ACU
The Commander in Chief as well as his professional clerk corps in the pentagon are sticking it to soldiers on the ground again.
In another typical cheapskate move to save a few dollars, the new Advanced Combat Uniforms that are issued to troops deploying to Iraq are being taken back from troops redeploying back home to be reissued to new troops arriving incountry. Imagine wearing a cheaply made piece of clothing that has already been sweated in for a year in 130 degree weather by men who take showers only every few days, not to mention ground into dirt, filth, spores, and feces. By the way, these uniforms have a servicable lifespan of six months.
This would be the equivilant of being forced to wear clothing donated from a Good Will store in a third world country, not the best equipment possible supplied to its men fighting and dying for the worlds richest and most powerful country.
Personally, I think they should be turned in before redeployment and burned.
Meanwhile rear echelon types continue to dine on lobster, crab, and baskin and robins inside the wire, while other die outside of it wearing used, worn out piece of crap uniforms.
The Commander in Chief as well as his professional clerk corps in the pentagon are sticking it to soldiers on the ground again.
In another typical cheapskate move to save a few dollars, the new Advanced Combat Uniforms that are issued to troops deploying to Iraq are being taken back from troops redeploying back home to be reissued to new troops arriving incountry. Imagine wearing a cheaply made piece of clothing that has already been sweated in for a year in 130 degree weather by men who take showers only every few days, not to mention ground into dirt, filth, spores, and feces. By the way, these uniforms have a servicable lifespan of six months.
This would be the equivilant of being forced to wear clothing donated from a Good Will store in a third world country, not the best equipment possible supplied to its men fighting and dying for the worlds richest and most powerful country.
Personally, I think they should be turned in before redeployment and burned.
Meanwhile rear echelon types continue to dine on lobster, crab, and baskin and robins inside the wire, while other die outside of it wearing used, worn out piece of crap uniforms.
posted by D at Friday, March 23, 2007
3 Comments:
This isn't necessarily anything all that new; troops issued the DCUs had to turn them in when returning from exercises or deployments in the CENTCOM AOR at least through OIF1. They let us keep one set (assuming you'd ever gotten your full issue) only.
What's disturbing about this is that the ACU is supposed to be the new duty uniform; why would you take that back, other than to DX and replace it?
I've quoted you and linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2007/03/re-acu.html
Perhaps, but nobody I know personally was issued used, thrashed DCUs, not that it hasnt happened.
On top of that ACUs dont compare to DCUs or BDUs in quality. Theyre paper thin with hook and loop fastenings that melt with the first washing. ACUs are designed to be handwashed in cold water and air dried but as you well know there is no cold water in Iraqi laundry accept during the height of winter.
I think they should have been taken from us and burned. Who knows what spores we brought home on our uniforms and boots.
I know this subject isnt new but coupled with the latest medical scandal I thought Id bring it up to illustrate a point.
Omce again, the clerks getting over on the fighting men and women doing the hard work.
Thanks for your comments-
Unbelievable! I am deploying this week through the CRC/Benning. What could they possibly want with the tattered ACUs that are coming back? Are they going to make a statement of charges if you don't give them back everthing? The opportunity cost of collecting this stuff must be huge too...(Sure, I can see returning the IR Flag). Crazy as it seems, a guy can get a bit sentimental about what he word down range.
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