After that, they must show up to work wearing the Operational Camouflage Pattern ACU. "It also allows the Army to make sure they have proper stock in issuing facilities to support demand."Ĭommons said that Soldiers can continue to wear the UCP ACU until Sept. "With all these different uniforms, we have to give the widest range of allowance to Soldiers to properly wear, and not have that come out of pocket," she said. The liberal policy for how uniform items can be mixed with the Operational Camouflage Pattern ACU allows the Soldiers more flexibility in the wear of their uniform, and additionally allows more time for the Army to eventually get OCIE in the new Operational Camouflage Pattern. Other items, such as T-shirts, can be worn for less than a year before they ought to be replaced. Items such as cold-weather jackets last a very, very long time, she said. Each of those items has a certain wear life on them. The Army, Commons said, has an inventory of items including belts, boots, T-shirts, uniforms, and cold- and wet-weather gear. However, when Soldiers wear the Operational Camouflage Pattern ACU, they can wear "any combination" of boots, belt and T-shirt, in any of the available colors the boots, belt, and t-shirt do not have to match each other.Ĭommons caveated that, however, by saying "both your left and right boot must be the same color." The rule here, Commons said, is that when a Soldier is wearing the UCP ACU, he or she must wear the undershirt, belt and boots designed for wear with the UCP ACU. Boots are available in sand or coyote colors, as well.
Belts are also available in both of those colors. There is the "sand-colored" T-shirt and the "Tan 499" T-shirt. The Army also has two different colored T-shirts available for wear under their ACU. "There is no restriction based on camo pattern or color." "Any item issued from CIF is permitted for wear," she said. Instead, Soldiers get items like the fleece cold-weather jacket, the wind cold-weather jacket, the soft shell cold-weather jacket and trousers, or the extreme cold/wet-weather jacket and trousers from the clothing issue facility, or CIF, at their installation.Ĭommons said that no matter what ACU Soldiers are wearing - the one in UCP pattern or the one in Operational Camouflage Pattern - they are allowed to wear the winter-weather gear that is issued by the CIF. "This is why the Army gives you this gear to wear."Ĭold-weather gear is not part of the "clothing bag" issued to Soldiers during basic training. Commons, uniform policy sergeant major, Army G-1. "Soldiers should continue to use the equipment they have been provided to remain safe and warm in environments that call for it," said Sgt. Soldiers don't need to freeze so as to avoid a uniform faux pas, however, the Army wants Soldiers to know that it's okay to wear the foliage green fleece cold-weather jacket and other UCP cold-weather gear on top of their new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform. But their organizational clothing and individual equipment, or OCIE, such as their wet-weather gear and their Extended Cold Weather Clothing System sport the Universal Camouflage Pattern, or UCP. Many Soldiers now wear their Army Combat Uniform, or ACU, in the new Operational Camouflage Pattern. 30, 2015) - As winter weather approaches and temperatures drop, Soldiers turn to their cold-weather gear to keep warm outdoors while conducting training or operations.
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