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Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. The_Real_Hawkeye #13798034 05/06/19 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye They should have gone with the Jew Jersey State Troopers uniform. Best US uniform. The US Marines might have something to say about that, they have THE sharpest dress uniform in the US. As for this new Army uniform, I dig it. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798035 05/06/19 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,469 M model70man Campfire Tracker model70man Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,469 I hope they get rid of all berets except for the original Green Berets who earned that right. I don't keep up with military news anymore so hopefully they have already gotten rid of them. I had to wear that stupid fatigue cap that Gen. Westmoreland wore. I hated it.

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. model70man #13798055 05/06/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,613 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,613 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas Ridgway caps were kinda cool! Even Fidel liked em! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798116 05/06/19 Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,527 Kalifornistan T tdbob Campfire Regular tdbob Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,527 Kalifornistan How long will the Army keep these uniforms? They sure like to waste money on their ever changing taste in fashions. Just down the road from The City of Lost Souls in the Land of the Blind. Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798127 05/06/19 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 18,994 OZARK Foothills B BOWSINGER Campfire Ranger BOWSINGER Campfire Ranger B Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 18,994 OZARK Foothills Never thought I would see the day… Always thought that would be a damn good idea. Now give the Army its own air support instead of depending on the Air Force. Leo of the Land of Dyr NRA FOR LIFE I MISS SARAH “In Trump We Trust.” Right???? SOMEBODY please tell TRH that Netanyahu NEVER said "Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away."

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. AkMtnHntr #13798165 05/06/19 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,768 humboldt C Craigster OP Campfire Tracker OP Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,768 humboldt Originally Posted by AkMtnHntr The US Marines might have something to say about that, they have THE sharpest dress uniform in the US. . You got that right ! Semper Fi Old Corps Semper Fi FJB

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. tdbob #13798179 05/06/19 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,412 Vacaville, CA Ranger_Green Campfire Tracker Ranger_Green Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 6,412 Vacaville, CA Originally Posted by tdbob How long will the Army keep these uniforms? They sure like to waste money on their ever changing taste in fashions. Absolutely. Pick a damned costume and keep it. How about spending money on training to fight, win, and survive the battlefield. We should not let REMFs make decisions. Me solum relinquatis Molon Labe

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Ranger_Green #13798217 05/06/19 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,381 las vegas, Nv. L lvmiker Campfire Outfitter lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,381 las vegas, Nv. Originally Posted by Ranger_Green Originally Posted by tdbob How long will the Army keep these uniforms? They sure like to waste money on their ever changing taste in fashions. Absolutely. Pick a damned costume and keep it. How about spending money on training to fight, win, and survive the battlefield. We should not let REMFs make decisions. Warriors make remfs nervous, mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798266 05/06/19 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,034 SW Montana V VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger VarmintGuy Campfire Ranger V Joined: May 2003 Posts: 23,034 SW Montana Craigster: I like the looks myself... but, I would rather the Army spread the money around to the troops not the uniform makers! The troops could spend these monies better in other ways. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798272 05/06/19 Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,887 Texas Panhandle H husqvarna Campfire Regular husqvarna Campfire Regular H Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,887 Texas Panhandle I hope they are getting rid of the silly berets; let the special forces keep them. They will look even worse with WWII style uniforms.

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798273 05/06/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma I still have my Dad's WW2 Army Air Corps Blouse. "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798404 05/06/19 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,669 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,669 USA Your papas, please.

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798417 05/06/19 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,669 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,669 USA Patterned after Nazi German uniforms. True story.

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. BOWSINGER #13798457 05/06/19 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger AkMtnHntr Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,554 Alaska Originally Posted by BOWSINGER Never thought I would see the day… Always thought that would be a damn good idea. Now give the Army its own air support instead of depending on the Air Force. They do, they're called helicopters and drones. That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink. Steelhead

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. VarmintGuy #13798578 05/06/19 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,768 humboldt C Craigster OP Campfire Tracker OP Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,768 humboldt Originally Posted by VarmintGuy Craigster: I like the looks myself... but, I would rather the Army spread the money around to the troops not the uniform makers! The troops could spend these monies better in other ways. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy I agree, and I also agree with dumping the berets. Let the Frogs wear 'em. Old Corps Semper Fi FJB

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798652 05/06/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. stevelyn #13798734 05/06/19 Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,238 E EIB0879 Campfire Regular EIB0879 Campfire Regular E Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,238 Originally Posted by stevelyn Why not bring back the khaki uniform? I was just thinking that. I handed mine down to my nephew when we couldn't wear them anymore. I liked khakis a lot better that the mint green shirt and class A trousers.

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13798806 05/06/19 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,624 Base of the thumb. O old70 Campfire Regular old70 Campfire Regular O Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,624 Base of the thumb. Glad I’m retiring before I have to buy yet another uniform. But I do like the retro look. Old70

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13799142 05/06/19 Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona jnyork Campfire Ranger jnyork Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,289 Wyoming and Arizona I think the new Army uniforms look real spiffy.

Re: New Army uniform, the "retro" look. Craigster #13799166 05/06/19 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,202 Way Out West W WTF Campfire Regular WTF Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,202 Way Out West Are the shoes going to be black or brown ?