ARMY EXPLAINS ACU UNIFORM!

[@supportcarriesu7604]

this isnt a parody, this actually happened during the briefings

[@phoenixmarizzle5059]

So a CO actually said that to a platoon..... Damn dude. I'm not in the army nor have i served. Yet i lost brain cells listening to that....

[@Menace2society-i1y]

Was the personal that signed off for the uniform in that briefing?

[@sportzninjanews1198]

Lol

[@mullm5375]

Supportcarriesu Yes but of course the PT belts were missing.

[@chrissciple5789]

Yea pretty much same I'm my experience

[@NathanieI87]

Regarding the camo pattern: As I once heard someone say "The Universal Camoflage Pattern is so universal that it doesn't blend in anywhere" :D

[@Suomiland]

I believe that was Specialist Zach my man. In fact, it's universally shit. Man, I can't believe that our Russian military made the same garbage, but in "somewhat" useful color-pattern.

[@canaluludorel5838]

@@Suomiland what same garbage?

[@unknownip6741]

Truth is... yes it sucks having multiple fucking uniforms. But green is a big difference to beige khaki. And their are both not close to grey. Camo in urban is stupid anyways.

[@guthanbarrow85]

Thats not true theres a gravel pit in cfb gagetown were acu works perfact.

[@coreystockdale6287]

@@guthanbarrow85 one in CFB Kingston as well so you can blend it with 30feet of ground😂😂

[@FloorItDuh]

The real reason this camouflage pattern was invented was for combat aboard imperial star destroyers.

[@JesusChrist-wh2gd]

Hey man I got a question, I got a 36 on the asvab and passed all my medical and physical I was qualified but the marine commander at meps said “ my score wasn’t high enough I need to retake the Asvab “ so I was pissed and told my recruiter I’m good with the marines, but now they won’t answer me and they have my diploma, I know a 36 I can get in but they were bullshitting so I’m switching to the army but wtf I need my diploma back they been ignoring me Help?

[@BigNate5.0]

Alexander Ivzulai go to your recruiting office and grab your stuff. Deadass they can’t hold it from you especially if you haven’t signed your name yet.

[@GSWk]

Alexander Ivzulai Just go grab your stuff it’s your property

[@xShadow_God]

@@JesusChrist-wh2gd If they are absolutely refusing to return your diploma, I would call the police. First go up the the recruiters office and ask for your diploma. "Hey I was here not too long ago trying to join, but I have changed my mind and I would like my diploma back." If they give it back, "Thank you for your time." and leave. If they say no, and without a valid reason, then I'd call police right there. As far as I am aware, that is theft. You are no longer in the process of joining the marines, they have no right or reason to keep your diploma.

[@dzobie]

I might have stayed in longer if that was the case lol

[@johngaltman]

Every time a 3 star general retires and gets hired by a uniform company, suddenly there's a new uniform needed...

[@princesstinklepanties2720]

Its a real noggin jogger innit

[@oboogie2]

TRUTH!

[@dmoneynelson11b43]

Worst uniform ever. I think that’s why I got shot cause I just stood out

[@Menace2society-i1y]

Sheesh glad you made it through. If only they had grandma's couches laying around everywhere.

[@Zachomara]

Pretty sure half the Soldiers who died over there from gunshots got shot in the first place because of that uniform.

[@Menace2society-i1y]

@@Zachomara and yet they didn't take that into consideration about changing the uniform for deployed soldiers. Smh

[@hendrikvanvianen8145]

Some guys in my unit wore it and we were at a gun range in the middle of a bum fuck nowhere. These fucks can be spotted 100 miles away

[@JerrybutTaller]

Nah man, hodgies can't see the color blue. Their vision is based on movement. You clearly weren't utilizing the digital pattern to break up the sight pattern of your silhouette.

[@colinsanders9397]

I love how everyone, even in the trials, agreed that this was the dumbest camo pattern in history and the Army ran with it anyways.

[@josephahner3031]

Corruption at its finest.

[@jblade5218]

Took the Army 16 years to realize how stupid this was and went back to the old colors (minus the black) in our beautiful Multicam- OCPs

[@Briselance]

True. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's an good.

