Comments on: Introducing the Army’s New Dress Uniform

By: Tom Langley

Tom Langley — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:29:44 +0000

We could have new pink camouflage fatigues with lacy epaulets, knee pads, & a zipper in the back. For the summer uniform we could have a speedo with some black fishnet stockings. Naturally high heels would be with the class A & B uniforms. Either all that or we could dress up like the Village People, Boy George, or Lady Gag, excuse me Lady Gaga. For some reason I feel the need to puke.

By: Ole Tanker

Ole Tanker — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:16:31 +0000

My pants weeere sooo tight! My squad leader was inseamly jealous

By: Leon LaPorte

Leon LaPorte — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:08:58 +0000

#31 We could televise it on network TV! Call it something like "Queer Eye for the Infantry Guy" or something…

By: Tom Langley

Tom Langley — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:55:11 +0000

JoeC #31, "Don we now our gay apparel fa la la, la la la, la la la."

By: JoeC

JoeC — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:08:17 +0000

Why not wait until DADT is fully lifted before going ahead with any uniform changes?

Set some gay guys to the task. You'll learn to really appreciate them after they hook you up.

By: LT Dan

LT Dan — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:50:20 +0000

This is from today's Army Times. It took them 6 years to figure out that the ACU doesn't work. Lets fix this now so we all don't spend more time and money on another bad uniform.

I think we all agree that the Army has made several uniform mistakes in the last decade [“Army dress uniform(s),” ArmyTimes.com, Dec. 20]. The one-pattern-fits-all idea is a failure. But specifically I would like to address the Army Service Uniform. It is not a bad idea, just an idea gone wrong. The cut is ridiculous and looks frumpy. The white shirt looks horrible in Class Bs. I propose the Army issue World War II dress uniforms with their corresponding WWII-era standards. I also propose the Army consider allowing soldiers to wear dress uniforms more in garrison. NCOs who don’t anticipate getting dirty during duty should wear longsleeve shirts with the option of the “Eisenhower” waist jacket in colder months. Officers would wear the Class A dress uniform. Also, let the Rangers, airborne and Special Forces soldiers keep their berets. Let drill sergeants keep their campaign hats and cavalry scouts do what they want with their Stetsons.

We have a history with the blues, but some of our finest hours were with the WWII uniform. Instead of spending countless tax dollars on the latest trend, would the Army please pick something proven and stick with it.

By: Alan Cover

Alan Cover — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:51:33 +0000

I think if the US Army wants a good class A uniform. They should take a look at those khaki ones they used to wear during WWII. You can still see them in Texas A&M, they look sharp, cool and practical, plus they are more appropiate for a daily basis use, besides using the Army Blues will take away that touch of a special occasions uniform.

By: Tom Langley

Tom Langley — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:44:03 +0000

I agree that the new Army class A uniform is better looking than the current olive DRAB uniform although many civilians are going to ask 'Are you in the air force?' GI Korea had the best idea, bring back the old Army khakis (class B uniform) which was a very comfortable uniform but it looked sharp as well. The old cotton Army fatigues that were issued before the bdu's & the old permanent press fatigues were really comfortable if you wore them without starching them up out in the field. The permanent press fatigues that were issued after the cotton fatigues were not comfortable to me and although they were permanent press you had to iron them anyway. The current Air Force class A uniform looks like an airline pilots uniform to me. The Marines class A uniform of course looks the best.

By: Ole 1st Tanker.

Ole 1st Tanker. — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:01:45 +0000

Another insight, my wife has a Alterations shop and the dress Blue Uniforms are very labor intensive, example, to add a service stripe and do it right, the seams have to be taken apart and resewn. A lot of labor and substantial charge.

Everyones clothing allowance goes up, taxes go up.

Hopefully, as soon as the wars wind down the Army will be back to wearing Dress uniforms more often.

My vote is for the Khaki TW.

Ken Preston seems to have gone the way that the more $$ a soldiers spends on his uniform the better soldier he/she is. maybe trying to go down in history like Gen Shinseki and the beret.

I remember spending a lot of time, ironing and starching my uniforms just to look as good as the married guy who sent out to dry cleaning. Oh, I forgot about that care label that said BDU's are not to be starched.

By: Michael Milne

Michael Milne — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:36:04 +0000

So in order to save space and reduce the number of uniforms the soldier has to have, they make the dress blues replace the regular class A's. Don't tell me that a soldier will be encouraged to wear their regular uniform to dress balls- no, they will have to purchase and maintain a "best set", used only for fancy occasions.

My favorite was the khaki class B, phased out in the early 80's. I agree with bringing back that one or replacing the green class A's with a khaki version. Boo on wearing dress blues to the office!