MPage Posted May 30, 2023 Share #2176 Posted May 30, 2023 I've had this for a few years. It's one of the few DCU's I have left; I focus mostly on older BDU's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd Posted June 14, 2023 Share #2177 Posted June 14, 2023 Mpage I am new here and I keep seeing pictures of dcu's and BDU's and Dbdu's some of them have rank on both sides of the collar and some have rank on one side and insignia on the other side could you explain that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavalryCombatant Posted June 14, 2023 Share #2178 Posted June 14, 2023 30 minutes ago, jpd said: Mpage I am new here and I keep seeing pictures of dcu's and BDU's and Dbdu's some of them have rank on both sides of the collar and some have rank on one side and insignia on the other side could you explain that? Enlisted-men wear rank on both sides, officers & warrant officers wear one rank and one branch of service insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd Posted June 14, 2023 Share #2179 Posted June 14, 2023 thank you that was confusing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd Posted June 15, 2023 Share #2180 Posted June 15, 2023 m-65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unseeing Posted July 16, 2023 Share #2181 Posted July 16, 2023 A Command Sergeant Majors DCU. Sadly not identified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Iron Posted July 23, 2023 Share #2182 Posted July 23, 2023 Worth $25 each? This is my favorite camo pattern as of late. I recently started liking this pattern more and more. There's a CIB in the army uniform's pocket that never got sewn on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antimedic508 Posted August 11, 2023 Share #2183 Posted August 11, 2023 I have a small pile of DCUs, all issued to me. This one is one of the first I was issued in 2003 just prior to deployment. Like a lot of things at that time, desert issue items were in short supply. The sum total of the issue was 2 DCUs, 2 pairs of boots, a boonie hat, a helmet cover, and a 2-qt canteen with tan cover and strap. I pulled all the patches from a BDU to comply with directives sent down from on high that we had to wear name tape, U.S. Army tape, rank, unit patch, and U.S. flag, and any individually authorized scare-me badges were optional. I had a sewing machine and did all my own uniforms, which explains some of the less-than-stellar patch placement. That sewing machine also got me a lot of beer. I'd sew up my friends' uniforms for the price of a six pack when I'd sewn enough stuff that they felt guilty. When DCUs were issued, we had three options for getting them badged: take them to CIF and Quartermaster would do them when they got around to it; take them to the PX sew shop and shell out $1.00 per patch and the "Airborne" tab counted as its own patch; or bring it to me and have it back that afternoon. What started as a quiet favor for my platoon turned into piles of bundled DCU shirts separated as to which of the six companies (HHC, A, B, C, D, and D Battery) the owner came from. The beer stash became equally epic, to the point where my 1SG said to me, "Doc, what's my barracks alcohol policy?" Me: "One six pack and one bottle of hard liquor per man per room, First Sergeant." Him: "Correct. You need to throw a party. All of this is gone by Monday." Me: Roger, First Sergeant." We jumped into northern Iraq a little less than a week later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Iron Posted August 12, 2023 Share #2184 Posted August 12, 2023 Here's an M65 jacket I recently picked up. Probably my most expensive "modern" piece of uniform gear (excluding ACH helmets). A Major's M65 with jump wings, nice Armored patch, crisp name and branch tapes, and major oak leaves on the shoulders. Invasion flag on the shoulder too. Made in either 2001 or 1999, I don't know which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted December 8, 2023 Share #2185 Posted December 8, 2023 One of three identical USAF Staff Sergeant modified DCUs with the black Velcro. 1990 American Apparel contract date. Laundry marks inside on the collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted December 23, 2023 Share #2186 Posted December 23, 2023 My most recent "DCU" purchase. Theater made shirt for a child. All the insignia is full size and Iraqi made I believe. I assume the shirt was also made in theater as well. Instead of buttons the front is secured by a velcro strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysteriousoozlefinch Posted January 24 Share #2187 Posted January 24 Thrift store find today. 2007 EA Industries. Partially stripped, but the stitching marks are pretty clearly USACE Civilian to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Posted March 22 Share #2188 Posted March 22 Here are some of my desert uniforms. Combat engineer third army.101st Airborne .82nd airborne The 3 color desert has 2 velcro fastenings on the sleeves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Posted March 22 Share #2189 Posted March 22 Here are some more 101st airborne including a CENTCOM aviator And an 82nd Ranger with lower pockets removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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