Army Launches Program to Field New Camo

[KeepItReal]

"Less than five years after the Army fully outfitted Soldiers with uniforms printed in what it claimed was a single camouflage scheme suitable to all environments, the service launched a new search for a "family" of camo patterns that will help hide troops in deserts, forests and the places in between.

During a meeting with civilian companies interested in pitching their designs Dec. 9, officials from the Program Executive Office Soldier explained that recent tests showed the Army's so-called "universal camouflage pattern" fell "significantly" short of keeping Soldiers hidden compared to other patterns.

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Three companies will be selected next summer to compete against two Army-designed camo patterns that will be compared to patterns already in use, including the Navy's AOR-1 and AOR-2, MultiCam and the Marine Corps' woodland and desert camo, officials say.

The Army plans to conduct field tests on the various patterns in a wide range of environments through the spring of 2012 with an eventual award to one camo pattern "family" in November 2012."

http://www.military.com/news/article/army-launches-program-to-field-new-camo.html?ESRC=army-a.nl

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Best reader comment on this:

"We can't give our boys a decent pay raise, but we can waste tens of millions on another uniform change... somebody got a kickback on this deal."

[qazplm]

1. well in fairness

this was in response to a lot of senior enlisted folks who said the current camo just wasn't working and the reality is, I'd be surprised if it was working. The only folks really affected by this are officers. Enlisted get money every year for new uniforms, officers are SOL, so this is now the third type of uniform I will have to buy multiple copies of in the last six years, no I take that back, I had to get the new ASU dress uniform stuff so that's 4.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. To be fair, the NAVY issue one

is not exactly what you want to be wearing if you go overboard.

And even with the clothing allowance it is not enough.

:hi:

I am so glad we are done with the uniform dance.

:rollseyes:

[MrScorpio]

3. This is the kind of crap that makes me glad that I retired five years ago

The Army changes their camo and the Air Force won't be too far behind

[Major Hogwash]

4. Hahahahahaha.

Did you read what nadin said about the Navy camo uniform?
Hahahaha, that was funnier than hell.
And sooooooo true.

[HopeHoops]

5. Go with pink this time.

[rucky]

6. I can't even see them in the photo you posted. n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Instead of designing better Desert Camo ..

why don't we just pull our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan?

Bet we could save a bundle that way.

:hi: