JRMACDONALD - I am sure that Sharpey has read all of the posts, and his point is a good one. Safe to say that, as always, higher has its reasons, but it is silly to issue new Gore Tex to everyone in OD green. Sure, it‘s better to have it now than a few years down the road when it could be made in CADPAT, but c‘mon! How hard can it be to print a camouflage uniform? Yes I know it‘s a new pattern, yes I know it has to be developed, blah, blah, blah - you know what excuses are like!
And I don‘t think Sharpey was speaking at all about the timetable for issue, or even that it was taking too long, just that the pattern makes your eyes hurt. Good lord, I *do* hope they fade quickly.
And 3-5 years? Oh boy, where to begin.... I guess army years are equal to 2.5 human years ;-)