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2019-10-02 Government

USN Says Goodbye to the 'Blueberry' Camouflage Uniform

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-02 08:09|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I have long said that if I had to wear "camouflage" uniforms aboard ship, they should be day-glo orange. If I fell overboard, I would want to be seen, not blend in with the ocean.
Why the heck are sailors wearing camouflage aboard ship anyway? If they truly wanted to be invisible, they would wear haze gray.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2019-10-02 08:22|| 2019-10-02 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 ...uniform envy lol

See - military vs militarism. function vs fetish

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-02 08:27|| 2019-10-02 08:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Good fucking riddance.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-10-02 08:59|| 2019-10-02 08:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Is this the uniform that melts when exposed to flame?

Posted by Mercutio 2019-10-02 12:38|| 2019-10-02 12:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Sailors need dungarees and dixie cups; the Air Force needs fashionwear.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2019-10-02 14:33|| 2019-10-02 14:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Are they gonna give out the new ones for free or order everyone to buy up, again.

The US military is on track with Star Fleet regarding the number of pointless uniform changes.

Posted by ruprecht 2019-10-02 14:46|| 2019-10-02 14:46|| Front Page Top

#7 My older brother (USN Vietnam Vet, ret.) told me that his first uniforms could be washed in salt water, rinsed in fresh water, hang dried, rolled up and stored in the tiny cubbies they had back then (when he came back on leave his sailor's duffel bag felt like concrete because he had it packed so tight with stuff!).

Then they issued the "One Uniform for All Services" that needed a locker w' hangers to look presentable. He was not impressed: "Nice uniform for Army and Air Force types with their barracks..."

Posted by magpie 2019-10-02 16:33|| 2019-10-02 16:33|| Front Page Top

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