The History of: The US Army CCU (Close Combat Uniform) | Uniform History

We've got another first for you with this one as we dive into the history of the lesser known army uniform used between the BDU and the ACU, the CCU otherwise known as the Close Combat Uniform.
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[@2_bias]

3:18 that guy is a giant

[@cammobunker]

Army nickname: Lurch. Bet on it.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

if it was a videogame he would be the ahole carrying a minigun and wearing 200tons of body armor

[@KrisHandsome]

cjhyde78 Have you really gone your entire life never meeting a tall, lanky dude? People like you who genuinely believe giants exist because of people like the man pictured must be entirely unaware of basketball as well, since he just looks like a basketball player.

[@KrisHandsome]

cjhyde78 Both of them. It’s literally just a tall guy not unlike a basketball player. The existence of tall people doesn’t mean giants roam the earth.

[@eddietat95]

Well there are some TALL dudes in Iowa.

[@shadowgod1009]

Cool, never even heard of this uniform.

[@matiasgojman8869]

Same

[@zackscott903]

Same, but i saw it in iraq war footage

[@Jpb6583]

I wore these my first deployment with 3-2 SBCT. They were infinitely better than the DCU and ACU patterns. I think I still have a set stashed away in a box of my old Army stuff somewhere.

[@shadowgod1009]

@@Jpb6583 Hmm, makes me wonder why they didn't just use these uniforms. Any ideas why they used ACU's instead?

[@Jpb6583]

Shadow God I guess I should clarify. I should have said they were more comfortable than the other two. I like the 3 color desert myself, but I believe the ACU tested better. But like CavKing said, it was probably money/politics. Even in the military you can’t escape that BS. I do know that the ACU was much better at hiding you while being viewed through NVGs though.

[@tangero3462]

Had no idea this cut existed, thanks for sharing! Ugh, gotta love the turn of the century and everyone's fascination with Velcro. It's great until your pocket snags in vegetation and you hear a loudass rip in an otherwise still day, or when the stuff loses its hook over time. Velcro has its uses, but most closures really ought to just be buttons. They're simple and so easy to repair.

[@fireline4765]

Of the Veterans i have personally spoken to, all of them hate velcro.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Velcro can also get clogged with slush and freeze

[@srspammenot]

And vel cro sounds like TEARING PAPER AT NIGHT ! GODDAMMIT

[@bwcmakro]

Buttons and zippers are just vastly superior.

[@AGlorifiedEMT]

Finishing a patrol then suddenly realizing you have no idea where your mountain tab went

[@Hansengineering]

Wow! I didn't even know these existed! I was in Iraq for all of 2004. At the time, even DCUs were in VERY short supply. We didn't get our desert uniforms until we were IN theater. This resulted in everyone having to cart around 8 fucking uniforms for the duration. My unit managed to snag 3DES pattern ECWCS parkas, and I still have mine. ALL the rest of our equipment was still woodland or OD. As we were preparing to leave country, we were advised we'd be giving our replacements our uniforms, like directly. Go find a soldier your shape, give them your uniforms. Luckily that didn't eventuate, and our replacements had uniforms by the time they got in country. When we returned to Germany, we were VERY early in receiving our ACUs. I PCSed to 1st CAV at Ft. Hood and was literally the first soldier in the division with ACUs. As in, the division was NOT going to allow anyone to wear ACUs until they'd received their basic issue. I shipped all my woodland stuff household goods, so I fucked up the big rollout, and everyone just started wearing ones they had purchased on the economy.

[@mokomothman5713]

You know, being prior service myself, it fucking puzzles me how inept rollouts for the ACU were, let alone other gear that's commonplace now. We can ship across the world in less than 24 hours, but you can't rollout a uniform because you rely on the traditional logistical system? Seriously?

[@louwn]

3:19 - 3:26 I'm betting $50 this guy's nick name was hightower.

[@Maverick1944]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but he never had one. How do i know? Because that happens to be my father, giant of a man at 6'8.

