What is the reason that the Military camoflage was changed to the digital pattern?
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the DCU is a better form of camouflage than the BDU. the little squares in the DCU blur at a distance providing better concealment for the wearer. it has nothing to do with urban combat. note that there is no black in the DCU while there is in the BDU. black is not found in nature and can give away a soldier's position.\n\nthe changing of the colors used in the army's uniform was part of a broader campagn to modify the uniform to better suit the needs of the soldier. pockets were adjusted to be usable while wearing armor. sizes and proportions were adjusted for comfort, and the fabric was changed for comfort and ease of maintenance.
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The new Army Combat Uniform was introduced on June 14, 2004...the Army's birthday.\n\n   They started handing them out in April 2005. All soldiers are to have them by December 2007.\n\n  You can mix some parts of the uniform right now. For instance, if you are still wearing the BDU and you need new boots, you can buy and wear the new ACU friendly tan boots. \n\n   This is similar to how the army changed over from the olive drab uniform over to the BDU. Some soldiers had the new stuff, some didn't.
857238
IT appears backwards becuase when you are running forward with the flag, this is the way it appears. It is placed on the uniform this way as to remind the soldier to always move forward.
1011747
Is this what you are looking for?\n\nhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/6-40/Ch7.htm\n\nREDLEGS!!
375162
It sounds exactly like the emblems on the old German Bases I saw while stationed in Germany.  The base I was on was in Bad Tloz, Germany.  It was once used for training the NAZI SS soldiers.  Today the swatztikas have been removed but they were still there in the early 90s.  Every building had an "eagle with a swatztika on the body" looking over the main entrance.  It sounds just like them.  The pin you describe sounds like a dead on match.
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Because the military used the wrong kind of ordinance.\n\nInstead of smartbombs and ground troups they should have carpet-bombed with quarter-pounder burgers, iPods, Levi Jeans, glamour magazines and pop CDs.
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Most if not all Google earth photos are outdated and therefor do not represent the areas as they are now. Most military bases are "fogged". If you only knew how much better satellite images are for the military and intelligence organizations it would probably scare you. At least give you that tingly feeling like when someone is watching you from across a room. Big daddy is always watch at the speed of light in real time, not outdated photos like you have access to. The government sees everything. So no it is not an illegal spying machine, but a neat tool for every day people.
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The US Armed Services are pursuing new tactical concepts...among them are Targeting Vehicle, Tactical Mobile Robots, Solar Blind Detectors, Metal Storm, Combat Hybrid Power Systems, and the pre-cursor efforts of the Future Ground Combat System...all coordinated with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and with DARPA's Small Unit Operations project.  The civilian flights of technicians and engineers continue to and from the Directorate for Development Plans Area (Groom Lake Air Base), so we know something is afoot.
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Both the XM8 and the OICW have been scraped. The problem of these to models of weapons was really cost vs. benefits. Simply put, the benefits of putting these models of weapons into production just wasn't enough to make up for the cost. All of the benefits of these models can be replicated by add-ons to the current weapons platform, the M4A4. However, The SCAR has recently been put into service as an SF weapons platform. Major selling point was the ability to convert from 5.56 to 7.62. Thats all i know hope it helps. HOOOAAAHHH!
471604
Regular cammo patterns use pre existing templates which can be distinguished by the naked eye.  A digital BDU uses a completely random assortment of designs and patters which allows the user to be less distinguishable against a backdrop.
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No different than the use of traditional cameras.\n\nGenerally, nobody really cares unless you are working in an area that may contain classified materials.\n\nIn fact the Army is issuing digital cameras to squads in Iraq.  This way a soldier in the field can take a picture of something and transmit that picture electronically to the people who either need the information (or can tell him what he is looking at).
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Oh you must be talking about axel rose. This isn't a patch its what is called a distinctive unit insignia in army terms but is commonly called a unit crest. They are usually the symbols of a regiment sized unit. They are metal and worn on the shoulders of the dress uniform, and on the new army black beret. The unit is the 32nd armored, its  an armored unit, and two of the battalions was stationed in Kirch Goens germany in the 80s. It was part of the 3rd armored division. There are stores on line that sell these things. There is a kind of rmy urban legend that Axel Rose was in the army and in this unit at Kirch Goens. No Bio of his matches this..Ive met GIs who swore it was true,so this might make a good question ;)
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That's a tough one; infantry tactics underwent a major paradigm shift after the introduction of the Maxim Machine Gun at the close of the 19th century.\n\nPrior to that, it was essentially (and this is VERY simplified) fire volley, fire volley, advance in a line, and bayonet everything not running away.