[@archerj.maggott1372]

The first time I saw OCPs, I was honestly impressed. They basically look like faded, dirty BDUs, only with a smaller pattern. I was ETSing the same week my company was getting issued their ACU stuff, and I had always thought that faded, dirty BDUs were the best all-around camouflage.

[@colinsanders9397]

@@archerj.maggott1372 the old BDUs would start to look more like the environment they got dirty in. The ACUs started off looking like mint-chocolate chip ice cream and then faded into a greenish-white. They stood out in all environments. The only thing they could dodge was IR sights, but the IR would still pick up your face, hands, and equipment so it was still pointless unless you were running a slick uniform against an adversary that could only use NODs and wouldn't look very hard.

[@BStrambo]

@@archerj.maggott1372 This will blow ur mind; OCP was developed back in '04 and was going to be the new uniform. Then the USMC adapted the CADPAT pattern into MARPAT and every other service got digital camo envy. The rest is history (along with the ACU!)

[@dennisblackburn6585]

@@BStrambo and the marines still use MARPAT.

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

Just what you need a camouflage pattern that blends with absolutely nothing with velcro patches that when you take them off are so loud Helen Keller could track you you from the basement., with clothing maintenance instructions that make absolutely no sense. In other words for the military this is perfect

[@TimKyoutube]

lol

[@marchammond05]

Amd theyre pink, for flame resistance which washes out when you wash em

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

@@marchammond05 not only no, but oh hell no you have got to be kidding

[@Dev_Six]

It only really works on grandma's couch.

[@andrewjohnston4127]

Haha I've seen the pic too 😁

[@lonely_ghost9857]

@Omnishable and jizz I was gonna ask the same thing wtf😂

[@sgtrpcommand3778]

Ahaha I knew there'd be someone commenting this already XD shame the others haven't seen the pic

[@howardbaxter2514]

Was it on layaway from Sears?

[@michaeljohnsonbaugh7962]

@Omnishable and jizz Look it up numbnuts. We have this big depository of information called The Internet, utilize it

[@jeremy0440]

As angry cops once said, “the BCG of camo patterns”

[@mgro8692]

You never blended with anything!

[@BosleyBeats]

What’s wild is the BCG is now fashionable. Didn’t see that coming. Oh shit I made a pun 🤓

[@bigogre7186]

"This is such an abomination, Planned Parenthood wouldn't even touch it"

[@Menace2society-i1y]

"5 billion dollars of research and this what they came up with with"- Angry Cop. Sheesh they could of got serval of legit hunters from the south to come up with a new camouflage pattern🤷🏿‍♀️

[@howardbaxter2514]

@@BosleyBeats remember, it's a Guantanamo Bay hood. Also, the CIA put them in place to make it easier to find homeless vets.

[@timharris7303]

I hated that damn uniform. I left so many patches in the field it ain't funny.

[@Peoples_Republic_of_Devonshire]

@@RedDawn370 who had others sew it on? Why not just put it on yourself

[@RickyRicardoMJF]

I carry an extra flag in my pocket bc I'm always losing them...

[@arthurharpjr7974]

I prefer the BDUs

[@joeclaridy]

@@arthurharpjr7974 same here. I was like WTF is this shyte when the first gen ACU debuted.

[@ryanpeck3377]

@thesexybadger I just had them sew stuff on when I brought everything to be cleaned and pressed, it was really cheap, saved me the hassle and They use a sewing machine so its done neat, looks professional and most importantly i knew it wasn’t gonna fall off

[@ARM_DM]

If nobody is missing the Flag on their Uniform in a field cycle, it ain't a real field cycle.

[@stephenjames2159]

Super glue man, you do it right and they can never tell the difference.

[@KonigKyle]

When I was younger I wanted to dress as a solider for hallowed. I remember that I thought the ACU was fake (meaning it was something like a printing mistake when they were being made). When I found out it was the official pattern that the US Army was using, I clearly remember saying to myself "Whoever came up with that pattern of colours is colour blind". I was 9.

[@wilhelmpech5914]

Underrated comment

[@georgeboldi4343]

Wore my BDU's until the day we deployed then DCU's/ then back to BDU's again when we got home, all the way up to the last day when ACU's was mandatory.

