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Come and play with us, Danny.
Forever... and ever... and ever
--The Shining (1980)
Wars are not over when the shooting stops
--Max Cleland
His uniform jacket was old and tight,
He had polished each button, shiny and bright
--It's the Soldier, Charles Province
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[Hi everyone -- thanks for checking in. Ranger's back, and will be starting up with some sundry thoughts from the road, ramping up to regular schedule slowly but surely.]
The change will cost between $200 - $270 million, says Lt. Col. Mike Sloane, product manager for soldier clothing and individual equipment for Army's Program Executive Office Soldier. "He said the switch to MultiCam was ramped up after soldiers complained that their camouflage uniforms were ineffective in Afghanistan"
Forgive Ranger, but imagine that -- a camo committee called the Program Executive Officer Soldier! When was the last time an Executive Officer Soldier got his shit blown away? Nonetheless, USA Today begins brightly, "Soon, when soldiers stalk the enemy in Afghanistan, they may be harder to see."
This is a misleading statement, for who is stalking whom in this little game of cat-and-mouse?
The change in pattern strikes Ranger as essentially weird. The Allied Forces (both of them) are fighting an adversary in tennis shoes with rags wrapped around their heads and dressed in Afghan mufti, with a few AK's, machine guns, RPG's and assorted other ammo thrown into the mix. The amount the U.S. is dedicating to a uniform switchover probably exceeds their operational budget for many years. Alas, this argument is academic since the U.S. taxpayer is funding al-Qaeda indirectly through our aid to Pakistan.
"Capt. Joe Corsentino, an aviator, told the Army Times that the current combat uniform 'stands out like a sore thumb' in Afghanistan." However, since most of our casualties come from IED's it doesn't seem to matter a hill of beans what the troops are wearing.
When your tactics are wrong and strategy weak, uniform pattern is immaterial. A bullseye sewn on the back would be as sensible in this monumental goat screw we call a war.
Come and play with us, Danny.
Forever... and ever... and ever
--The Shining (1980)
Wars are not over when the shooting stops
--Max Cleland
His uniform jacket was old and tight,
He had polished each button, shiny and bright
--It's the Soldier, Charles Province
___________________
[Hi everyone -- thanks for checking in. Ranger's back, and will be starting up with some sundry thoughts from the road, ramping up to regular schedule slowly but surely.]
In August, the Army began issuing new uniforms printed with a camouflage pattern called MultiCam -- "designed to blend in better with the varied landscapes of the country's mountainous terrain" (Military Sees It's Time for a Change.)
The change will cost between $200 - $270 million, says Lt. Col. Mike Sloane, product manager for soldier clothing and individual equipment for Army's Program Executive Office Soldier. "He said the switch to MultiCam was ramped up after soldiers complained that their camouflage uniforms were ineffective in Afghanistan"
Forgive Ranger, but imagine that -- a camo committee called the Program Executive Officer Soldier! When was the last time an Executive Officer Soldier got his shit blown away? Nonetheless, USA Today begins brightly, "Soon, when soldiers stalk the enemy in Afghanistan, they may be harder to see."
This is a misleading statement, for who is stalking whom in this little game of cat-and-mouse?
The change in pattern strikes Ranger as essentially weird. The Allied Forces (both of them) are fighting an adversary in tennis shoes with rags wrapped around their heads and dressed in Afghan mufti, with a few AK's, machine guns, RPG's and assorted other ammo thrown into the mix. The amount the U.S. is dedicating to a uniform switchover probably exceeds their operational budget for many years. Alas, this argument is academic since the U.S. taxpayer is funding al-Qaeda indirectly through our aid to Pakistan.
"Capt. Joe Corsentino, an aviator, told the Army Times that the current combat uniform 'stands out like a sore thumb' in Afghanistan." However, since most of our casualties come from IED's it doesn't seem to matter a hill of beans what the troops are wearing.
When your tactics are wrong and strategy weak, uniform pattern is immaterial. A bullseye sewn on the back would be as sensible in this monumental goat screw we call a war.
Labels: multicam, uniform change
posted by rangeragainstwar at 7:47 PM
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