[@ericcollins7455]

I have 2 of the 50 samples , desert and sewing room grey The 50 feature deadman’s drag handle for striker extraction. A proofed cotton ripstop cloth ( maybe fire retardant ), angled chest pockets same pocket as arm pocket , Velcro closure on the front no zips or buttons Plus you’ve featured me in all yours videos , this CU/CCU , bravo_2_zero 😁

[@OldManAzeban]

Get a load of that unit... That dude is easily 7 foot!

[@zackscott903]

He didn't need a rifle, he can use his bear hands

[@jerrell1169]

Zack Scott Holy shit that guy has bear hands?! No wonder he’s so tall he must be a crossbred freak between human and bear

[@meatpilot]

Is it just me or is the best military uniform going to be designed by a backpacking company told to just make their normal shit camo and durable?

[@footbalr074]

I mean Patagonia makes pretty decent combat wear, used by Special Operations world wide The best uniforms can't be 1:1 with a camo pattern, because the best uniforms are fire resistant and set up for wear with armor.

[@pavelthefabulous5675]

The USMC ILBE pack was made by Arc'Teryx, so yes.

[@ryanpeck3377]

Beyond Clothing a hiking clothing company makes high speed combat clothes used by special ops,.... 5.11 started as a mountain climbing company and the popularity of their stuff within law enforcment/military use caused them to branch into tactical gear.

[@meatpilot]

@Ghost “Walmart boots are just as good as Solomons” - this fucking guy

[@meatpilot]

@Ghost cringeing irl

[@thomasm733]

Mom: What did you do today? Me: I learned about.... its hard to explain.

[@1986coldsteel]

Yep. Still have one set I was issued left. Even wore it when we transitioned from DCU/BDU to UCP. They obviously didn’t take much of our advice on the Velcro we hated. I liked the snap button closure on the shoulder pockets. Didn’t like the fact that I had no ass pockets tho.

[@theglobalwaronterrorismhis8773]

That is awesome. How many sets were ya'll initially authorized? Did you modify any of your regular DCUs to match?

[@m1a1abramstank49]

Ass pockets are hot for soldier

[@1986coldsteel]

The Global War On Terrorism History Didn’t modify any of my dcus but I was only issued 2 sets and 2 regular dcus.

[@theglobalwaronterrorismhis8773]

@@1986coldsteel Right on, sorry for the late reply I didn't receive the notification. I've seen some of the soldiers modified theirs to match, and I'm sure you saw it as well, which is why I asked. Thanks for replying!

[@00hunk]

I liked the idea of an 3 color desert uniform with ACU cut, but who else hates the excesive use of velcro? Especially in cargo pockets and wrist, buttons are better\ As a sugestion i would like a vídeo about russian patterns like Partizan SS or digital flora, or patterns from Slovakia like their new digital camo

[@gobblox38]

They eventually learned their lesson with Velcro on the cargo pockets. I was happy to get multicam in Afghanistan since those had buttons.

[@JoeWalker98]

Velcro on cuffs, means you'll always be retightening it to your wrist, and that one time you finally got it perfect and its staying, its just before you need to undo it for something😑 buttons and zips, with velcro for the less used pockets are the way forward.

[@blairbuskirk5460]

Velcro is so stupid for use on combat uniforms. Velcro is noisy and easily dislodged once debris is introduced to the loops, limiting the hooks ability to grasp. Buttons are quiet and easily replaced if broken. Zippers are a bit of a mid ground in the noise and ease of repair departments. However buttons tend to fail less completely than either when they do break down. A busted zipper is a gaping hole, lint clogged velcro doesn't stay closed, most button closures on large openings use multiple buttons so if one goes there is still another to hold the gap closed. Not to mention anyone with a needle and thread can replace a button even if you need to make a toggle style one out of a twig or spent bullet case.

[@nunyabusiness4904]

Button closures will always be better to me than zippers or velcro, velcro is noisy and gets bits of lint and debris stuck in it and if you want it to not look like shit you have to pay attention when closing it on the OCP chest pockets, zippers like on the OCP sleeve pockets don’t always like to close if you aren’t holding the cuff.

