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Originally Posted by Stealhead
The ergonomics of the uniforms has been vastly improved over the old "BDUs" mainly in the layout of pockets they also gave up on the old buttons and use heavy gauge zippers or velcro which are much more practical
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I don't think that's a great idea. Velcro wears out, and is loud if noise is of concern. Buttons never wear out, and it doesn't take much to sew a new button on if you loose one (which rarely ever happened).
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the front breast pockets they slanted which is how they where during Vietnam they made them straight to line up better with name tapes but being straight you can not put anything in them if you have a ruck sack straps going over your shoulders the slanted pockets don't have this issue.
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Ok, that actually makes sense. Of course, I imagine this is why they reverted back to straight pockets? We can't EVER have anything that makes sense.
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The USAF "ABU" has not been very popular some of its pockets are rather useless and the material is said to be too heavy in hotter climates
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From my experience (lots of heavy construction), summer weights were ONLY worth a **** in two places:
- Jungles (say like in the southern command)
- In garrison on base when back from TDY and not actually working.
Summer weights just didn't last on the job. We always wore the winter weights most of the time, which is really a misnomer because aside from the summer weights ability to dry out faster, they were nearly indentical in terms of how hot they were. What's more, after awhile, those winter weights got pretty thin in the fabric. A well broken in set of winter weights was a uniform to keep.
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A way to tell Navy(and Marines) from others is they roll up their sleeves showing the inside of the fabric the Army and Air Force do not also Navy and Marines wear pointed field hats Army and AF do not.
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At least some things never change. Army and AF roll up their sleeves the same. Navy and Marines do it differently. The block cap has always been a department of the navy thing.
As an aside.
I don't care much for the new uniforms. I still wear BDU pants when i go hiking or am outdoors. BDU's are what i was "raised" with. I'll never wear that new styled crap.