Air Force Uniform Envy

One of the things I think is funny is that in the 80's the AF went to BDU's
to save $ since they didn't want to pay the price for the old green
fatigues, now with our significantly smaller AF I can well imagine the cost
for the uniforms, just feel sorry as hell for the AF guys attached to army
units since that uniform will be sniper bait extraordinaire. Just keep the
old BDUs let the marines play by themselves and let the troops have their
colorful squadron moral caps you took away in the 80s.
GMAN

davidG35 wrote:

One of the things I think is funny is that in the 80's the AF went to BDU's
to save $ since they didn't want to pay the price for the old green
fatigues, now with our significantly smaller AF I can well imagine the cost
for the uniforms, just feel sorry as hell for the AF guys attached to army
units since that uniform will be sniper bait extraordinaire.


According to the article I read today, the Air Force expects the
uniforms to save money, at least for the troops using it. The new
material is (supposedly, anyway) more durable than the material used
in the current BDU and doesn't require starching or special laundering/
ironing. I thought that this was sort of ironic myself, as the BDU
label says that it shouldn't be starched (or ironed, IIRC, but I don't
have any handy to check). They also said that there were some
suggestions that the camouflage MIGHT actually be more effective than
the BDU pattern, but didn't specify the conditions under which that
might be true.

Mike

"Michael Williamson" wrote in
message ...

Could not resist :-) (when I see statements like) :-

" Recalling the "tiger-stripe" camouflage pattern used during the Vietnam
War, but with the distinctive Air Force logo embedded into a color scheme
that preliminary testing indicates may provide better camouflage."

Is the AF going to serve in some blue jungle somewhere?

Sunny wrote:
"Michael Williamson" wrote in
message ...

Could not resist :-) (when I see statements like) :-

" Recalling the "tiger-stripe" camouflage pattern used during the Vietnam
War, but with the distinctive Air Force logo embedded into a color scheme
that preliminary testing indicates may provide better camouflage."

Is the AF going to serve in some blue jungle somewhere?


at the Pristina airport, back in 2001, I noticed the cute blue-pattern,
tiger-like camouflage used by Indian soldiers (similar to the new USAF
one, I suppose).

I wondered about the purpose of this strange BDU, and my answer was: to
blend in the urban environment (I thought grey-pattern would have been
better though).

Could this explanation apply to airmen as well ?

Regards,

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Luca Morandini
GIS Consultant

http://space.virgilio.it/kumora/index.html
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Hi

I remember seeing Lebanese militia members wearing gaudy looking
three-tone blue BDU's. They stood out like a sore thumb.

Cheers...Chris

Michael Williamson wrote:



davidG35 wrote:

One of the things I think is funny is that in the 80's the AF went to
BDU's
to save $ since they didn't want to pay the price for the old green
fatigues, now with our significantly smaller AF I can well imagine the
cost
for the uniforms, just feel sorry as hell for the AF guys attached to
army
units since that uniform will be sniper bait extraordinaire.



According to the article I read today, the Air Force expects the
uniforms to save money, at least for the troops using it. The new
material is (supposedly, anyway) more durable than the material used
in the current BDU and doesn't require starching or special laundering/
ironing. I thought that this was sort of ironic myself, as the BDU
label says that it shouldn't be starched (or ironed, IIRC, but I don't
have any handy to check). They also said that there were some
suggestions that the camouflage MIGHT actually be more effective than
the BDU pattern, but didn't specify the conditions under which that
might be true.

Mike


Falling out of a blue sky with white streaky clouds?

If they had made them white they would have looked more like Nixon's
"Palace Guards."

George

davidG35 wrote:
One of the things I think is funny is that in the 80's the AF went to BDU's
to save $ since they didn't want to pay the price for the old green
fatigues, now with our significantly smaller AF I can well imagine the cost
for the uniforms, just feel sorry as hell for the AF guys attached to army
units since that uniform will be sniper bait extraordinaire. Just keep the
old BDUs let the marines play by themselves and let the troops have their
colorful squadron moral caps you took away in the 80s.
GMAN



I've worked as a civilian for the Air Force since 1987, and the only
time I've seen anyone in the current Army style camouflage cap is when
they transfer in. They quickly start wearing their squadron's baseball cap.

Joe