TACTICAL GEAR: If I Hear One More Person Talk About How F-ING Great MultiCam is I am Going to Kick a Kitten in the Head

Now thats some funny shit.

Thanks.

JTG

A guy on Facebook told me he was thinking about doing an image search on Google for “Naked Combat” just out of curiosity – DON’T DO IT!

~James G.

You still bitch just to bitch..  (Quote This Comment)

B.I.N.G.O – Bitching just to bitch was the point of the article dude hence the cat in the blender thing

Soldiers who cited the advantages of Multicam versus the severe disadvantages of UCP had a legit gripe. I see you…bang you’re dead. Believe it or not, there are a good number of soldiers in the Army and Marines that do rely on the performance of the uniform they where, be it desert digital, multicam, OD, khaki…whatever. Just don’t dress me in digital confederate grey and send me to fight in guerilla warfare (it doesn’t make since). Jaymes I did not miss the point of the article, you and the US Army acquisitions office missed the fact that our soldiers, who risk their lives for you, the taxpayer, want shit that will help preserve their lives and bring them home to their families after the conflict ends. For all of those who believe that camouflage does not matter, check your compass. It may have been a while since you were last shot at.  (Quote This Comment)

As I noted I don’t argue the effectiveness of MultiCam for people who need it – But I see no need to buy it for the Soldier signing people in at the gym or working at the PX

I also pointed out that the way I have seen things work in the military I am willing to bet that the first batch of MultiCam that is issued will go to people that don’t need it, wile the ones that do need it wont see it until every officer gets a crispy new pair first

If you read the above you can see that I have already agreed with you and the point of the article was BLOGS writing about MultiCam and this article was in jest.

Relax dude – we are all friends here

~James G

P.S. I still think MultiCam is gay

I can’t agree with you more. I am so tired of the whole uniform debate. You’re right, the first guys to get the new Multicam uniforms are going to be the REMFs, while the real fighters are going to still be wearing the same old ACUs. It seems like the Army is spending more time and money trying to get a half-way decent uniform than they are trying to fight and win in A-stan. I still think the best uniform I ever wore in the Army was the old OG-107 Jungle Fatigues. The Army should just issue those again with a can of spray paint in the predominant color of the AO and let Joe make his own camo pattern.

Keep up the great work!

What they need is:1. A simple OD or khaki garrison uniform for everyone who is not going outside the wire. For FOBbits, REMF and they like. They don’t need camo so why pay the fabric cost so that some desk jockey at the Pentagon can wear a camo uniform? This is 90% of the military.2. For the 10% that go outside the wire, issue specialized camo as needed for the combat theatre:A. DesertB. WoodlandC. JungleD. Arctic3. Multicam would be a good camo for flightsuits for aircrews operating over enemy territory. Getting shot down is unlikely, but in the event that they are and survive, MultiCam is probably a good generic SERE option — but again only for those in combat aircraft. Guys flying supplies wouldn’t need camo flightsuits.

Quoted that above… Meant to add: In other words turn the clock back to the 1970s and before when everyone wore a green fatigue unform with cap and black boots. Only the COOL GUYS got to wear camo ERDLs and green Jungles, etc., and berets. Which is why a lot of guys decided they wanted to be “elite” … Made sense until some idiots decided everyone would look cool in camo and then Shinseki decided everyone would be “elite” in a beret.

And that the way it should be now, there is no need to issue expensive rip-stop cammo to the guy that signs people in at the gym in Montana ~James G  (Quote This Comment)

Actually there are four reasons I can think of why it should stay the same: Budget justification, job justification, getting jobs for your local community as a Congressman, and getting kickbacks as a Congressman.

I still think the best uniform I ever wore in the Army was the old OG-107 Jungle Fatigues. The Army should just issue those again with a can of spray paint in the predominant color of the AO and let Joe make his own camo pattern.Keep up the great work!  

I still think the best uniform I ever wore in the Army was the old OG-107 Jungle Fatigues. The Army should just issue those again with a can of spray paint in the predominant color of the AO and let Joe make his own camo pattern

We used this for field uniforms back in the day-worked great. The whole BDU concept was “disposable” from the beginning, so a solid uniform, one or two colors of Krylon and a little training seemed like the way to go…

Quoted that above… Meant to add: In other words turn the clock back to the 1970s and before when everyone wore a green fatigue unform with cap and black boots. Only the COOL GUYS got to wear camo ERDLs and green Jungles, etc., and berets. Which is why a lot of guys decided they wanted to be “elite” … Made sense until some idiots decided everyone would look cool in camo and then Shinseki decided everyone would be “elite” in a beret.  

I agree, giving all the elite status when most wear their berets with a french artist style is now laughable! Krylon and an OD canvas OG107 would be more fitting for the impressionist soldier!

AAWWW CRAP! I just HAD to Google “Naked Combat”…it’s just not right…

So a Multicam Versipack just screams tacti-gay bag?  (Quote This Comment)

Is your gaydar down, or have you not come out yet closet queen? Are you a packer? The again, Ricnocerous is the one looking up Naked Combat on Google.

I love the comments on this thread. My first time in Astan we had guys on our crew who were so worried about having the “right color” gear. After three weeks in the dirt we could not tell the black from the tan from the OD. It all looked a shitty color of brown and suprise suprise….it blended in great. Stay safe out there!