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2005-06-13 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-13 10:08|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The air force wants a camouflage pattern that will make air force personnel look like warriors, or something like that.

They're going to get those t-shirts with the muscles drawn on the front.

Posted by BH 2005-06-13 10:21|| 2005-06-13 10:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Look, morons - the Army and Marines spent a lot of money coming up with the standard camo selection. Why re-invent the wheel?

Oh, that's right - this is the AIR FARCE...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-06-13 10:27|| 2005-06-13 10:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Just to show that this sort of thinking isn't restricted to the USAF, have a gander at this:

Frankly, I'll quit the Navy before something that godawful! Fortunately, rumor has it that these uniforms have been just as poorly received in the Navy as the AF.

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-06-13 10:44|| 2005-06-13 10:44|| Front Page Top

#4 20 year AF Vet here too and if McPeak had his way we would be dressed like the Navy. I think that the AF should have it's own motif but I thought those blue cammies looked well GAY. I know that most of us are REMFs, but that doesn't mean our uniforms have to be metrosexual.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-06-13 10:46|| 2005-06-13 10:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Hmmm. Link doesn't seem to be working. Here it is manually.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=18217

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-06-13 10:46|| 2005-06-13 10:46|| Front Page Top

#6 I think half the uniform types the ANavy and AF are trying out look, well...

Canadian.

And McPeak was an idiot when it came to command of the USAF.

As for the USAF, the main unifor will still be flight suits, and when in the filed, the PJs and FO's will still wear whatever the Army is wearing.

So these uniforms are just for the REMFs. My solution? May as well just put them back in the old OD fatigues with an authorized squadron/section ballcap. They looked good with a bit of pressing & starch, and were entirely adequate for garrison duties. Plus they were inexpensive, so messing a set up was no big deal. Go back to the "Gomer Pyle"s.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-06-13 11:08|| 2005-06-13 11:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Propeller hats. The brass are still cogitating on the appropriate camouflage pattern, though I am partial to the flames model.

Posted by ed 2005-06-13 11:20|| 2005-06-13 11:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Anyone here deal logistics?
How many variations and how many sizes are going to be needed to sustain the deployed troops of all the services when each has their own again? How many storage areas and load lists are going to be filled with 3 or 4 'unique' uniforms to satisfy egos?
Now this is what the term 'militaristic' was about. If one uniform can perform 90% of the legit function of what is needed to do the job, that satisfies military need. The remainer, to get that unique look, is pure militarism, that is to assume the form of military but not substansively contribute to actual function. Its the old story of why the Army ranks resisted rough brown boots, because the First Sergeants couldn't get the troops to polish them.

Posted by Ebbereck Uneregum5631 2005-06-13 12:14|| 2005-06-13 12:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Old Spook, dead on. And if they can't bring back the ODs then go to Wally World or Sears and order about 10 million sets of work clothes. For the people serving over seas by all means put them in camo. It somewhat makes sense there.

Posted by Cheaderhead 2005-06-13 12:40|| 2005-06-13 12:40|| Front Page Top

#10 I dunno. When was the last time an airbase was overrun? What would you camoflage yourself as on the flight line? Asphalt?

Posted by Fred 2005-06-13 13:47|| 2005-06-13 13:47|| Front Page Top

#11 This design has a lot to say, but I don't think "Air Force" in on the list. Well, it is blue. Terpbsboy explains it rather well, IMO. I'm thinking she's prolly one of the fabled MILF's we hear so much about.

NSFW

Posted by .com 2005-06-13 14:18|| 2005-06-13 14:18|| Front Page Top

#12 Nice pic. I think I know what that uniform says...

Posted by tu3031 2005-06-13 15:15|| 2005-06-13 15:15|| Front Page Top

#13 So the air force will do a field test of a more sedate tan, blue and gray camouflage pattern.

What color is the sky on their planet? Shouldn't it be that color?

When was the last time an airbase was overrun? What would you camoflage yourself as on the flight line? Asphalt?

That was going to be my suggestion.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-06-13 15:44|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2005-06-13 15:44|| Front Page Top

#14 A secondary benefit is to make people, wearing the air force camouflage work uniform, harder to hit targets, in the off chance that hostile gunmen get on to an air force base.

Then make 'em entirely gray. When people wearing the new uniforms stand in front of the rows of airplanes on the tarmac, no one will be able to see them!

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-13 16:55|| 2005-06-13 16:55|| Front Page Top

#15 Air Force uniform essential.

Posted by SC88 2005-06-13 23:40|| 2005-06-13 23:40|| Front Page Top

#16 SC - No joy on the link.

Posted by .com 2005-06-13 23:56|| 2005-06-13 23:56|| Front Page Top

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