Walt, I see it as more of... an aquamarine-cyan... with a hint of... oh, chartreuse.
*kills self*
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I hate the ACU's for all of the aforementioned reasons and would like to add: - The stupid drawstrings on the cargo pockets that fall out the first time you wash your pants.
- The pen holders.
- The zipper on the blouse that eats skin as soon as you add body armor and a little movement.
- The pouches in the knees and elbows intended for some sort of foam padding inserts (never seen'em). If one is intent on spending that much time on their knees, they can use the issued hard plastic knee pads or join the Navy.
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Yes, yes.
- Rank located at nipple level. It's annoying for males and insulting for females (ha!). I can't tell the difference between a E6 and the SMA at 15 paces. I miss collar rank. I wish we had Vietnam-era enlisted rank patches... put that shit on the sleeve so I can see it.
- Pen holders that don't actually hold pens (chopsticks?), let alone something useful like a map marker or a Sharpie.
- Zipper on the blouse that immediately deadlines the uniform once it fails vs. just losing a button. How do I fix a zipper in the field?
- The cargo pockets on the chest that are useless in capacity, closure, and placement. Is that where I'm supposed to put my lunch money, Mom? I can't fit anything useful in there and why would I want anything under my armor anyway? I keep my laminated leader's card and notebook in one of the shoulder pockets. I have no clue what I'd put in those chest pockets... maybe MRE cheese to keep it from getting hard in the cold?
- The cargo pockets on the trousers that don't have the leading edge of top flap sewn down, are "secured" with Velcro and feature a silly drawstring. If you're going with something lame like a drawstring, at least have it routed so it doesn't given you a 10" tail when you cinch it down.
- Velcro pouches in knees and elbow designed for foam pads = tear a hole in the weak uniform fabric while providing little actual joint protection.
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Originally Posted by Walt
That being said, I wish the Army would spend a little less time engaging in various forms of fashion faggotry and a little more time...i dunno...training.
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But it's cheaper to play dress-up. And you don't get all sweaty doing it. Those guys in charge of procurement don't like getting dirty.
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Urban legend has it that ACUs were the bastard child of an attempt at one-upping the USMC's then-new marpat uniform (not bad) and trying to be high speed like "Ess Eff" guys. It's obvious said child has severe birth defects and likes to play with paper dolls and can't the complexity of buttons.