[@tedarlauskas4290]

Thanks for making this video! I saw lots of CU/CCU in Kuwait in December 2003 as one of the Stryker Brigades deployed from there into Iraq. The chest pockets open toward the coat zipper to allow for their access while wearing the body armor of the time, the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA), which opened and closed with velcro down the middle of the chest.

[@punishedflucker8342]

Nice vid, thank you! Look forward to the next one!

[@HydramaticM16A197]

Amazing presentation on the topics you cover as always!. I have more than one of the tops to these, the first one I had I actually didn't know much about back then, until I started expanding my interest in militaria.

[@charlescomly1]

Thanks for your video, I've always found it something interesting the reasons the military made so many changes. Your video content clears up many questions, as well as what were they thinking. Thanks again.

[@thisistheway3406]

Wow that is one of the coolest videos you have done so far. Very informative

[@kutter_ttl6786]

Thank you for posting this. I found a Woodland CCU shirt in a vintage shop a couple years ago and it piqued my curiosity as it was clear it was an evolution that came between the BDU and ACU. Most of the info I could find on it was limited and from forums so this video filled in a lot of details. As you were narrating I went through my shirt and and you pretty much covered every feature it has. Only thing my example that seems to be lacking is the care instructions (it doesn't appear it ever had one), the only label it has is the one on the base of the neck with the designation, sizing and contract code on it.

[@derektorres6260]

When I was deployed to Kuwait in 2005-06 I remember seeing a soldier wear what must have been woodland CCUs, I think he was from the 173rd airborne

[@highchamp1]

French Combat Uniform (F1 F2) T3 T4 Interesting European design (rank, elastic cuffs, zipper pockets) Austrian Army is similar

[@den_t5661]

Yeah, I was thinking that for the Australian uniforms. The velcro cuffs, sleeve pockets, zipperes on chest pockets and angled cargo short pockets of the DPCU IR uniforms and carried into the newer AMCU uniforms

[@99cobra2881]

French combat uniform also turns inside out and becomes a white flag for the French forces to wave 🏳️

[@highchamp1]

​@@99cobra2881 Individually they are pretty hard. Check out CEFE or CNEC commando training. Cool stuff.

[@99cobra2881]

highchamp1 Will do 👍🏻

[@stukatimeproductions2406]

Another great video and another uniform to add to the collection!

[@stjjames]

I found a LL woodland top, at a local swat meet (SW Wa). I payed $15 for it- it was like new. I didn’t know what it was, I perceived it as a M81 top, in ACU cut- I knew it was something. Figured out what it was & kept it for a few years. Ended up selling it on eBay for $150- 6 months ago.

[@CKinnerley]

always a good watch UH, you prompted me to check ebay for CCU for the first time in forever and I found a tri-colour shirt in good nick and in my size for very little money, great times.

[@alvinprettyman1802]

THANKS FOR POSTING

[@gruberjens4354]

Another great video. Some ideas and things they used on the ACU make more sense now. And were the advanced in ACU came from :-D

[@juliusdream2683]

Modernizing maybe the gear and cut but the camouflage pattern m81 is just fine it’s actually one of the best temperate patterns around. And the desert 3 color camo is another great pattern. Actually I think the 3 color desert is the best desert camouflage there is.

[@robertdonnell8114]

I was in Iraq in 2004 & 2005 I saw a number of these experimental uniforms there. Just as soon as these showed up Soldiers has the Iraqi tailors modify the DCUs by moving the waist pockets to the sleeves. I had an interest in uniforms and determined that there were 5,000 possible variations in the uniforms + equipment in Iraq at the time.

[@thenetnewb]

Cool video! I always look forward to them. Unfortunately I don't have any of the uniforms themselves, but I do have an Urban Tracks camo helmet cover which I believe is for an ACH.

