{"id":33339,"date":"2015-05-05T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T17:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/05\/05\/source-army-sets-dates-for-new-camo-rollout\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:38:19","slug":"source-army-sets-dates-for-new-camo-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2015\/05\/05\/source-army-sets-dates-for-new-camo-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Army sets dates for new camo rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army expects combat uniforms made of the new Operational Camouflage Pattern to start hitting store shelves on July 1, an Army official has confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New recruits should start receiving them in their clothing bags by January, according to the source, who has knowledge of the roll-out but requested anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army public affairs declined to discuss the roll-out plan at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army Times’ source said the target wear-out date of old ACUs made of the unpopular Universal Camouflage Pattern, has been set for October 2018. That means, until then, soldiers in garrison could see a mix of uniforms including MultiCam, which has been issued to soldiers deploying to Afghanistan since 2010 and more recently to those in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iraqi Army soldiers secure an area, during a assault an objective simulation while an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, watches at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 3, 2015. Iraqi soldiers rehearsed creating safe areas during the training event. Soldiers from the 82nd Abn. Div. are deployed to Iraq as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Quinn, CJTF-OIRPublic Affairs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A soldier, deployed to Iraq, wearing MultiCam. The pattern is very similar to the Army’s new camo.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Sgt. Cody Quinn\/Army<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army has yet to issue guidance on whether new darker accessories<\/a> (boots, T-shirt, belt) can be worn with old uniforms or vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both MultiCam, and OCP feature a more traditional (non-digital) camo pattern of muted greens, light beige and dark brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army had said there would be desert and jungle variants of OCP, but this far there have been no details or imagery of potential variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The source confirmed that the ACUs will incorporate previously-announced design changes<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n