[@bigboivito]

Same, my BDU's were all falling apart except for my spits and starched sets, but those were so faded you could barely see the pattern lol.

[@fxlegacy7085]

Save BBC some freedom for us bro

[@mimicnutria18]

Damn man that must have been a terrible day to hang up the bdu uniform before I got out dudes were still wearing the Acus till the last possible moment which was some weird shit I was so happy when they switched over

[@georgeboldi4343]

@@mimicnutria18 bdu's was the shit...a bit of work/ but during the week...pressing uniforms and shining boots kept alot of the M.P.'s away/ yet we could still drink and have fun

[@charlesshelton7989]

Original gangsta right here.

[@DOA220]

I will never forget doing a Land nav. course in WLC and just being able to gaze through the dense forest, literally see EVERYBODY in my company, and think "who is the genius that thought of these things?"... I am surprised the Army didn't have soldiers start painting buildings with the ACU pattern to fix it either...

[@josephahner3031]

I remember coming across camouflage spray paint in the UCP color palette once, makes me think they put out an RFI and industry thought there'd be demand.

[@SuperSpreeGaming]

Army: “Let’s make it grey for the tan desert.” Marines: “GET SOOOMMEE.” Navy: “I hope they don’t fall overboard.” Air Force: “We don’t actually need a camouflage pattern because we’re better than everyone else, but we’ll take the tiger stripe.” Coast Guard: *plays with rubber duck in puddle while wearing an eye patch

[@zacharyzier314]

Correction: Coast Guard: *yelling while banging on narco subs’ hatches* “COCAINE!!!”

[@Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww]

@@zacharyzier314 not all heros wear capes buy that hero went to school on a short bus

[@ThisDanceScaresMe]

I'm cackling 🤣🤣🤣 - at the video and your comment lmaoo

[@SubyDudeZ69]

Mokuba they use OCP’s not ACU’s

[@SuperSpreeGaming]

Mokuba My comment refers to the late 2000’s. 2006-2012

[@ryang.5327]

This is what you get when you have “leaders” with more college degrees than sense! USMC had Army Corps of Engineers design their digital uniforms. The Army had private contractors (someone got a kickback) develop this atrocious garbage.

[@Zachomara]

Don't forget the cost of what was it? $5 billion? Then you take the current OCP uniform and it's way cheaper and more effective. I kid you not you can hide against a solid color wall with that thing and still blend in somehow (I've done it before).

[@markregan8907]

I would add to your thought of more college degrees than sense, that there was also a lack of experience in the field. Though sense could be equated to field experience in some instances, but only some instances.

[@sessy01]

A room full of big game hunters and fashion designers could have made something more effective.

[@whatabouttheearth]

Or when you have high level leaders whos buddies get the first contract...and than their buddies get the second contract to "correct the mistake"...dishing out all the taxpayer monies to their rich homies so they can get that cushy job on the Board of Directors of Lockeed Martin when they get out. Think about it, a bit coincidental at just how much gov screws up aint it?

[@Ezonial]

It's even worse than that, the army developed all the digital uniforms, in multiple color patterns to include the woodland and desert marpat, but because the USMC issued and used them first, the leadership at the time didn't want to use those, because they wanted each branch to be distinct, which is stupid when it comes to combat camouflage, where the goal is to blend in, not stick out. That's why all the branches had different color patterns of the digital camo, because the "big brains" at the top felt it was more important for each branch to look different... In a combat environment...

[@joshharrison1169]

the ACU patter was the worse uniform im so glad i came in when OCP was the standard lol

[@JackColeroSr.]

lmao stfu boot

[@malcolmboy21]

Donald Pump thank you. We don’t care. Do your time. Honorably

[@HT-tc2ep]

Lmfao wow

[@NoahLee1220]

Same 😂

[@RodrigoHernandez.562]

Truth !

[@JahAmericanNY]

I literally stood in a sand dune, and was was like “I still don’t see how this matches sand”. At that point my NCOIC just cussed us out, and said this some BS.

[@EvandaGman]

When you think about it ACUs would work in Urban environments like NYC and that’s about it

[@novicebladesman2835]

It only blends in with your grandmother’s couch.

