Now I've seen it all...the Army is 'crossing into the blue'...LOL. What do you think?

Question

Looks like the new dress uniform for the Army is blue instead of green. I liked how the Air Force dropped their desire for the blue tiger stripe camo uniform and went with something closer to 'real' camo colors, but why get rid of the green for the Army dress uniform?

http://www.military.com/military-report/army-shifts-from-green-to-blue?ESRC=miltrep.nl

Answer 1

The color blue for the US Army uniform goes back at least to the War of 1812 if not the latter part of the Revolutionary War.  In keeping with its heritage the blues are a better recognition of that fact than the greens ever were.

Answer 2

As  a soldier I liked the class A's. And I don't like what the Army did to the Dress uniform. For some reason, over the past few years the Army wants to change everything. It all started with mass issue of the beret.  

Answer 3

It was my understanding that the Army's dress uniform was always blue...it's just that they also had Class A's that were green.  I could be wrong, and sorry if I am, but I like the idea of dropping three uniforms for just one.

Answer 4

Historically, the Army Uniform was always blue.

IE: it was blue, longer than it was green.

The Army's Enlisted dress uniform, has always been blue.

They just also had class a's, because they were cheaper.

Dress Blues, are made with better material than Class A's are made out of.

So now, they will just do away with the class A's,

Use cheaper material, for the dress blues, change the cut somewhat.

And everyone will just have to maintain one uniform.

Now if they would just go back to the old calvary stripes

The Army still authorizes them,

But only for the Army band.

Answer 5

The dress blues have been around forever...we are not 'crossing over'. They are simply doing away with the greens and making the dress blues dual purpose.

Answer 6

For starters, everyone hates the pickle suit.

Blues have been around a lot longer, and the powers that be decided that we don't need two dress uniforms.

Answer 7

some general gets an or g asm by flipping upside down  things so he can feel important