[@RomeoTwoThree]

I actually like this one, I wouldn’t mind trading in my ACU’s for that one when I’m deployed

[@MrShtbrick]

Back in 2008 to 2009 when I was still in the Navy, I believe that I saw the VBSS Team on my ship wearing this uniform. I distinctly remember that the cuts were different than the old DCU type uniform with the sewn in velcro patches.

[@joyfuldude4538]

I’ve got my grandpa’s desert CCU He served in Iraqi Freedom & gave it to me last year. It’s good for cold weather. I take good care of it

[@freshfrozen3035]

K

[@Mugofbrown]

Scorpion camouflage back then? They missed a trick not adopting it. I wonder why? Is there any reason why the British military jacket is not a universal design? I had a DPM one years ago and now have a MTP version for wildlife watching and it's the bee's knees.

[@eliendel]

Great video

[@ErwinPommel]

I'd love to see the history of British DPM camouflage.

[@greezay]

Thank you for this video. I always wonder what uniform that was as I seen some of the infantry guys coming back wearing those during the OIF 2-3. Now I know!

[@rnbspowa7of69]

Thank you!

[@trailurchin7369]

I wore one set I was issued while serving with A Co, 1-24IN during OIF 3, 2004/2005, Mosul, Iraq. Mine was very durable and I had no issues the entire deployment. I still have it and love it.

[@father6371]

Didn't realize the current and ACU adapted so much from these. That's pretty interesting

[@charlesinglin]

Very interesting. I had never heard of this uniform either. Like they says, it's all in he small details.

[@AirsoftReviewArgentina]

Very cool video. As a side note, the CU jacket cut is pretty much the same the british adpoted when they went from DPM to MTP. Plus, the newest of italian vegetato jackets are almost identical to the british ones.

[@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697]

This plus the woodland pattern vests was an interesting look, especially with the updated cut of the uniform. Honestly I feel like the look of the new cut plus the old vests is the first iteration of the signature US military silhouette the we’ve come to know today...

[@JJO117]

Sad that this Uniform had a Short life so they are pretty rare to find now love the look of them.

[@HannibalsSurplusReviews]

Looks like RAID BDUS mixed with the TRU-SPEC TRU! Me gusta woodland & desert camo!!!

[@timscherrer9924]

I saw a couple of these for sale in the Army surplus store outside Ft Lewis around 05 or 07.

[@JoeWalker98]

Would love a vid on the different dpm patterns and cuts, and probably less popular one id like is ATACS camos, and its spin offs and inspiration Gotta say though, somehow you make a bit of a boring subject just so damn interesting to learn about, and with the pictures and clips included, easy to understand parts of what you're saying about the uniforms.

[@m1w3st52]

Vid suggestion: more eastern camo and gear designs, like what PLA uses and stuff mostly wanna see what china and iran are packing, russia too

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

How about they just make a jacket out of Velcro instead?

[@frankpolly]

just have a jacket that is pure velcro and then you can velcro outer shells/covers and pockets in all kinds of camo patterns on it.

[@gobblox38]

You could even Velcro more Velcro on it!

[@SpecJack15]

I believe it exists

[@darkcorsair247]

and attach yourseld to the apc... forget about chairs or stools

[@truevending5365]

I have this uniform. It was issued to me while I served in 3-21 INF 25th ID Stryker BGD in Ft Lewis from 03-06. Wore it during my deployment to mosul during 04-05. It has the IR flag on it still. My buddy had the scorpion cammo but it ripped up very easily during training.

[@johnrodriguez3870]

I AM Prior Service USMC and US Army ( 1987AD-1998AD), with 1 Year and 4 Months in The Army National Guard and Army Reserve, and , I never knew of The United States Army Close Combat Uniform ( USA CCU). This is Interesting and Informative, so, Thank You for the video.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🗽🔪🗡️⚔️🔫💣🔥💥💀☠️

[@oni_goroshi]

I'm glad you specified AD. I think a lot of us might have assumed you were a time traveler or immortal from BC.

