In a directive issued in late September, the Commanding General of Marine Special Operations Command orders the cession of wear of MultiCam uniforms and equipment. Instead, MARSOC Marines and Sailors will wear FROG uniforms until the command can procure SOF Peculiar uniforms in MARPAT patterns. Additionally, they will no longer use field equipment in MultiCam but rather procure gear in OD Green.
This will cost millions of dollars after the decision was made to streamline SOF procurement to one colorway, the MultiCam pattern.
It will cost $27 million dollars to be precise. Another example of the toxic leadership and mind virus that is present in the Corps. Similar in regards to the decision to move Raiders to Camp Lejeune. This has nothing to do with effectiveness in combat. Shame.
Agreed. Good luck finding OD fabric.
Absolutely gosh darn right! Not to mention there is no standard shade of OD, and it contrasts violently with the desert version of MARPAT. Ranger Green is more versatile, but still not optimal with the desert MCCUU.
It baffles me, The Marines were the ones whom started the whole vanity pattern trend of the 00s when every service had to have a TM’d Digital pattern. Even the Navy wasn’t allowed to touch MARPAT save for Corpsman or Chaplains.
OD for gear? Wasn’t the Coyote Brown color developed to match both Desert and Woodland MARPAT?
Yes. Outside of Tees and Silkies yeah. Web gear, bags, watch caps, gloves, boots, plate carriers it’s Coyote brown. Same Coyote brown as in MARPAT. Same Coyote brown as used in Army boots, tees and OCP kit.
So unless they are giving these guys ALICE gear or relics from the Afghan ops when they were wearing M84…
Weak leadership caused this mess in the first place. Just like the SSP…couldn’t police themselves and it gets so far out of control where it gets the attention of the GO level. Should have stuck with MARPAT or woodland (was that not special enough?).
The transition to MultiCam was to provide a common uniform for deployed SOF personnel and to save money by streamlining procurement.
At least it’s good for the industry 🙂
This would be really funny except for the fact that it will be paid for using our taxes
“Flecktarn” from Germany would have been the better choice.
Not smarter but better… or something have Chinas PLA Units to offer?
they might have some Leftovers for a fair price 😉
Preparing for the future is a task, a burden and a virtue!
You’re missing the point here. The General’s goal is to remind his troops (and others) that they are Marines.
It’s a shame that MARSOC is too stupid to remember what branch they enlisted or commissioned into and that they’re too weak in the head to remember they’re Marines, rah?
That’s sarcasm, for the Marines among us.
Sounds like the general is a manager, not a leader.
Generals need to have their ability to dictate uniform and equipment changes revoked.
This decision is just plain dumb, on so many levels.
Remember – it was a General who took the black beret away from the Rangers and gave it to the entire Army, it was a General who forced the disastrous UCP camo on the Army, it was a General who forced the Air Force Tiger Stripe and ABU on that force, and it was General-equivalent who put the Navy in blueberry camo. And it was also a General who started all this nonsense in the first place by giving the Marines a recolored version of CADPAT.
Stay in your lane Sirs.
Good luck trying to find a reputable source and shade of OD green
The last 8-10 years of ALICE gear production was CG483
Silly upper “management” not cluing in to what’s been thrown down
At first I assumed it was MARSOC trying to get the ball rolling on gear with a fight in Asia in mind. But of course not. The amount of petty decisions pushed for the sake of “professional appearance” over practicality is mind boggling and says a lot about the people making those calls
Whatever the decision, the Command failed to prepare the battlefield by working with their PAO to justify and publicize the need for and roll out of this decision. Now they alienated the community they have to work in…