After Wasting $5 Billion Dollars, The Army Is Eyeing These New Camouflage Patterns

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http://www.businessinsider.com/after-wasting-5-billion-dollars-the-army-is-eyeing-these-brand-new-camoflauge-patterns-2012-9?op=1

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This was also around the time the Army was sending its troops to Iraq with uniforms and body armor in a variety of mismatched patterns that, in effect, left U.S. soldiers wearing a target for the enemy to fire upon.

Bedder explains that in response to this and the Marines new uniforms, the general in charge of Army uniform procurement told his staff to pick a color before trials were finished.

Five billion dollars, eight years later, and the Army is now doing the whole thing again. Over the next 12 months 1.1 million soldiers will be replacing their uniforms for something called Multicam.



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[Blue_Tires]

1. what's wrong with the desert khaki?

[el_bryanto]

2. This is probably the wrong answer

But . . . I assume there is a science to effective camoflauge and I assume that the people designing these uniforms know what that science is. I'm also thinking it may be possible that after 8 years there might be some advances and a lot of soldiers will be having to replace their uniforms eventually anyway. I guess I'm not sure I see the fire.

Bryant

[Hoyt]

3. Agree. If our guys gotta go overseas, they deserve best stuff.

Not sure we need to be overseas, but that's a different issue.

[JaneyVee]

4. 8-Bit Camo

[Bandit]

5. Pretty decent Camo if you ask me. Looks like it would be suited about anywhere except snow..

I don't object to money being spent in this manner as it obviously helps protect our troops...

[bhikkhu]

6. I doubt that most of that money is actually wasted

If they apply the best science to improve the camo, it boils down to the same clothing with different print patterns, more or less.

Before saying its money wasted, ask how long clothing lasts? How many people wear the same clothes year after year after year? If they're improving things now, after eight years, there is probably plenty that needs replacing. There's also a pretty good turnover rate as well.

It sounds more like an anti-government talking point myself, and new clothes are the least of the military expenses we should be worried about.