[@jackmacfarlane2179]

You should consider doing a video on vests/chestrigs

[@The508ranger]

Saw 3/2 SBCT and 1/25 SBCT in Kuwait wearing these in 2005. 173rd ABN, we had the bottom DCU pockets removed and sewn on the Shoulders.

[@outerheavenpaintball]

When you think about it, these close combat uniforms have their origins more in Vietnam and Special Operations units. I've seen a picture of a SOG operator with a jacket that had the pockets on the sleeves. The close combat uniforms in short have origins in what can be seen in uniforms that are seen as Special Forces modified.

[@gibby_crusader]

My father gave me his Desert CCU. I personally love it and wish it lasted longer than it did.

[@NarzeXray3051]

You should make a video on all the services different takes of the Flame Resistant Organizational Gear (FROG) or now known as ‘combat or assault shirts & trousers’. It seems all combat line units plus special operations and law enforcement special response teams as well as Coast Guard maritime security response teams use them in operations exclusively now...

[@RUDYLOVE72]

Wow i heard and seen some version of these before acu

[@user-dx4ci6zi6x]

Make something about Serbian(VRS) Tiger stripe camo. It would be cool to see.

[@The_Lone_Outlaw]

Can you do videos on Kyrptek, A-TACS, and/or Gorka? They’re super interesting and fresh compared to erdl/digital/multi cam types yet super uncommon to hear about.

[@josephgonzales4802]

Oh so many Uniforms. When I enlisted in the Army in the early 80s I believe we were the first Infantry cycle at Ft. BENNING to be issued the B.D.Us. Today's Uniforms have to much velcro which makes too much noise on patrol.

[@gobblox38]

The environments of patrols these days aren't effected much by Velcro noises. If you're that close to the enemy they can already see you. I'd still prefer buttons though.

[@Firefox13A]

Uniform we should have used instead of ACU. I would have been more than content to have CCUs in desert and woodland. When I was in Iraq in 2005, I had my DCUs altered with lower pockets pulled off and sewn on the sleeves which was fairly common.

[@cthrly]

Look it is cool that you showed us a new uniform type but I think that people were more interested in learning something about the 3 color uniform

[@wockyslush3038]

3:07 so you're telling me multicam existed back in 2003 and we could've skipped the whole UCP bullshit?

[@TheBryanScout]

Delta9xray _ yup! Imagine how many lives could’ve been saved.

[@clorox2287]

Basically. The army just had to cash in on the “muh digital camo” craze

[@wockyslush3038]

@@clorox2287 digital actually works. It's just the army chose a shitty color pallet

[@clorox2287]

Delta9xray _ yeah but I’m sure that they could have tried a variation of mc in digital

[@GuamGuy]

Would be interesting if you went over the US use of the Israeli MARS sight during the early parts of the 2000s. You can see it in some of the pictures in this video and since it wasn’t issued on a wide scale, I can’t find lots of info on it,

[@HydramaticM16A197]

From what I can tell as pointed out by a few US servicemen who deployed to Iraq a few times, from their own personal accounts, they mentioned the MARS were used as an interim item to make up for the lack of other optics. Mind you that when the US went into the invasion of Iraq, there seemed to be his "hodge podge" mix of stuff being used. It even branches out side of stuff like optics. As for the MARS, they showed up shortly after the invasion phase of Iraq, then started being sighted throughout the early years of the insurgency phase, this being around 2004-05. You can also see some photos of them being used with the M249 as well. I have heard it mentioned by at least another couple of vets, which seem to indicate they were not used anymore after 2006. Mind you I am no expert on this kind of thing but I have done a little digging when I started coming across pics that had the MARS in use.

[@fastestdino2]

Last time i was this early my wife left me.

[@luxan8690]

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[@FearofBitches]

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[@nunyabusiness4904]

The sleeve pocks look more practical with their flap closures than modern OCP zipper closures, I hate having to grab my cuff to close the damn things and I end up not utilizing them.

[@Skinwalkerxiv]

I don’t think I’ve ever been this early to a video

[@huntclanhunt9697]

I prefer buttoned pockets. They don't make noice like velcro does.

