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3. Camoflague on a ship?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 06:35 PM

Jan 2013

And it looks like - the ocean.

I think I'd rather be wearing something that didn't look like water - just in case I fell into the water. Of course, it sounds like the bigger problem is that the sailor's are more likely to go up like Roman candles than drown because no one could see them in their ocean-style camo.

Geeze. The biggest problem we had with fatigues when I was in the AF was that they started issuing shirts for women before they started issuing trousers for women - so our gig lines were never straight (especially since we were told to thread our belts "properly", i.e., from left to right . . . or was it right to left . . .?)

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Navy camo uniforms in the nooz: They're flammable. And for me: Camo? Why? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 OP

I've never understood why sailors wore blue, much less CAMO Xithras Jan 2013 #1

Lemme explain the original intent nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #2

I think it also has to do with the whoever makes the uniforms Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #5

Camoflague on a ship? enlightenment Jan 2013 #3

To sum up: if you go overboard in camo, elehhhhna Jan 2013 #4

LOL leftstreet Jan 2013 #10

Genuine LOL! Well played... petronius Jan 2013 #11

just trying to support the troops elehhhhna Jan 2013 #12

Wonder if that's in the washing instructions? enlightenment Jan 2013 #17

Because camo is KOOL ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #6

Quite a few Navy Men saw service in Afghanistan and Iraq... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #7

They did in the 60s in Viet Nam, too. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #13

We used to dress up like a bush when I was in the Army in order to hide 1-Old-Man Jan 2013 #8

No bushes on ships. Stinky The Clown Jan 2013 #14

One of the reasons for that particular shade & pattern Lurks Often Jan 2013 #9

I LOVE the pants! I think that uniform should come back Politicub Jan 2013 #15

Flame proof chemicals are nasty marions ghost Jan 2013 #16

A lot of Naval personell have served ashore.... HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #18

In those duties they are issued desert camo. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #19

Yhis has also puzzled me NV Whino Jan 2013 #20

They are often referred to as Aqua-flage...............nt ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #21

Do you remember when polyester uniforms were banned at sea? hootinholler Jan 2013 #22