just like the black berets they stole from the Rangers to give to the entire Army, nothing more than an enlistment tool imo" in the early 70's the black beret was stolen from the cavalry. in european  armys in denoted armor branch. the only whole army that had black berets was the Luxembourg and it was the euro sister unit to my battalion @20 years ago. as to what the game controller does i have no clue. can you explain? seems to me that buttons are quiet and velcro makes noise plus  there is no patent on buttons.

Well if you want to play hard ball, WE STOLE IT AND YOU CANT HAVE IT BACK BECAUSE WE ARE THE L337 NATION ON THIS PLANET!!!!!

[Motherland]

No, but there actually is a patent on the controller vibration that Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have all infringed upon.

Think he means these kinds of buttons

When I was in afghan and first saw the new US troops arriving in theatre wearing that new pattern and then they told us it was to be used for all terrains I was in shock at first as, to me..even in the dessert it did not seem to blend in at a distance that well as it seemed to blue. But I had heard that digital pattern camo is better that the normal style patterns, I first saw it on German troops.

I also noticed how thick your guys uniforms are for the dessert  , ours where cotton and quite thin which also made them wear out quick particularly in the crotch area...and if you shine a light at us at night, we shine white 

Doesn't the Bundeswehr still use Flecktarn? I have a blouse/shirt/jacket whatever it's called in the woodland variety, it works pretty well IMO (little dark for where I am). Never seen the desert version in person, nor have I been in a desert, though

[Bosco123]

Simple as this, if they go to N. Korea, they go to Multicam. I personally like the ACU, but is so dam itchy to wear. I do like the Velcro as well, much easier to get in and out of things.

[JunkyII]

Simple as this, if they go to N. Korea, they go to Multicam. I personally like the ACU, but is so dam itchy to wear. I do like the Velcro as well, much easier to get in and out of things.

Think they will actually refit the entire Army just for a N korea invasion? I have yet to see any troops actually wearing this stuff around, The most that might happen is they get rid of the velcro and go back to buttons, but still thats gunna take a few years

When I was in afghan and first saw the new US troops arriving in theatre wearing that new pattern and then they told us it was to be used for all terrains I was in shock at first as, to me..even in the dessert it did not seem to blend in at a distance that well as it seemed to blue. But I had heard that digital pattern camo is better that the normal style patterns, I first saw it on German troops.

I also noticed how thick your guys uniforms are for the dessert  , ours where cotton and quite thin which also made them wear out quick particularly in the crotch area...and if you shine a light at us at night, we shine white 

Acus come in 1 style and that is probably one of the bigger reasons why we wear them, they suck once you sweat through them.

[68Hawk]

The army refitted itself for Iraq and Afghanistan.  As those conflicts draw down, the same logic would lead it to refit for one other specific conflict in the world.  Still wouldn't be right though...

And can we get some new PT uniforms already???  Ours look really dumb.  The AF has high speed ones that coordinate and don't look like something an old lady would work out in.  We get gray on black?  Typical.

[RufusLeaking]

And can we get some new PT uniforms already???  Ours look really dumb.  The AF has high speed ones that coordinate and don't look like something an old lady would work out in.  We get gray on black?  Typical.

This is the first positive comment about the Air Force that I have heard from an Army guy and it is about our fashion sense.   Wonderful.

[hammer]

...And can we get some new PT uniforms already???  Ours look really dumb.  The AF has high speed ones that coordinate and don't look like something an old lady would work out in.  We get gray on black?  Typical.

Hah! See if anybody in your units remember the banana suits!

[JunkyII]

Hah! See if anybody in your units remember the banana suits!

old timer YOU DONT KNOW WHAT WE BEEN THROUGH!!! lol jk

[DJ111]

Right before I got out, the Corps started issuing these 'high-speed-low-drag' PT uniforms...

I loved the old green on green uniforms we used