Check out the new US Army uniform

[olyclimber]

 

[gotterdamerung]

Gay

[snoboy]

I was thinking more like.... French.

[JoshK]

Whoa, is that for real? Looks "cheap" and it doesn't look very comfortable to boot.

[olyclimber]

It is supposed to blend into all type of terrains, replacing both camo and khaki uniforms. Also they fit under body armour well and will make some contractor rich.

 

 

[JoshK]

I like the S&M style choker around the neck

[EWolfe]

and will make some contractor rich.

 

Headlines:

CLOTHIER IS SEW ALL OVER THE NEW MILITARY UNIFORMS

 

[Dru]

I think they stole the printed pattern from those 1990's "Magic Eye" books. If you unfocus your eyes you will see a floating image saying "resistance is futile" or something.

[EWolfe]

Keeping deliberately out of focus seems to be the norm on a federal level these days.

[scott_harpell]

MYHRE... How do you say that? Mire?

[ashw_justin]

um. I see him.

[Dru]

Meal Yummy Hot and Ready to Eat

[EWolfe]

um. I see him.

 

Tangent

Lateral thinking

drift

 

in this forum

[ashw_justin]

um. I see him.

 

Tangent

Lateral thinking

drift

 

in this forum

 

No I mean, I see him. He's f-ing big, and grey. How is that camoflage?

[slothrop]

WTF is up with the patches? Are they all velcroed on or something?

 

The beret seals the deal. Ridiculous. The old hats were way cooler. Even my mom looked tough in one.

[markinore]

The soldier looks so sad. It reminds me of when I worked in the operating room at the University of Iowa in the late '80s and they made us wear pink scrubs.

[glacier]

Somehow they remind me of this...

 

[Squid]

Is that a camera mounted on that soldier's helmet?

 

Does this remind anyone else of Letterman's old 'monkey-cam' gag?

[gotterdamerung]

Somehow they remind me of this...

 

 

It is kind of funny how our uniforms have continually grown to mimic the Waffen SS style favored by the elite German Divisions in the 2nd World War. I doubt that is by coincidence either as most military people I know greatly admired the military arm of the Germans and their tactics. Despite a sick leader and a corrupt agenda the Germans of that era were no doubt the most decisive military power in modern history.

[Mr._Natural]

guess not

[cracked]

no

[gotterdamerung]

Is that a camera mounted on that soldier's helmet?

 

Does this remind anyone else of Letterman's old 'monkey-cam' gag?

 

They're night vision goggles.

[cj001f]

I doubt that is by coincidence either as most military people I know greatly admired the military arm of the Germans and their tactics. Despite a sick leader and a corrupt agenda the Germans of that era were no doubt the most decisive military power in modern history.

The Camouflage Smock of the Waffen SS,

as well as the MP43 (first assault rifle)

Shaped the face of modern war.

 

And that's to say nothing of the V2 (ballistic missile), V1 (first cruise missile, ME262 (first jet fighter), and on....what do you expect from a nation of scientists and engineers?

[johndavidjr]

Now wait, the S.S. was just the relatively small "political" unit of the military? They were the guys that did all the bad stuff, while rank & file Wehrmacht (nouns in G. capitalized) did the heavy lifting. Mustn't forget they all failed disasterously, with miserable destruction of German cities, due to blunders of leadership, Russian blood and U.S. capacity to make bombs & steel.

[gotterdamerung]

The Waffen SS was several divisions of hardcore frontline combat troops. Sort of like the Marine Corps or Ranger Regiment on steroids. They fought with great distinction on almost every front the Germans opened. There were portions of the SS that were involved in secret police activity, and used as concentration camp guards, but these guys are distinctly different than the WAFFEN SS. How can anyone forget they failed? If they hadn't you would be speaking deutsche right now and goose stepping to the office. Or maybe worse. I think everyone can agree that it's a good thing it didn't go that way for us.