What’s old is new again as Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey pushes ahead on bringing back a vintage uniform.
After more than a decade of Army Combat Uniforms as standard office wear, pinks and greens would add another layer of formality and offer an alternative to camouflage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It would give us that daily uniform, that\u2019s not a combat uniform, that\u2019s more business,” Dailey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would also bump the Army Service Uniform up to ceremonial status, with an option to wear it as a dinner dress uniform interchangeably with the official mess uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army has the most streamlined range of uniforms compared to the other services, which have a selection including utilities, business, dress, mess and ceremonial uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think the Navy’s khaki service uniform, worn on occasions when a business suit would be appropriate, or the Marine Corps’ mandarin-collared dress blues, the equivalent of a tuxedo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Army has used the ASU for both of those purposes in the past several decades, authorizing the ASU Class B \u2014 blue pants with a white button-down and no jacket\u00a0\u2014 in business settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bringing back pinks and greens would give soldiers something in between camo and blues, Dailey said. And using an old-school uniform highlights tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Marine Corps is very good at this,” he said. “They\u2019re very good at their honor, history, lineage sorts of things.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the proposal makes it through the uniform board, a plan will have to be hammered out in terms of the upfront cost to design and manufacture the uniform, as well as an adjustment to the uniform allowance and a schedule to phase them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘It’s quicker than you think,” Dailey said, though he could not set out a timeline ahead of the board meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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