The U.S. Army will rollout a new service uniform, one reminiscent of the one worn by American troops during World War II, starting in 2020, The New York Times reports.
“We went back and asked, when is the most prominent time when the Army’s service to our nation was universally recognized, and the answer came very quickly,” Daniel A. Dailey, the sergeant major of the Army, told the newspaper. “That victory, that impact on the nation, is still felt today by the sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters of the ‘Greatest Generation.’”
The Times notes that the Army’s iconic 1940’s uniform consisted of tan, slightly rose-hued, trousers or a skirt with a belted olive-colored coat. They were nicknamed “pinks and greens,” but the new uniform will be officially called Army Greens.
President Donald Trump remarked in April that he approved on the switch.
“Those beautiful new uniforms with the belt — it was a big deal, the belt,” he said at a White House event for veterans, according to the Times. “And if you think those uniforms were inexpensive, they were very expensive. They were very. But they wanted it, and we got it.”
Former sergeant major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston told the newspaper that the previous uniforms look too similar to civilian law enforcement.
“People think you’re a cop,” he said. “They are always stopping you and asking you for directions.”
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