Wish i had the new MTP but instead they gave me two sets of DPM.
About time the US updated that s**t, really wasn't that good..
Wish i had the new MTP but instead they gave me two sets of DPM.
About time the US updated that s**t, really wasn't that good..
Don't know. I got out before they issued these, but I'd rather wear that instead of the dungeries we had, damn I hated those. Was great to be able to come into work in coverals and not have to bother changing unless something special was going on.
US Navy, Aviation Ordnance on F/A-18s, 12 years
I do enjoy having a ring-fenced budget.
Would take jankers over a tab punishment anyday!
In all honestly i've seen some of the fellas coming back from deployment with the new kit, the funny thing is i did get a new MTP burgan but my CO nicked it, the bastard! I don't care so much though hes been serving for 10+ years and i'm still green as grass.
Ironically, the Germans weren't as hearthless as that. They were two countries but felt like one.
Something that was lacking in America at that time, and you also see it in both Korea's today. Ugh. How can you hate your own people?
Anyway, I really don't see the point of multi terrain camo.
Sure it'll save money but you'll stand out a bit more. Or maybe I should see it at a distance to be able to give a good opinion?
There was always a cultural divide between North and South in the original colonies. It remained even after the formation of the United States, remained over the next decades leading up to the Civil War, and still exists somewhat today.
And, speaking of the Civil War and camo... there wasn't any. Astounds me that as recently as the 1860's we were still marching around in formation, lining up to shoot each other.
Sadly, that practice seemed to continue up until about 1917. It wasn't until the invention of the tank that war become more mobile and kinetic. Certain elements were already developing the art of camouflage though and we've still got a long way to go.
Camouflage is one of those strange things really, developers spend years of field research developing patterns and colour schemes that help a soldier to blend in with his surroundings as much as possible, then the military come along and give us round helmets, black weapons, black boots and all manner of antennas, radios, and other such equipment that help you stick out like a Baboon's arse!
I know of some regiments that flat out refuse to allow their soldiers to 'doctor' their kit, fortunately I don't belong to one of them.. Our hierachy are quite forward thinking in that respect and I've seen some really innovative adaptations to personal equipment at an individual level.
One such example is a Marine coating his helmet in glue and applying loose wood chippings to the whole exterior and rim, then spraying it using a light stencil to mimic the MTP pattern. It looked bloody awesome and everyone was uber-impressed. Sadly I do not have pictures.
My dad was a radio operator in Vietnam. Damn right he modified his kit.
@Reqq: I'm not much of a war historian, but I'm still astounded the practice of lining up and shooting each other lasted so long. I mean, the American Revolution was largely won with what we'd now call guerrilla tactics (with a smattering of line-up-and-shoot battles). nearly a century later... still lining up and shooting.
Ironically enough, if you read up on the whole process the Army undertook when picking the new camo pattern, you'll see that they knew the ACU (Army Combat Uniform) digital pattern was one of the worst performing patterns they had to choose from. But they went with this crap anyways. I've been in for nearly 10 years, and it's funny, because I started out wearing woodland pattern BDUs (Battle Dress Uniform), got both DCUs (Desert Combat Uniform) and ACUs on my first deployment to Iraq, and snagged a couple pairs of the new multicam uniforms they've been issuing soldiers going to Afghanistan. And, since the Army is ran by complete retards, we can't even use the multicams once we go home; we're only authorized to wear them over there.
This is what happens when you let politicians make calls on things they know nothing about.
I always felt sad for the army folks, the cammo really didn't blend in with anything in iraq, I guess it was so they would be more noticeable while on leave (damn army wearing cammies as civilian attire)
ahh, good old camp talega, spent a few months there over the last decade. No chow hall, no sheets or pillows provided, PX is open 2 hours a day and makes the MCRD PX look like wallmart, 1 step up from being in the field. reservists always get the best billeting... I almost miss the place.