rustywings Posted June 26, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 26, 2012 Copied from the MSN home page this afternoon (June 25, 2012). ARMY SCRAPS EYE-CATCHING PIXEL CAMO UNIFORMS After eight years and a reported $5 billion in development, the U.S. Army is ditching its pixelated-looking uniform in favor of something that doesn't look like it was borrowed from the "Contra" Nintendo game. The design, known as the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), has failed at doing what camo should do: Hide our soldiers. "If we can see our own guys across a distance because of it, then so can our enemy," one Army specialist said. According to insiders, the design was selected after the Marines had switched to an eye-catching pixel-driven pattern. "That's what this really comes down to," the editor of Soldier Systems Daily said. "'We can't allow the Marine Corps to look more cool than the Army.'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted June 26, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 26, 2012 Copied from the MSN home page this afternoon (June 25, 2012). ARMY SCRAPS EYE-CATCHING PIXEL CAMO UNIFORMS After eight years and a reported $5 billion in development, the U.S. Army is ditching its pixelated-looking uniform in favor of something that doesn't look like it was borrowed from the "Contra" Nintendo game. The design, known as the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), has failed at doing what camo should do: Hide our soldiers. "If we can see our own guys across a distance because of it, then so can our enemy," one Army specialist said. According to insiders, the design was selected after the Marines had switched to an eye-catching pixel-driven pattern. "That's what this really comes down to," the editor of Soldier Systems Daily said. "'We can't allow the Marine Corps to look more cool than the Army.'] The pattern actually works quite well, if they would just get the colors right. I have always said that if they pixelated the colors of MultiCam, it would be a great uniform/pattern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 26, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 26, 2012 Copied from the MSN home page this afternoon (June 25, 2012).ARMY SCRAPS EYE-CATCHING PIXEL CAMO UNIFORMS After eight years and a reported $5 billion in development, the U.S. Army is ditching its pixelated-looking uniform in favor of something that doesn't look like it was borrowed from the "Contra" Nintendo game. The design, known as the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), has failed at doing what camo should do: Hide our soldiers. "If we can see our own guys across a distance because of it, then so can our enemy," one Army specialist said. According to insiders, the design was selected after the Marines had switched to an eye-catching pixel-driven pattern. "That's what this really comes down to," the editor of Soldier Systems Daily said. "'We can't allow the Marine Corps to look more cool than the Army.'] What,s that Shoulder patch or is it now called an ARM patch on the man on the left, Alpha Omega, for what unit is this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted June 26, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 26, 2012 Army Acquisition Command, I have a friend who worked for them at Redstone Arsenal. I did a thread on it here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...=124002&hl= Are any of us surprised by this announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted June 26, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks Matt, is this another overlapping unit that the Army loves to activate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted June 26, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 26, 2012 Is it really SO EASY to scrap a program after putting 5BILLION into it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 26, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 26, 2012 Is it really SO EASY to scrap a program after putting 5BILLION into it?? JS...think outside the box. If they scrap ACUs then there's more stuff for we collectors to collect. Capiche?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted June 26, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 26, 2012 Is it really SO EASY to scrap a program after putting 5BILLION into it?? Yes; Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted June 26, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 26, 2012 OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!! :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted June 26, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks Matt, is this another overlapping unit that the Army loves to activate ? It's actually its own separate command that deals with upgrading existing systems and procuring new ones I believe. As he had an aviation background (Apache pilot), he spent a lot of time evaluating upgrades for the AH-64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combat-helmets Posted June 26, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 26, 2012 What an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars! :thumbdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Andrews Posted June 26, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 26, 2012 The Army Acquisition Command and the Test & Evaluation Command were formed because the Chief of Staff (personally; and not just ONE man but a series of them) of the Army and/or HQDA staffers resented the "super-command" of Army materiel Command, which held both of the aforementioned functions/missions before the creation of the new Commands. The sheer size of AMC was mind-boggling (no argument there). It was comprised of SEVEN subordinate Commands, each with at least one general officer..and their retinues. And the subordinate commands were farmed out to "funny" places,like Warren MI, Rock Island IL, Redstone Arsenal AL, and St Louis MO -- not Approved Centers of Power. One of its nicknames was "AMC: A Million Civilians". The high-echelons of Armydom disliked so many "Loggies" (logisticians: QM, Ord, TC, plus Sig, Eng and Av) having POWER. (Namely, the power to SPEND budget monies, award contracts and reap the buddy-buddy corporate packages post-retirement jobs from the military). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted June 26, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 26, 2012 I seen it work once ............ in Times Square at twlight for 10 seconds , the guy was across the street moving fast , then was blocked by other walkers . owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravo_2_zero Posted June 26, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 26, 2012 Digital camo is good and works. Choice of colors used was and is the issue, the colors chosen don't even work in the areas intended for let alone as a multi cam. I think the test team picked ACU colors by the use of a tombola machine, any ticket that ends in a 5 or a 0 wins. Digital tigers in real camo colors and not shades of silly grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary25 Posted June 26, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 26, 2012 Looking forward to it. Can't wait to dig through a pile of surplus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenCross Posted June 26, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 26, 2012 We all should be expecting a pretty package on our doorsteps next week with some free ACU's inside! Courtesy of the DoD! :twothumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw5270 Posted June 26, 2012 Share #17 Posted June 26, 2012 I hated the Black Berets for all of the Army, I hated the Digital ACU's, I hate the non leather boots, I hate the velcro patches, I hate the lower standards, and lastly I HATED the "Army of ONE" nonsense! Whew! Ok I feel better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6t Posted June 27, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 27, 2012 I have always said that if they pixelated the colors of MultiCam, it would be a great uniform/pattern Such an animal does exist, or close to it. I am not sure of the name of the pattern, but my unit (federal LE) evaluated/tested it when we were considering a regional pattern change. We also tested a pattern that was nearly perfect for our AOR, called Mirage camo by Bulldog Tactical. I was in charge of that evaluation program, and though we loved it, the consideration never went any further. We will probably be stuck with our mix of Multicam and Woodland until something that is both effective AND affordable comes around...sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 27, 2012 Share #19 Posted June 27, 2012 Digital camo is good and works. Choice of colors used was and is the issue, the colors chosen don't even work in the areas intended for let alone as a multi cam. I think the test team picked ACU colors by the use of a tombola machine, any ticket that ends in a 5 or a 0 wins. Digital tigers in real camo colors and not shades of silly grey. I could never understand why they christened the grey "foliage green"?! :think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted June 27, 2012 Share #20 Posted June 27, 2012 Well, I'm certainly glad my beloved Navy never does silly stuff like this with any of their uniforms Steve Hesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerwerk Posted June 27, 2012 Share #21 Posted June 27, 2012 Such an animal does exist, or close to it. I am not sure of the name of the pattern, but my unit (federal LE) evaluated/tested it when we were considering a regional pattern change. We also tested a pattern that was nearly perfect for our AOR, called Mirage camo by Bulldog Tactical. I was in charge of that evaluation program, and though we loved it, the consideration never went any further. We will probably be stuck with our mix of Multicam and Woodland until something that is both effective AND affordable comes around...sigh... Its called X camo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 27, 2012 Share #22 Posted June 27, 2012 How about something like this....back to the future?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 27, 2012 Share #23 Posted June 27, 2012 Here is the Navy version NWU-I. I really dislike these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted June 27, 2012 Share #24 Posted June 27, 2012 How about something like this....back to the future?! We would still be wearing BDU's if the Marines had not decided to change. IMHO all this is a classic example of "keeping up with the Jones". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbuehler Posted June 27, 2012 Share #25 Posted June 27, 2012 Another fine example of the state of affairs in this country. What has happened to us? Spend 5 billion on an obsurd camo uniform scheme and have it take 8 years to finally axe it. And no one to answer for this as usual... :thumbdown: :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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