[@rusty7984]

@@novicebladesman2835 I understood that reference

[@dab0331]

Only place I saw it even remotely work was in the Afghan mountains

[@scottwolf6466]

@@dab0331 ya the was with fire retarded uniforms cause they would turn yellow lol

[@westongraham1030]

They don’t even work there, they’re too bright on dark concrete.

[@Orca19904]

The CIA came up with the ACU pattern so they could more easily track soldiers that ended up on the street after getting out of the Army. :P

[@pepsicola8531]

Oh my god that actually makes sense- Angry Cops

[@Flyingturt1e]

acu click pattern? geometry dash?

[@mannymartin8201]

When I joined the Army in 2004 I loved my BDUs. I polished those boots everyday. Starched my uniform everyday. I was very proud of my uniform. In 2005 when we got the ACU it felt like I was wearing a trash bag

[@james_jr]

I was entering 120th at Jackson right at the bdu phase out...yaa lame

[@Greekmilsim]

We still use this bullshit (BDU uniform style) and now all we look for ACU2. 0 with lizard pattern. Personally I consider the BDU one of the worst uniforms

[@danielpickrell8311]

@@Greekmilsim bdu are the best uniforms, not only does it work in the tree line but we took pride in ironing and shining the boots. Something that was lost after that.

[@almohvn33]

I was the green stuff shirt in brithces... and you had to look thin to make it work.. Now.. the Army is WAY overweight!

[@southernfried19]

BDU's suck simply because of the maintenance. At least ACU's, ABU's, etc were simply wash and dry. The new OCP's or whatever they are called are the best looking uniform they have ever made IMO. Unfortunately, I left the Air Force before they introduced those.

[@RacoonCityNative]

Did you know the Marine Corps made a prototype for urban camo just like the Woodland and Desert? It looked a lot better than the Army's, Obviously they didn't approve it but but they still own and renew the patent.

[@mikecancilla3]

There is a pattern called subdued urban digital.. its a pretty awesome pattern.

[@CaptainAhab117]

"Lets go from two uniforms that cover most environments to one uniform that fits non. And it'll have Velcro so you'll constantly worry about loosing your patches. And we'll only keep the tan boots because we will never again fight anywhere that isn't desert." The Army Brass: "I like the way you think"

[@charlesshelton7989]

That voice from Spongebob: $5 billion later

[@JesusFriedChrist]

_Five beellion doll-airs lay-tear_

[@michaelr.2428]

Excellent. I LOVED IT. You guys gotta take this act to comedy clubs near bases. Army, navy, Marine, whatever. You guys look like you can make up a lot of good skits that pertain to the military way of life. Stay blessed guys

[@thatdude8850]

See acu was not camfluge it hurt the enemys eyes and the velcro hurt there ears

[@reckyourself6948]

UCP

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@American Patriots no, it isn't. ACU is completely unrelated to the camouflage pattern.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@American Patriots yes, I know

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@American Patriots The uniform type is ACU, UCP is the camouflage. They aren't the same thing. I was in the Army for about 6 months, but I never graduated AIT. Still, I was in long enough to know the difference between ACU, UCP, OCP, ASU, ACH.... etc.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

@American Patriots The Army Combat Uniform is what it's called, and it's the replacement of the older Battle Dress Uniform. It has nothing to do with the camouflage pattern. How long have you served?

[@EH-nw6bu]

Good video gentlemen. How about a video where the Velcro constantly gives away your position while simultaneously you loose every patch while on patrol. Because we all know that never happened.

[@zion653]

Some general: We like the Marines uniform, but we want a different color because we're… you know…soldiers Some colonel: But, sir, didn't we both wear the same BDUs for years… Their uniform has an effective color scheme The general: QUIET colonel. Now, tell your soldiers to go hide behind that bush… Here's some shades

[@erwin669]

The Marines actually told the Army no because they own the patent on the MARPAT pattern.

[@TheBryanScout]

@@erwin669 the Marines patenting MARPAT is by far the stupidest shit that's happened in the military this century... Sometimes I wonder how many people got killed in the field because of a bunch of Marine officers wanting to "stand out."

[@Drownedinblood]

@@TheBryanScout I remember reading somewhere that some usmc brass actually said they wanted the enemy to identify and fear them...

