Topic: why is the US Army replacing the DCU with the ACU?

the_13th_redneck · December 28th, 2006

You're actually angry at these logistical stuff?
Dude, it's just another day in the office. The ladder sights (dunno what it's called in the American service) for the grenade launcher will show up... without the bit to attach it to the 203 hand guard. There's not enough winter cammo to go around, and there's no source we can actually requst them from so we have to improvise. There's not enough bayonet sheaths and new ones ain't coming... indefinately. We got two boxes full of razor blades... and zero shaver handles.
Repeat after me.
Same sh!t
Different day
Welcome to the Marines

Of course the fun part is finding the solutions. Usually follows the form of stealing, borrowing and using connections.
Tip from the wise: befriend the supply dudes. Buy them drinks, send them presents etc etc.

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Originally Posted by USAFAUX2004

Or a majestical F*#%-UP! I mean, who is under any danger in Kosovo, on the same par as Iraq?

Hundreds of years ago, the British Army scared any opponent, not because their weapons were better (and most of the time they were), but because to see a wall of red coming at you is a frightning sight.

Today, we have troops in Desert Uniforms with Woodlawn body-armor,web-gear, etc. Even considering the fact that the only enemy is one that plans on dying, a unified (the word which is related to Uniform) Army scares anyone from considering it.