Air Force Uniform Envy

The Air Force just can't stop monkeying with its uniforms, can it. Last
time, they wanted to look more like the Navy (or maybe the airlines).

This time, it looks like the Air Force has a severe case of uniform envy
over the Marine Corps' new utilities. So they've gone and gotten their own
custom cammies, too. They even have the of-so-modern Air Force logo
embedded in the pattern, just like the EGA in the marine utilities. Except
the Air Force cammies come in fashionable blue, green, and grey, just the
thing for blending in with the wild blue yonder (or maybe with the concrete
on the flight line).

http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005370

I like the comment about needing "a uniform that fulfills our unique air and
space missions". What, does it double as a space suit or something?

For a real sign as to how much this is driven by the Marines, look at the
soft cap that staff sergeant is wearing about half way down the page. Does
that shape look a bit familiar?

http://www.af.mil/search/media_all.a...ryID=123005370

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"If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing
special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed)

Well concidering that the US Air Force is the youngest service , it goes a
long way to explaining the fact that they erratic when it comes to their
uniforms. tho for the life of me i can't figure out why they need cammo who
are they trying to hid from the pilots?


cry havoc and let slip the hamsters of war


"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message
The Air Force just can't stop monkeying with its uniforms, can it. Last
time, they wanted to look more like the Navy (or maybe the airlines).

This time, it looks like the Air Force has a severe case of uniform envy
over the Marine Corps' new utilities. So they've gone and gotten their
own
custom cammies, too. They even have the of-so-modern Air Force logo
embedded in the pattern, just like the EGA in the marine utilities.
Except
the Air Force cammies come in fashionable blue, green, and grey, just the
thing for blending in with the wild blue yonder (or maybe with the
concrete
on the flight line).
http://www.af.mil/stories/story.asp?storyID=123005370
I like the comment about needing "a uniform that fulfills our unique air
and
space missions". What, does it double as a space suit or something?

For a real sign as to how much this is driven by the Marines, look at the
soft cap that staff sergeant is wearing about half way down the page.
Does
that shape look a bit familiar?

"william cogswell" wrote:

Well concidering that the US Air Force is the youngest service , it goes a
long way to explaining the fact that they erratic when it comes to their
uniforms. tho for the life of me i can't figure out why they need cammo who
are they trying to hid from the pilots?

Hilarious!

-Mike Marron

"william cogswell" wrote

Well concidering that the US Air Force is the youngest service , it goes a
long way to explaining the fact that they erratic when it comes to their
uniforms. tho for the life of me i can't figure out why they need cammo who
are they trying to hid from the pilots?

I think Idi Amin had a uniform like that. Africans and Orientals really like
uniforms like this. You see them in Singapore, for example...

On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 23:57:09 GMT, Thomas Schoene wrote:

For a real sign as to how much this is driven by the Marines, look at the
soft cap that staff sergeant is wearing about half way down the page. Does
that shape look a bit familiar?

I'm hoping that since these uniforms are still beta they'll come to their
senses over the cover. Develop one that's totally unique or keep it the
same as they've been using (which'll be quickly replaced by morale caps in
squadron usage), but don't try to copy the Marines. That cover is uniquely
Marine and should be left alone.

-Jeff B. (wondering about blue jungles)
yeff at erols dot com

"Yeff" wrote in message

On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 23:57:09 GMT, Thomas Schoene wrote:

For a real sign as to how much this is driven by the Marines, look
at the soft cap that staff sergeant is wearing about half way down
the page. Does that shape look a bit familiar?

I'm hoping that since these uniforms are still beta they'll come to
their senses over the cover. Develop one that's totally unique or
keep it the same as they've been using (which'll be quickly replaced
by morale caps in squadron usage), but don't try to copy the Marines.
That cover is uniquely Marine and should be left alone.

The only folks I know of other than Marines who can get away with wearing
that cover are SeaBees (respect born out of frequent cooperation) and SEALs
(are you going to tell them they can't?)

OTOH, the security police beret actually looks decent with this uniform.

Speaking of which -- any bets on how long the Beret lasts in the Army now
that Shinseki is gone? I give it three months.

--
Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail
"If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing
special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed)

"Thomas Schoene" wrote

They even have the of-so-modern Air Force logo
embedded in the pattern, just like the EGA in the marine utilities.

That is just a standard name tape. Over the other pocket is the last name.
Been that way forever.

Pete

They even have the of-so-modern Air Force logo
embedded in the pattern, just like the EGA in the marine utilities.

That is just a standard name tape. Over the other pocket is the last name.
Been that way forever.

Pete


Check the other link, there's a logo.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

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