[@joshuamorales1095]

@@TheBryanScout or do they want to stand out by NOT standing out.

[@TheBryanScout]

Cafelogis exactly. All about vanity.

[@JohnSmith-uv4ox]

Funny, ACU came out yet when I saw anyone from SF, they were wearing woodlands in AFG.

[@mnandeazy34]

Afgh actually had a ton of woodland surprisingly

[@hansangb]

@3:19 HAHAHAHAHAHA. That had me in stithces. Reminds me of the time when those velcro, oops sorry, hook and pile watch covers for GSHOCK were all the rage. In a tactical ORP, in a hushed/silent voice: "Hey, we have to move out by 0200hrs....what time is it now." GRRRIIRRRRPPPP It's 0130hrs. LOLOLOLOL.

[@gungriffen]

I loved the boots at least... Most comfortable and durable combat books I've ever had.

[@bawbremy]

Kiwi shoes polish company probably went bankrupt

[@EvLSpectre]

Angry Cops said it was to make all the homeless vets stand out no matter what. Which makes the most sense.

[@rusty7984]

Helen Keller can spot you coming from a mile away

[@howardbaxter2514]

So can the CIA. They use them for tracking homeless vets.

[@daddydoc1115]

"Probably hear ya too with the velcro being SO STEALTHY"

[@MrLucky3576]

She could also hear the velcro rip from that distance.

[@CutlassOutdoors]

Back when I played airsoft, I remember following the ACU guys at night so I didn’t get lost. It was pitch black out and all I could see were the ACU uniforms in front of me on the trail. They practically glowed. During daylight, ACU was always useful to help identify targets.

[@hannahgay4621]

They’re technically talking about the UCP uniform (universal camouflage pattern). ACU is army combat uniform, but both the OCP (operational camouflage pattern) and UCP patterns were still the ACU

[@jomiles3605]

It blows my mind how many people (especially current or former vets) do not understand this!

[@dab0331]

Only even remotely works in the Afghan mountains with a shit load of gravel and boulders

[@michaeljohnsonbaugh7962]

Works better when covered in dirt

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Michael Johnsonbaugh It works better when it’s in the trash. That way it’s not on a soldier, making them stand out, basically asking to be shot.

[@marchammond05]

But you know what.. I came to see my gramma, and I fell asleep on the couch all damn day.. no one even knew I was there ..

[@mov4406]

And that how stolen valer started. You just went from a private to a Sargent in one velcro squeeze fest. Haha

[@sleeplessvirus]

When we got the ACU I was getting old, and my eyesight wasn’t so good, in BDU/DCUs my soldiers would hide from me in the field, but once we got the ACU my soldiers couldn’t hide any longer. I could pick them out easily in the field.

[@07Convertable]

I am so glad that my days were done before the new patterns came out. BDU and DCU (Chocolate Chips) seemed to work just fine. Hell, even OD Green faded and blended with other things. But OD Green was really hideous so I'm glad that I didn't have those either. I do like the idea of not spit shining boots!!! MP's today have no idea what it was like back in 80's and 90's.

[@josephahner3031]

I'm glad they finally got rid of the UCP and the commie collar. I remember getting my first ACUs with the new Scorpion pattern, I didn't feel like a badly designed GI Joe anymore.

[@violetraven9440]

yeah i'm glad it got fazed out for ocp since if we are going to spend so much on our military we should make them more effective that being said though if i joined anything other than the coast guard i'd join the army or marine corpse of another western ally since i would be able to live in the new country

[@jonasgrant]

Imagine getting this garbage and then seeing a Canadian soldier who's digital pattern is based on satellite photos analysing the statistically dominant colour proportions in the intended theater of operation and has remained unchanged for the past forty years, except for 2001 when they made a desert variant. That's why you don't allow defence contractors to add planned obsolescence to you military hardware.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Maxime CADPAT was first issued in the Temperate Woodland pattern in 1996 as a helmet cover and a camouflage net. It became standard issue in 2002 along with the Arid Regions pattern. Prior to then we had only worn a plain Olive Drab Green coloured uniform since the 60’s.

[@jonasgrant]

@@JesusFriedChrist Shh... I didn't look up any of this, it just sounded funny.

