It is our Division staff they think that we should all look the same and Army of One. So our Division does not let us wear the standard Flight Suits and instead makes us where Aviation Battle Dress Uniforms that look like regular Army Uniforms but are made of Nomex for flight operations. It is gay!
I don't think it looks gay, but I can understand your frustration. When the three services of the Canadian military were first unified into the Canadian Armed Forces back in 1968, everybody had to wear the same Army style green uniform. It was downright sh*tty! Sailors and airmen looking like ground pounders! That lasted right up until 1984, when separate uniforms were finally reintroduced.
My cousins who'd joined the Navy in the 70's hated it. The distinctive service uniforms brought a bit of pride back to the Navy and Air Force for a time. Until the big cuts started again.
Awesome uniforms Alder! Leader of the Drill Team? Thats pretty cool! If i join Color Guard next year, i might get to use the M1 Garand. But i was reading about Drill Team and found it to be more challenging an outdoor like.
So im going to join Drill Team next year because it sounds fun and very interesting!
It's different between countries too. In the Canadian Army, "greens" refers to the camouflage combat uniform. Their equivalent of a class-A is called CF's. I think the Brits call the combat uniform "greens" too, but I'm not sure.
Especially when you realize how many different uniforms a service can have. Look at our Navy. They have so many I think they are talking about cutting them down to only 3.
Well "Disruptive Pattern" would be the official name for ours too, but the boys just tend to call 'em greens usually. Or tans, when they finally got the desert sh*t. Took 'em long enough. I can't remember what they call the arctic crap. Probably just "arctic crap".
I remember the air force had woodland camouflage, desert camouflage and artic camouflage in addition to the fatigues (basic OD green) and the dress blues.