Updated Army Service Dress project

[dapaterson]

They also aren't trying to create that industry out of thin air, over a 15 year period, to economically stimulate a contested Liberal riding...

I thought the TCCS contract was let in Alberta, back in the day.

 

[FSTO]

The RCN still hasn't managed to legally change the rank designation of Corporal Of The Sea from Leading Seaman, so "on time" might be a bit of a stretch.

 

[markppcli]

Maybe because they don’t waste effort with standing committees for the purpose of tinkering with DEUs and garrison patches.

Didn’t you object to the lack of “Canada” shoulder patches? Surely if you have thoughts on a design, and the patches going along with it, you’d agree that we need to have some kind of oversight to its design?

 

[dimsum]

Why is the CAF dress committee speaking to anything environmental? The various sorts of operational and specialist dress, absolutely, but seems like Nos. 1-3 should be left entirely to their respective environmental committees.

It’s the other way around.

The environmental committees (which meet like twice a year) control the operational and specialist dress because there’s no point talking about flight suits to a group with the Army and Navy involved. Similarly, NCDs or new Army-specific items.

The national committee (again, twice a year) discusses the DEU stuff.

The minutes are available on DWAN and they discuss all sorts of things.

 

[ueo]

Because we have to actually make decisions about uniforms? Pretty sure it's quarterly or biannual meeting, which isn't breaking the bank in terms of staff work.

Given the amount of changes, I doubt this!

 

[dimsum]

Given the amount of changes, I doubt this!

So…it should be more meetings?

The service committees and the national committee meet twice a year. So to be generous, say each meeting is 3 hours (probably less) - that’s 12 hours a year that the committees discuss dress.

Taking a quick read of the minutes, many of those are quick “all agree” things. There are probably some topics that have some discussion but it’s not like the Army can overrule the Navy on the Navy’s DEU choices.