[@daddyosink4413]

Got a TON of these from a friend because he knew that I hunt, I needed some lightweight stuff for Turkey season.... he told me flat out that I would stand out like a sore thumb and to NEVER put anything in the pockets if I needed to be quiet... he was right.

[@wes11bravo]

The future wars will be asymmetric conflicts that take place entirely on grandma's couch.

[@hamzehmuhammad1242]

The 2019-'20 OCP's look waaay better than the older OCP's back from 2015!

[@wyattc3283]

The older ones are, I believe, called OEFCP, whereas the new ones are just OCP

[@harshbansal7982]

@@wyattc3283 werent the older ones multi cam ?

[@wyattc3283]

@@harshbansal7982 MulitCam (Operation Enduring Freedom Camo Pattern)

[@jomiles3605]

Alot of it is also the cut/material of the uniform. The OG UCP/ACUs had an awful cut, so they often did not properly fit the soldiers well. Over time the Army started to refine the uniform a bit. The cut of the 2015-16 OCP/ACUs is much better. Now they are roling out the hot weather or tropical climate OCP/ACUs and those have the best fit yet

[@pokegenandoz1574]

Yes lmao just what i needed to roll out the day🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ramoncolonx12]

if you lay on gravel it works great

[@zimbabwe-wz5iw]

Yes, and on certain boulders in Idaho.

[@redcell9636]

And grandma's couch, too!

[@MartinBdo]

The only thing the ACUs blended into was gravel and that one couch

[@gabbyhowes4330]

That's hilarious, I've always called it the minecraft pattern, if we were fighting in the mines of minecraft we would all be safe.

[@B00KakkeChokeSlammers]

I feel personally attacked, all the way down to my damn name

[@kekelaward]

He was the only one with common sense.

[@HeywoodJablome]

ngl watching these videos made me 100% realize the last 15+ years was an absolute clusterfk ripe with government spending for unecessary items that only lined the pockets of the politicians of the last two decades, while good guys and gals died for a planned "war".

[@randomname1251]

You missed a zero there, chief. I think you meant to say the last 150 years

[@dylangregory9855]

😂 his confused look completely sold the video. Absolutely hilarious

[@ctrl-alt-bang1324]

“You left your patch Sgt “ I died😂 can’t tell you how many times I took my buddy’s flags

[@Cousin-Eddy]

Let me shine some experience on yall. During daylight hours on asphalt, concrete and sand a formation of soldiers is more or less an obscure blob at a distance of a few hundred meters. I've seen it. During night time on asphalt, concrete, and sand, especially with moonlight, a formation of soldiers is damn near unnoticeable if you are not using night optics. The pixelated pattern is to make vehicle optics less effective at an approximate range of 500 meters. Obviously if you are next to a brick building or within a LOS of 200 meters camouflage patterns dont work without concealment. I appreciated the pattern for its purpose but the idea of "universal" is just about impossible for all patterns.

[@fetengineer9151]

OMG, I joined the Army in early 1986 back then they issued us two solid green OG-107 field jackets in Basic Training. They authorized us to mix the green field jacket with the new "Elvis collar" BDU uniform. I retired in 2017 after 31 years of service in OCP uniform.

[@frankiefins779]

"sgt your patch" LOL....seen many mountain patches on privates go missing

[@patrickfullan9509]

Showing my age here,I wore only 2 different uniforms during my time in. 1st was Olive Drab,2nd was Woodland Camo.

[@jeffmorin1469]

Sorry to nit-pick, but you rolled your sleeves wrong. That's how the Marines rolled them back in the day, not the Army.

[@G4x5da]

A few years back while attending a international recon exercise in the UK. I (Dutch) was grouped together with Brits and US recce guys for setting up a observation post in a wooded area. Our commander of the mixed unit was assigning roles to the squads and said to the Americans: “I want you guys in the rear positions (200m back) manning the radios, cause with that “camo” they’re gonna see us right away” - the Americans, who normally are the loudmouths and run the show, where very quiet that exercise. They knew....

