Originally Posted by Redleg

Hey! What are you trying to serve us here...??
The webfilter at work blocks this one as "sexual content"..

I couldn't see the picture at first, which btw is a very funny picture, and then I found myself on this page. This is one funny guy!

I think that wasa girl with a mans head on her.................

Originally Posted by Marksman

I think that wasa girl with a mans head on her.................

Looks like it...

Here's another article and a better picture that should answer the collar question.



According to the first story, the new collar is supposed to help with the chaffing caused by body armor - but I think it will only make the uniform hotter - has everyone forgotten how the Romans dealt with the chaffing caused by the Lorica Segmetata? They used a focale or scarf, not a new collar!

http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=6042

I think this thing is a mess - it looks like a combination of ideas that have been rattling around the Army for the last 20+ years (particularly the brown boot idea!) with no success.

At $88+ per set, this is going to cost plenty and since Commissioned and Warrant Officers have to buy their own uniforms, I am not anxious for this thing to be fielded any time soon (not that I have to worry in this unit - we're pretty much at the bottom of the stack for equipment )

http://www.google.com/search?q=new+a...TF-8&hl=no&lr=

Hi. Just browsing and just wanted to put some rumors to rest. Being in the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. 3BDE 2ID we were issued the CCU's. And i gotta say they are the best things to happen to us. Everywhere i look over here you see a soldier wearing CCU's instead of the old DCU's. From talking to all my friends and my own preference its because they are simply much more comfortable. the only thing is the velcro if you were in a tactical situation. but other then that nothing is really bad. one guy said the zipper would get hot . actually it doesnt because its hidden behind a piece of velcroed cloth and the kimono collar is really nice you get no chafing wearing body armor and its really not any hotter then DCU/BDU's they have a pen holder on the arm and the placement of all the pocket is ingenious. they only thing is you cant wear pin on rank because where our unit wears the rank is over our nameplates. and they dig into your skin when you where body armor but the new ones can be viewed at the stars and stripes website and they have a good solution for it. Velcroed on rank. Ok well just wanted to say that and i'll look around this pretty interesting forum.

Thanks for the information there, trivash. Have you heard anything about what they plan to do about the velcro? And are yours that godawful gray?

Originally Posted by Redneck

Thanks for the information there, trivash. Have you heard anything about what they plan to do about the velcro? And are yours that godawful gray?

I havent heard anything about the Velcro. But i really dont see a problem because it will probably be like the BDU's where the S.F. guys will just use their own. As for the color of mine they are printed in the Desert Tan pattern but these are only the test models are will never be issued out to the general army. I think, but dont quote me on it, that 1BDE 25th ID has the same ones as ours but in the Woodland Green Print.

since everything is velcro u can be in the forest and something can snatch off i think they should leave the original bdus cause they had more of a better connection with the enviroment

Originally Posted by trivash

I havent heard anything about the Velcro. But i really dont see a problem because it will probably be like the BDU's where the S.F. guys will just use their own.

I'm not worried about the SF guys, I'm worried about me guys.