This is an interesting and atypical topic for War Room. Having spent nearly 30 uniformed years in the Army and undergone several “new uniform” drills, I sympathize with the challenges of creating a product that inevitably engenders strong feelings on both sides. I take particular exception to the new Army service uniform cap which lacks the stiffener and thus looks like a misshapen frisbee rather than the headgear of a serious professional.
Editorial comment: as I’ve told students at the SSC, CSC, and pre-commissions levels for decades, “use precise terms precisely.” What you described as “dress uniforms” are actually “service” uniforms, intended for daily wear in environments other than training or combat. “Dress uniforms” always have a bow tie, and are usually not worn before 1800 hours.
Content correction: the Marines were the first to deviate from the universal woodland camouflage pattern, in 2003. The Army followed with its own digital experiment, the execrable ACU, which has thankfully gone the way of the dodo.
Thanks—I look forward to the next cast.
COL(R) Tom Hanson, PhD
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