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Canine, the only difference between the care of BDUs/DCUs and ACUs is AR 670-1.
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I guess we come from different generations. I spent most of my time in BDUs and DCUs and can't stand ACUs, especially the zippers and Velcro. Also: Fuck pin-on tower-of-power badges. That shit should have never been brought back. It was a huge step back in common sense. My old boss used to joke that his drill sergeant shield was his "Garrison SAPI." Completely asinine. God, my blood pressure goes up just thinking about that garbage.
I never got the logic of switching patches on ACUs as a way to save money for anybody, especially lower enlisted guys. The patches don't fade to match the rest of the uniform, wrinkle up and fail to meet ridiculous starched-but-not garrison standards, require washing as much as the rest of the uniform, and get lost easily when donning armor, entering / exiting vehicles, airborne ops, or doing anything in the field other than standing at parade rest.
I have about two dozen uniforms and I actually liked spending the measly $10 to put cloth name tapes, badges and patches on my BDU/ACUs. Far from permanent and very durable. I could pull a uniform off the hangar not think twice about putting it on. When I had ACUs, I ended up buying name tapes and rank for all of the uniforms anyway. And some of my guys still thought it was funny to switch my rank patch with the platoon sergeant's.
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It's pretty clear that ACUs were designed by people who don't have to work for a living even if they are in uniform.
Last edited by Plan9; 02-28-2010 at 04:07 PM..
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