[@stephanl1983]

I'm in the German Reserves and was part of the staff during a Military Competion when ACU was first issued. Our position was about 400-500 metres away from the point the competioners left the woods. It was hard to identify there nationality, until the US Army enters the scene. One of my lads askes my why they wear this camouflage in Central Europe, He thaught it was Just to replace the DCU, "No, someome told them it would work in every conditions..."

[@Dndragon55]

That uniform sucked

[@peoplescentralservicecommi2871]

@Tom Tremayne So, it fucking sucked.

[@jerrythebaum4388]

@@peoplescentralservicecommi2871 lol

[@redcell9636]

@@peoplescentralservicecommi2871 so did the damn tightening bands that were elastic. If you didn't tuck them in Big Sarge would come up and pull them and hit you in the back of the leg.

[@peoplescentralservicecommi2871]

@@redcell9636 Like a mini whip.

[@redcell9636]

@@peoplescentralservicecommi2871 Can't tell you how many times they did that too me. Even did it to me with my Multicams on my Deployment in 2017. They were still phasing in the new uniforms and I got a mix of OCP FRAC-Us and Multicams. It was annoying because you can never tuck the little f*ckers in for very long u till they popped back out.

[@n1c704]

It could be worse. It seems like right after I got out (2001), the Navy became the Oregon Ducks of the Armed Forces as far as uniform changes go.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Ah yes. The worst uniform in US history. We should have stuck with BDUs.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

@Harkon Takala And to add salt to the wound, the new stuff ain't much better. Still worse than M81.

[@michaelboyle9512]

Dcu's

[@stauchefillmore1839]

yes so true the bdu were better

[@andrewwright01]

I still have a pair of my OD Greens and several pairs of Woodland and Desert BDU. Glad I retired before the velco nightmare!!

[@m.a.8425]

Those BDUs are old. The Elvis collars were just phasing out during Desert Storm and Desert Shield 1991. Lol The BDUs were a way better style uniform then the ACU. Maybe all that needed to change were adding the extra pockets.

[@adrianmedina5188]

Another fun fact about these ACU camos, is that there are way more surplus than the classic woodland camo now. I went to two army surplus stores and they had more digital camo than any other.

[@jomiles3605]

There were also alot more active Soldiers during the iraq war then there were in the 80s-90s, hence more uniform demand.

[@totempole21]

Someone else already mentioned the difference in who came up with Army digital uniforms. It was most likely a government kickback of money to make it happen. And then the Army decided to go to multicam. Which actually works better. Go figure. Still love the tan boots.

[@frankcruz8863]

Thank You Spreading Telling The Truth About The UNIFORM And Funny Videos I Love It 😁

[@Salidin111]

"Sarge why are they not tan?" "Because private we spent 3.4 million dollars on this design and sure as shit we ain't gonna pay double that for double effectiveness"

[@whatabouttheearth]

This is when you have high level leaders whos buddies get the first multi billion dollar contract...and than their buddies get the second contract to "correct the mistake"...dishing out all the taxpayer monies to their rich homies so they can get that cushy job on the Board of Directors of Lockeed Martin when they get out. Think about it, a bit coincidental at just how much gov screws up aint it?

[@stevenbaker8184]

Well sounds like you have read "war is a racket" by Smedley Butler.

[@elderrusty541]

The ACU isn’t to blend in with your environments, it’s to blend in with your dead comrades cause someone thought blue in the desert was a good idea

[@theimmortal4718]

The only good thing about the UCP was that it stained easily, so if you got sweaty and dusty it blended in after a few weeks. Honestly, the army should have just died some green and some ran and be done with it. No reason to get rid of them.

[@M4A1BestGirl]

Hodges: "This is blue." Me: "What are you, colorblind?"

[@James-xn8xe]

And I'm over here in the air force still wearing damn near the same pattern because that's what I was issued 10 months ago. God damn it.

[@frankjones43]

But the new ones, it’s worth it

[@benjamindover2601]

They where designed to camouflage you from your masculinity.

[@angelsantiago9931]

Bro when the velcro got caught I lost it I did like the material of the ACU pattern and the muti cams but the new summer OCPs are nice

[@James-qn3wi]

The only thing that blends in is $5 Billion dollars worth of research.

[@LeandroFTW]

I remember when Air Force ABUs came out back in 2008. I love the new OCPs, but miss the BDUs. We played this game too.

