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Lurks Often

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9. One of the reasons for that particular shade & pattern

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 06:49 PM

Jan 2013

is that it does a good job of hiding show grease, oil and other stains one might find aboard a ship or in a navy yard.

A universal uniform for the services is one of the things we should have been able to save money on and the SecDef should have told all the heads of the services to shut up and deal with it or submit their retirement papers.

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Navy camo uniforms in the nooz: They're flammable. And for me: Camo? Why? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 OP

I've never understood why sailors wore blue, much less CAMO Xithras Jan 2013 #1

Lemme explain the original intent nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #2

I think it also has to do with the whoever makes the uniforms Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #5

Camoflague on a ship? enlightenment Jan 2013 #3

To sum up: if you go overboard in camo, elehhhhna Jan 2013 #4

LOL leftstreet Jan 2013 #10

Genuine LOL! Well played... petronius Jan 2013 #11

just trying to support the troops elehhhhna Jan 2013 #12

Wonder if that's in the washing instructions? enlightenment Jan 2013 #17

Because camo is KOOL ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #6

Quite a few Navy Men saw service in Afghanistan and Iraq... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #7

They did in the 60s in Viet Nam, too. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #13

We used to dress up like a bush when I was in the Army in order to hide 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #8

No bushes on ships. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #14

One of the reasons for that particular shade & pattern Lurks Often Jan 2013 #9

I LOVE the pants! I think that uniform should come back Politicub Jan 2013 #15

Flame proof chemicals are nasty marions ghost Jan 2013 #16

A lot of Naval personell have served ashore.... HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #18

In those duties they are issued desert camo. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #19

Yhis has also puzzled me NV Whino Jan 2013 #20

They are often referred to as Aqua-flage...............nt ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #21

Do you remember when polyester uniforms were banned at sea? hootinholler Jan 2013 #22