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Aristus

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16. This was prior to the 'pickle green' Class A, which was adopted in 1956.

Reply to pwb (Reply #15)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 05:43 PM

Dec 2018

The style goes back to WWII and Korea.

My father called them pinks and greens. So did the old calvary sergeant in my Army Reserve unit.

Wikipedia didn't just pull the term out of their ass...

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Has anyone heard any more buzz about the Army bringing back the old 'pinks and greens'? [View all] Aristus Sep 2018 OP

They were supposed to announce GP6971 Sep 2018 #1

Thanks! Aristus Sep 2018 #2

Update GP6971 Sep 2018 #3

I'm glad they got rid of Greens DashOneBravo Sep 2018 #5

Knock it off asshole TEB Dec 2018 #20

She picked the puke green shirt? DashOneBravo Dec 2018 #21

Stop it you're gonna make me cry TEB Dec 2018 #22

It's worse than the Russkies? DashOneBravo Dec 2018 #23

And she wore combat boots TEB Dec 2018 #24

I think they look good DashOneBravo Sep 2018 #4

Looks like it was approved DashOneBravo Nov 2018 #6

Oh, how wonderful. Aristus Nov 2018 #7

Yep! DashOneBravo Nov 2018 #9

I liked the dark green class-a uniform JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #8

I hated the old greens, enlisted in '77 CRK7376 Dec 2018 #10

I still one set of old greens. The major problem with them ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #11

We must sent our Greens to the same cleaners... CRK7376 Dec 2018 #12

Its kaki not pink. pwb Dec 2018 #13

The colloquial term was 'pinks and greens'. Aristus Dec 2018 #14

I wore it and no one called it pink. pwb Dec 2018 #15

This was prior to the 'pickle green' Class A, which was adopted in 1956. Aristus Dec 2018 #16

Pink just doesn't fit well when describing fighting men. pwb Dec 2018 #17

This obviously bothers you, although I don't know why. Aristus Dec 2018 #18

o k just to end this that is pink pwb Dec 2018 #19