[@michaelwriting]

I pressed and starched the heck out of my old BDUs every day. That wrinkle-free material would have been great.

[@GulagG4ry]

okay, i lost it at the ".......im lost sergeant..." lmfao.

[@wtf1231122]

Lmao! This is exactly how I imagined this transition

[@BigDictator5335]

Your imitation of a private is spot on

[@trainknut]

Canada: "Hey guys check out my new camo, I call it CADPAT" USMC: "Dude that's sick mind if I borrow that and change it for my guys?" Canada: "sure go ahead eh" US Army: "Guys look I made it grey" USMC: "Uh... That doesn't blend in with anything" US Navy: "MINE DOES"

[@chadsmith8966]

Dude, I thought everyone burned those already when the army switched back to the old camo

[@1337penguinman]

Why burn them when you can make some money back at your local surplus store?

[@jomiles3605]

Whats crazy is that I've heard the patter than the OCPs are largely based on was created back in the late 50s

[@cavejohnson4306]

@@jomiles3605 OCP is like the WW2 duck camo pattern but in Woodland’s color scheme.

[@Colonel_Klink]

I must look like a damn psycho sitting in my car laughing hysterically at this in a parking lot

[@commanderzavala9328]

My drill sergeant said that the only thing you can blend in with in ACUs is a pile of gravel lol

[@CtheDead209-zt8tj]

True I never understood how that was supposed to keep us camouflaged in the desert of Iraq or the mountains of afganistan lol.

[@gustavofuentes8825]

The first times we wore acu unifforms wiht velcro we used to hide and twist the others patches or stick each others by te arms...

[@ginrummy2553]

Acu uniform with Shaving profile and pt shoes on..Jesus Christ smh

[@Menace2society-i1y]

Yikes😬

[@charlesshelton7989]

Profiles like that are handed out like candy

[@jonarmedpiandsecurityoffic9051]

I fucking cringed everytime I saw that

[@Mandalorian_of_Christ]

I was kind of happy i got out in 03 when my older brother showed me the new uniforms he had to deal with still. I was speechless.

[@hueyrotorhead]

Reading through the comments I just have to wonder , you didn’t have to shine the boots, press the uniform, and spend $20 on getting patches sewn on. Should have been around for the black beret debacle

[@bigirishpapa25]

I've watched this video a couple times, and it never fails to make me laugh.

[@EddieLeal]

Looks like I left the Army just in time. 🤣

[@EdwinYee1]

I don't care what anyone says, when you see Rangers and SF wear it, it looks badass.

[@justanameonyourscreen5954]

So soldiers don't have to shine boots or get a ton of starch ironed into their uniforms anymore...that was like half my enlistment...

[@jupiterjunk]

We did away with the buttons on the trouser pockets because the velcro pockets will absolutely stay closed in the sandy environment. Even when full. In fact... the fuller, the better.

[@Lancersilva]

Who ever came up with acu I hope was on the receiving end of an accidental discharge of a howitzer. Isn’t there evidence that it actually git soldiers killed?

[@epicsheepgamer7002]

1:25 That is literally any RPG video game when you find 2 pieces of gear with amazing stats, but they don't visually match :)

[@Ace7of7Hearts]

Common sense says: have one uniform that represents the branch of the military you belong to while in states and issue a change of uniform depending on the deployment location and time of mission. Military: we need to pull more money from our soilders. Give them $100 take back $99.99. Soliders: Hereeee we go again! Same Old Shit again

[@donovanfields4776]

That last part i legit sung in cadence lmao

[@Ace7of7Hearts]

@@donovanfields4776 reason y I said it lol those cadence didn't come from nowhere you know lol

[@shawnjohnson4732]

It also got lighter as it aged. I knew a SSG who had a set that were basically white and GLOWED IN THE FUCKING DARK.

[@captainkeyes1523]

UCP. Useless Camouflage Pattern

[@AC1234m]

I’m glad I miss out on this uniform. now if something can be done about this all black pt uniform that would be nice .to hot in the summer and absolutely useless in the winter. Specially here at Fort Riley

[@jomiles3605]

Its for early morning camouflaged runs on public roads, obviously