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Changing Uniforms
How to Dress for the Successful Transition to a Civilian Career The transition to civilian life is filled with challenges, but one looms large in the minds of all military personnel: making the move to a civilian career. In addition to learning new skills like job interviewing, resume building, and networking, every service member has to confr... more
Army Leadership Set to Pick New Camo Pattern
Military.com | Apr 17, 2013
The U.S. Army's top leadership held a closed-door meeting Tuesday that's likely to result in the selection of the service's next official camouflage pattern. Army officials briefed Army Secretary John McHugh on Chief of Staff Ray Odierno's recommended replacement for the Army's current Universal Camouflage Pattern, sources told Military.com. N... more
Russian Soldiers to Trade Foot Wraps for Socks
Associated Press | Jan 15, 2013
MOSCOW - A Russian official says it's time for the nation's soldiers to switch from foot wraps to socks. Since the late 17th century, Russian soldiers have been using wraps, rectangular strips of cloth that are carefully wrapped around their bare feet to prevent blisters from tall heavy boots with no laces. But Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, ... more
US Uniforms Still Found in Kabul Shops
Stars and Stripes | Dec 13, 2012
KABUL -- When a shopkeeper at a Kabul market was asked if he had any U.S. military uniforms for sale, he answered, "Which unit?" In the wake of yet another attack on a major coalition military installation by insurgents in American military uniforms, such uniforms can still be found with ease in the capital. Within five minutes of the request ... more
Report Slams Military's Recent Camouflage Uniforms
Military.com | Sep 28, 2012
A government watchdog issued a scathing report Friday blasting the U.S. military for the way it has developed camouflage uniforms over the past decade, putting troops at risk and wasting millions of dollars. The Government Accountability Office picked out the Air Force and Army as extreme offenders among the services lambasting their developmen... more