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Post by SnowPanther on Jun 6, 2007 21:59:56 GMT -5
Yeah the LRS out of Selfridge. Although it's not an authorized uniform we can get away with more camo patterns than a regular unit.
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Post by Judge on Jun 7, 2007 1:46:53 GMT -5
That just gives me more hope that Multicam will be adopted by the US sooner than everyone expected.
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Post by Jumprefusal on Jun 7, 2007 9:05:27 GMT -5
It won't be, the cost is too high. Ya never know though....
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Post by Zorak on Jun 7, 2007 10:10:49 GMT -5
Cost would go way down if it was being made and bought in US govt quantities.
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Post by Judge on Jun 7, 2007 10:23:32 GMT -5
Dammit Jump, let me have my dream.
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Post by Jumprefusal on Jun 7, 2007 11:25:30 GMT -5
Haha it's a dream for me too, god knows ACU sucks goats. The layout is great, except for the stupid velcro. Useless.
Don't worry our ninja suits will be here in the next few years. Then we will rule the WORLD!! Ok we'll rule a small african nation....
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Post by Thor on Jun 7, 2007 15:35:23 GMT -5
Haha it's a dream for me too, god knows ACU sucks goats. The layout is great, except for the stupid velcro. Useless. Don't worry our ninja suits will be here in the next few years. Then we will rule the WORLD!! Ok we'll rule a small african nation.... Outer Heaven, perhaps?
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Post by Hoover on Jun 7, 2007 20:39:10 GMT -5
Sorry for this off topic post. I was told at RSB, that woodland and 3 color desert will be issued again soon( my sgt. told me 2008) however it will be in ACU cut. I do belive ARPAT works great in an urban setting.
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Post by Judge on Jun 8, 2007 11:56:28 GMT -5
That would be actually really cool if Woodland and 3 Color came back. Though, some people could look at it as a step backwards.
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Post by Jumprefusal on Jun 8, 2007 12:12:50 GMT -5
I've heard that too Hoover but it's all rumors on the street. I don't think it will happen mostly because the Brass doesn't want to admit they were wrong. Just like the black beret won't go away, even though everybody hates the damn thing.
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Post by Hoover on Jun 8, 2007 14:53:43 GMT -5
yeah, RANGERs were pissed about the beret. being it was their thing, now they have the tan. I really don't think multicam works too good in a jungle/rain forest environment.( ex. Columbia ) I personally favor CADPAT and MARPAT.
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Post by Great Troub of Troubistan on Jun 8, 2007 17:45:12 GMT -5
I thought berets were a Green Berets thing. I think the fact that everyone wears Berets is bullshit. It was a sign of accomplishment only worn by the more elite forces. Now, even the mechanic gets a Beret.
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Post by Jumprefusal on Jun 8, 2007 23:58:37 GMT -5
Any Ranger who says that to you needs to get a history lesson. Quoted from www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htmHQDA policy from 1973 through 1979 permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing distinctions, and Armor and Armored Cavalry personnel wore black berets as distinctive headgear Berets have been around a long, long time. Read up on that link, you may learn something.
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Post by Judge on Jun 9, 2007 9:10:56 GMT -5
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Post by Great Troub of Troubistan on Jun 9, 2007 10:09:43 GMT -5
Any Ranger who says that to you needs to get a history lesson. Quoted from www.army.mil/features/beret/beret.htmHQDA policy from 1973 through 1979 permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing distinctions, and Armor and Armored Cavalry personnel wore black berets as distinctive headgear Berets have been around a long, long time. Read up on that link, you may learn something. I was talking about American use. Not British, or French use. So, yeah I was correct jump. The Green Beret was the first American use, and it was allowed for "Special Forces" to use it. Aslo, I love that in one picture multicam looks tan, then it looks green in the next, then it looks greyish in the next. I love Multicam.
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