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Post by easy1 on Jan 3, 2010 20:50:43 GMT -5
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Post by Melson on Jan 3, 2010 22:19:53 GMT -5
If you fell off your ship, it may take a crow's nest and a flare in your hand to find you.
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Post by Thor on Jan 3, 2010 23:51:06 GMT -5
I thought that the blue uniform turned orange when wet for that very reason Melson? I see it doesn't say in the link Easy1 posted, but that is what I had heard previously.
Also, I'm none too surprised that the new NSW authorized uniforms are very similar to what the Marines are wearing. The only real difference I see in the green-base camo is that it looks more like a digital version of multicam.
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Post by Knife on Jan 4, 2010 0:34:31 GMT -5
The tan version, AORII has been in use for some time now by DEVGRU. I believe both patterns were developed for SOCOM, not just the Navy. Maybe we'll be able to get some AORII bdus for something a bit more reasonable than $3,300 now... From SolSys regarding the patterns vs MARPAT. soldiersystems.net/2010/01/03/aor-is-not-marpat
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Post by Melson on Jan 4, 2010 0:42:22 GMT -5
Ah yes Thor I remember now reading about that, my mistake.
Anyone have an idea for how much the AORII will be?
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Post by Knife on Jan 4, 2010 0:44:08 GMT -5
Melson, you won't be able to buy it. Just like before, its been restricted to SOCOM units only. I don't see that changing anytime soon, thus the 3000+ prices that they go for on ebay.
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Post by Melson on Jan 4, 2010 1:09:16 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't crye multicam like that?
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Post by Knife on Jan 4, 2010 2:05:15 GMT -5
Sort of recently, but it wasn't because they weren't allowed to not sell the pattern but rather they were busy filling government or similar contracts. The AORI/AORII camos were developed by SOCOM for SOCOM, so they have complete control over it. There was a brief period where products in it were available on LBT's website, but when you tried to purchase them, they'd email back saying they could only sell to SOCOM units. Essentially the pattern is restricted.
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Post by kustom on Jan 4, 2010 13:04:42 GMT -5
Hmmm... A uniform that looks like a confused urban digi, that... turns orange when wet.... for soldiers.... stationed on the water... and then we get essentially MARPAT and DARPAT.
I was just gonna say that they should be given ACU's, since they're standing on predominately GRAY ships....
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Post by cqbr on Jan 4, 2010 15:35:52 GMT -5
I thought that the blue uniform turned orange when wet for that very reason Melson? I see it doesn't say in the link Easy1 posted, but that is what I had heard previously. Also, I'm none too surprised that the new NSW authorized uniforms are very similar to what the Marines are wearing. The only real difference I see in the green-base camo is that it looks more like a digital version of multicam. I thought the exact same thing. Doesn't the fabric turn fluorescent when you fall overboard? I thought that feature was the whole uniforms' selling point over the other options. Also, this pic from that guide makes me laugh and smile...Te hee hee ;D
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Post by Great Troub of Troubistan on Jan 5, 2010 13:22:16 GMT -5
Apparently, everyone in the Navy is black. Interesting...
I can't wait to see how cocky Mosin is while wearing this blue shit.
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Post by Thor on Jan 5, 2010 14:01:20 GMT -5
Apparently, everyone in the Navy is black. Interesting... I can't wait to see how cocky Mosin is while wearing this blue shit. Odds are he won't as long as he's still assigned as a Marine Corpsman. Which is a shame, as I would like to see that too Troub.
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Post by Knife on Jan 5, 2010 15:47:47 GMT -5
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Post by Locutus 494 on Jan 6, 2010 17:06:38 GMT -5
I'm a Marine in MOS school on a Navy base. The sailors here wear the NWU now. It does NOT turn orange when wet, that's a joke, probably started by Marines. The NWU, however, is very similar to MCCUUs. The only differences are the breast pockets are straight instead of angled, the collar is pointed instead of rounded like MCCUUs, and of course the pattern is blue digital. It even has the Navy insignia embroidered on the left breast pocket and embedded in the pattern like Marine Uniforms.
And by the way, it's not DARPAT, it's called desert MARPAT.
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Post by Knife on Jan 6, 2010 17:12:42 GMT -5
I'm +1ing you Locutus, just because you corrected the DARPAT misconception that makes me pound my head on the table. I'm pointing at you right now CQBR.
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