[@michaelclifton8874]

I believe I own a blouse in long-short of BDU that is this cut however there are those waist tightening straps around your torso/waist area and its also hook and loop instead of button. Quiet a weird setup.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

This looks almost ideal to wear while flying gliders. Just need the thigh pockets rotated a bit to sit on the front (top) of the leg when seated. Never looked into this before - are these available cheaply secondhand in the EU?

[@JoshuaPlaysMusic]

Was whoever made this video a Tomahawk? We’re all over this video, some of this footage is from news clips and video. This was a really cool video, I was there when they implemented this uniform. Very comfortable but hard to wash out the blood.

[@oldsoldier181]

When I was first in, during the 1980s & 90s, I went to a small unit warfare school, that was being taught by SF. They had done the sleeve pocket mods, and we all copied them, as these were MUCH more functional on our sleeves than they were on our fronts, as that was either covered by webbing, or being laid on while prone. 15 years later, they adopted it due to the wearing of body armor (something we didnt wear, as a rule, back then)

[@rider660r]

That's nothing new in the 80's and 90's,SOG (which was majority made of Army SF members) was putting those pockets on the sleeves back in the 60's as you said...because of the gear blocking the lower front or laying on them. They did a lot of modifications to their uniforms to cope with their Ops and a lot have found their way into the regular service units.

[@rubenlopez3364]

I take it alot of these ended up being used by Spec ops. Seals had the Desert camo while Marsoc and the "Boat guys" seem to still use the Woodland one

[@Gaenvan]

Can you make a video about french lizard camo ? Thanks 🙂

[@sumdude3445]

I still have my Dad’s woodland BDU’s.

[@newdefsys]

Hmmm. This might explain an ACU/UCP blouse of mine that has button type cuffs instead of the usual velcro.

[@mg-di5zd]

Can you do a video on the Polish Pantera pattern? Especially the desert version worn by the GROM in Iraq (2003)

[@kittenastrophy5951]

You give some more in depth of what I've ever known of this CCU. Worth for collector? Yes. Worth for outdoor men? May be not, since they're made in experimental mode, lot of things are still not settled and optimized. You can modify your cheap acquired DCU better than this.

[@judelarkin2883]

Great video. I think they get a little too creative with these uniform cuts. How about normal clothes in an effective camouflage pattern and maybe a couple extra pockets. Less of the weird collars bagginess and giant, slanted pockets everywhere. I think Germany did pretty good on their cut. Their arid camo pattern may need some work. I’ve never tried to find a German in the desert though, so I could be wrong.

[@MrCargod05]

We just going to skim over the guy at 3:45 that has the Meprolight "MARS" red dot sight on his M4??? Never seen a U.S. Soldier with that sight on his issued weapon.

[@feralhiker6816]

There was a sorta shortage of optics for marines in 03. Often there were mars sights and other optics thrown in there to supplement the us made sights

[@billpatikamanant1951]

My brother who served in Iraq wore CCU. Still has his uniform at home

[@exactinmidget92]

Polk and Irwin. Good times indeed.

[@cybernoirX]

Dude, Polk was a suckfest. I'll take NTC or Hoensfels ANYDAY. That was the most miserable I have ever been.

[@justsomeamerican2301]

RAID button up bdu's are the best. If only there was a place to get them

[@mhadimoh]

Would you like to do an Episode about "Morocco's BLACK GUARD" (Royal Guard/ Moors) and their Uniform.

[@HannibalsSurplusReviews]

What who would take out wallet pockets!?!?

[@gobblox38]

I never used them. I hated that they removed the lower shirt pockets.

[@josegomez-sanchez507]

The rear pockets would just get caught on everything from aircrafts cargo seats to doors and drawers. As for the removal of the lower pockets, soldiers had been doing that for years anyway as you couldn't put anything in them because they set directly behind the your web gear belt and pouches. Also if operating in wet areas the higher your pockets the better, so that is why soldiers would remove the waisted lowers and remount them on the on the upper arms. Also when in a prone position it was difficult to retrieve anything from the chest mounted pockets.

