Can they never leave well enough alone? USMC seeks to replace grey raincoat with black one

[Recursion]

http://kitup.military.com/2013/09/marines-replacing-pewter-coats.html?comp=1198882887570&rank=2



Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but I think that looks awful.

*grumble grumble you kids get off my lawn*

[hobbit709]

1. Funny how all the uniforms are starting to get that storm trooper look.

Military, police, etc.

[westerebus]

2. We had rain coats?

Must. Not. Comment. On. Shoes.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

3. One size fits all? From the pull on the buttons, it looks like the BAM is going to need a bigger one

[NuclearDem]

4. Ugh, I always hated the rain coat.

The thing was always too damn heavy and cumbersome.

Great for dodging uniform inspections during tech school, though.

[csziggy]

9. Couldn't as heavy as my mother's Navy Nurse cape

The thing weighs about 15 pounds. For my mother who weighed maybe 100 lbs. when she signed up in 1940 it was simply too heavy for her to wear, but it was the only winter gear she was issued. Fortunately, she was re-assigned to Hawaii not too many months into her service.

She still has that original cape and it is is wonderful condition. I think we need to donate it to the Smithsonian or some other museum - I have not found a picture of one exactly like it anywhere on the internet.

[LeftinOH]

5. Apparently the black ones are cheaper. Where are they made?

[Recursion]

6. All standard military uniforms are made in the US by blind workers

At least that was true 10 years ago. There's some company that has the contract.

[NuclearDem]

7. I know the AF got lucky with the new PT uniform

Recycled trash bags are fairly cheap to come by.

[jmowreader]

8. I can see why they did it

This looks almost exactly like the Army Black Overcoat that's current issue. It may be the exact same garment.

Now here's the sum total: The Army, which already uses this coat, enlists 80,000 new soldiers every year. Each of them gets a coat. There ain't but 235,000 jarheads in the whole Corps. Can you dig it? If they get into this larger Defense Logistics Agency contract they might be able to save enough on uniform acquisition to finance replacing some of that worn-out shit they've been stuck with all these years.