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It came about unintentionally while the military was trying to streamline the ranking insignia for all branches. However, the "gold" is actually brass with gold coloring on it. For an explanation of how this came about, check out this wikipedia link:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_officer_rank_insignia
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You can go to each branch's website, they have pics of graduation day and things like that. Those are dress uniforms, but the officer uniforms are different from elisted, so if you see some differences that's probably why. If you want to email me, i can give you info about AF uniforms. The Navy has about a million different uniforms and I don't know much about them, but I'm pretty knowledgeable about AF insignia. malorie.gutierrez@yahoo.com
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Those pictures are awful and the soldiers that did this were punished. What does that have to do with the war in Iraq.
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The dress of U.S. infantry volunteers varied greatly at the start of the Civil War and no effort was made to enforce conformity until after the First Battle of Bull Run. In that battle Union troops fought in French Zouave dress, tartan Scots caps and trousers, and cadet-gray outfits matching many Confederate designs. Several Northern prewar militias with strong ethnic rosters adopted military dress styles from their homeland. The Garibaldi Guard of New York City wore an Italian-style uniform featuring a broad flat hat adorned with chicken feathers. A unit made up mostly of French immigrants wore an Algerian campaign uniform. The 79th New York wore kilts on parade. This same variety was found in Confederate States uniforms.\n       \nThough volunteer units were not forbidden distinctive dress in 1861 and 1862, by mid war field hardships had forced most to abandon their original uniforms and adopt the dress prescribed for U S Regulars. This allowed easier communication in the field since Regular Army uniform regulations made rank and service affiliation recognizable at a distance.\n        \nInfantry officers and enlisted men wore dark blue frock coats hanging to mid thigh; majors, lieutenant colonels, colonels, and all general officers coats were double-breasted. Those ranking lower wore single breasted frock coats. Major generals coats were distinguished by 9 buttons in each row, the buttons grouped in threes. Brigadier generals wore 8 buttons to a row, grouped by twos. Colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors each wore 2 rows of 7 buttons, equally spaced. All others wore a single row of 9 equally spaced buttons.\n        \nFurther distinctions of rank were indicated with shoulder boards for officers and sleeve chevrons, on non-commissioned officers and enlisted men. On their shoulder boards major generals commanding armies wore 3 stars, the center star being larger than the others. Major generals wore 2 stars; brigadier generals, 1 star; colonels, an eagle; lieutenant colonels, 2 silver embroidered leaves; majors, 2 gold embroidered leaves; captains, 2 groups of 2 gold bars; a 1st lieutenant, a gold bar; and 2nd lieutenants wore boards with no insignia.\n        \nSergeants wore 3 chevrons, corporals 2. Regular enlisted men were distinguished by 1 stripe on the lower sleeve for each 5 years of faithful service. Artillerymen and cavalrymen wore the same badges of rank on waist-length jackets. The different grades and duties of sergeants were distinguished by cloth or worsted devices on chevrons.\n        \nInfantry members and general officers wore Jefferson boots, and in cold weather all soldiers wore dark blue overcoats with a short cape extending to the cuff on commissioned officers and mounted troops, and to the elbow on all others. General officers, ordnance officers, and all privates wore plain dark blue trousers, except in the light artillery, where trousers were sky blue. Staff officers wore a gold cord on the outer seam of each leg. Sergeants, ordnance sergeants, and hospital stewards wore a 1 ½-in. stripe down each outer seam; corporals wore a 1/2-in. stripe. The color of the stripe denoted an affiliation with a particular branch of the army: yellow for cavalry, scarlet for artillery, sky blue for infantry, emerald green for mounted riflemen, crimson for ordnance and hospital personnel. Individuals further identified their affiliations with corps badges.\n\n        Through the Hardee hat was popular at the outset of the, it was widely replaced in by the kepi. Loose-fitting forage caps, some with the crown thrust far forward, and expansive fatigue blouses were the usual field wear. Cavalrymen and field artillerymen wore knee-high boots on campaign.\n\n        Uniform regulations were extensive and also addressed the proper design and wear of buttons, vests, sashes, gloves, cap insignia, spurs, knots, epaulettes, belts, swords, cravats, and neck stocks. Trimming, braiding, and design on many of these items, denoted r