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Aristus

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7. I grew up with the term 'olive drab', so that's what I always called them.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 09:10 AM

Jun 2014

I went to Basic about 5 years into the BDU era, and everything before that, to me, was olive drab.

The khakis of the 70's and early 80's, if I remember correctly, were a polyester, no-iron blend. They didn't strike me as being terribly comfortable. (I still have some of my Dad's uniform items in storage out in the garage.) Were your khakis in the 60's a blend, or cotton gabardine?

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Anybody know why the Army ditched the green Class-A's? [View all] Aristus Jun 2014 OP

ASU's Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #1

I can understand the Navy and the Air Force having different service dress requirements. Aristus Jun 2014 #2

I liked the OD green myself... freebrew Jun 2014 #3

I liked Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #4

I admit I never liked the OD greens. Or the old khaki Class B's. Aristus Jun 2014 #5

I think what you guys mean is OG (Olive Green) pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #6

I grew up with the term 'olive drab', so that's what I always called them. Aristus Jun 2014 #7

I'm lucky if I can remember what I had for lunch, much less the composition of my khakis in the '60s pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #10

When I enlisted in 1977 CRK7376 Jun 2014 #8

Shows how different people's tastes can be. Aristus Jun 2014 #9