[@HannibalsSurplusReviews]

@@josegomez-sanchez507 I understand why they moved the lower shirt pockets for body armor purposes but the wallet pockets are nice the velcro style the TRU-SPEC TRU pants are my favorite I bought a woodland pair and a olive green pair.

[@FirstDagger]

I think much of the confusion ironically stems from eyes not being able to identify differences because the clothing is camouflaged.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

Yep, we see the uniform we see the camo pattern, not the cut itself. I just realized now this was about the cut

[@BUBBA808]

I bought one of these at an antique shop

[@cole54311]

I love my raid cut dcus

[@kylebirch7258]

You should do one on the NCR infantrymen uniform from fallout new vegas

[@IONindustries627]

I believe I own a some sort of anti Chemical Jacket in this pattern. It has some sort of black charcoal lining. My uncle gave it to me.

[@rubenlopez3364]

How much you want for it

[@flyingwheele]

Sir.TitWankEsquire I have the same thing except in m81

[@christianguzman8228]

Just google the NSN or Contract No. and it will tell you exactly what it is. Usually it's in more places than one, 6:14 8:46 Those are two locations immediately visible from the inside on the back of the jacket. There should also be another tag on the inside of the left breast area. The NSN/Contract No. is usually some long 13 numeric/alphanumeric combination like SP0100-03-D-0351 or SPM100-04-D-0367 Hopefully this allows you to identify what you have. CCU and CU wasn't a camouflage pattern as much as it was a continually iterative Uniform Layout that was made available in multiple camouflage patterns. A BDU camo MOPP suit isn't an uncommon thing. We were still training with them in 2018. They were available in the desert camo, too.

[@WWIIman1942]

Its just a MOPP suit, or in civillian terms, Chemical Protective Suit. It's worn to do just as the name states, protect the wearer from harmful gases and chemicals. Theres a pair of pants to go with the jacket. Those suits are easy to come by and are usually pretty cheap. They were very common in the initial invasion of the Iraq War as many feared the use of chemical weapons by Saddam Hussein.

[@_lonewolf_7917]

What would you use for a Space Force uniform?

[@brianlangieri6723]

Please make Soviet camo videos!

[@zackscott903]

I thought the soldiers just moded there jackets, very cool

[@soothingmeow22]

I like the new hot weather ocps the cut is awesome nice and light and they look good, and they be better if the color didn't fade so quickly in African water. Granted that stuff will eat anything, 1 was here and they looked salty already... such is life

[@josef3072]

I thought you were doing VSR next?

[@Th3W1mpyKid]

can you do one on the Russian camos or the ratnik program?

[@suspicioususer]

Would like to see a video about those blue uniforms Chinese Marines use

[@JohnSmith-nh3bc]

CCU PATTERN LOOKS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR NORTH AMERICAN DESSERT REGIONS. I LIKE MULTI-CAM VARIANTS AROUND THE SAME COLOUR SCHEMES ANYWAYS. WOODLAND AND TIGER STRIPE OLDIES BUT GOLDEN.

[@Max-rk1oy]

Do the Czechoslovakian M52 steel helmet

[@juicyd99]

that Urban Track pattern is cool. would have been better than UCP :(

[@MusicForTheBroken]

This uniform is literally the DCU pulling the hip pockets and sewing them on the sleeve--that's all it is. Re: why did this uniform exist? Simple-- the body armor covered all pockets on the top. So, this designed was used to have an easy, accessible pocket to store something on each side. Hint: Fort Bragg has a few sewing shops outside the post which make a killing--pardon the pun.

[@gobblox38]

I was able to use the lower shirt pockets with the OBV on. I thought they we're the most useful pockets on the uniform, but they were removed for some reason. Probably because a desk jockey preferred aesthetics over function.

[@FDNY101202]

Why was the deployment patch above the flag? Looks super odd that way.

[@hossambasha7909]

It's now the standard Egyptian Army uniform actually