UCP out! 3 new camo patterns in the works for the U.S. Army for 2012

Latest issue of Army Times. 3 new patterns talked about, a woodland, desert and a "transitional" which I assume is the "multi-cam". Not that I have to wear it anymore, but buuuuhhhh-bye UCP!!

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/01/MONDAYarmy-21-issues-taking-shape-for-the-army-in-2012-010212/

lol, I can't believe it ! hahaha...in less than 20 years, the US military had changed camouflages, and so uniforms, more often than in his whole military history Each time it's new tests, new productions,...I wonder where is the huge debt of the USA and the economic crisis...apparently, not in the military !

Good news for collectors though

HoovieDude wrote:Good news for collectors though

hahahaa, it's depend...for our finances, it's realy bad And if there's a big economic crisis as we talk everydays in the news, then we'll only be able to dream and drool

If the gloom and doom of a growing world wide economic melt down and conflict come true, there will be much more bigger priorities than even thinking about collecting anything other than food and shelter!

Yes, good news for us because we (Ox2 collectors) no longer will be viewed as modern collectors.

Mercenary25 wrote:Yes, good news for us because we (Ox2 collectors) no longer will be viewed as modern collectors.

I'm sorry, it's out of the topic..but it's the second time in two days you speak about "Ox2 collectors"...what is it ? Collector I understand for sure...but what means "Ox2" ?

It refers to the two "Operations" that are the main effort in the GWOT. OEF&OIF.

Waw ok, thanks !

P-E wrote:lol, I can't believe it ! hahaha...in less than 20 years, the US military had changed camouflages, and so uniforms, more often than in his whole military history Each time it's new tests, new productions,...I wonder where is the huge debt of the USA and the economic crisis...apparently, not in the military !

Maybe here lies the answer
THE DEFENSE BUDGET
The $600 billion question to be answered in 2012 is whether lawmakers really will let across-the-board cuts in federal programs go forward because of their failure to approve a $1.2 trillion, 10-year deficit reduction plan in 2011.

Defense and service officials have used the words “catastrophic,” “devastating” and “dangerous” to describe what will happen if automatic cuts, known as sequestration, take effect Jan. 2, 2013, as required by the Budget Control Act.

Republicans in Congress are working on plans to exempt defense from its $500 billion to $600 billion share of sequestration by cutting more deeply into other programs, which sounds great for the military but is unlikely to be signed into law. Only a bipartisan plan that includes governmentwide spending cuts without exempting defense is likely to prevent sequestration.

Pierre, hooviedude is right. Arch and I always discuss about OEF/OIF topics but it is pain in ass to say it so I came up with Ox2 because its short and sweet.

Mercenary25 wrote:Pierre, hooviedude is right. Arch and I always discuss about OEF/OIF topics but it is pain in ass to say it so I came up with Ox2 because its short and sweet.

Don't worry, now I know what it means and I'll probably also use it in future ! You both began a new fashion vocabulary in the collector's community That's a cool words. You'll laugh, but you used this term yesterday, and I searched on google and found the term as a reference to machine, and also in the geek community, but nothing with US militaria Now I know !

You could've just asked! Arch and I used this term for a year now but until recently I decided to use it on here because I'm lazy.

I predict that one of the Pencott patterns will win the contract. If not, I think 2 more color variations of Multicam will be adopted.