I wasin a shopping mall the other day, and noticed that an army-navy store had a display of undies, in the camoflage pattern! Does the Army really issue these to the troops? What would be the point (unless you go into combat clad in your skivvies)?
They also had a woamns bikini, also in camoflage…I’ve yet to figure that one out! 
I don’t know about the army, but my brother was in the National Guard for several years and had all the standard-issue clothing for that branch. The underwear he was issued was the same color as the shirt to his dress uniform–a kind of cross between khaki and olive green. And it was solid color. The only thing he was actually issued in a camo pattern was his BDU’s.
“Army surplis” stores often sell military-themed novelty items, and that is one of them.
Standard-issue undies when my brother was active-duty army were an ugly greenish brown, same as his pt t-shirt.
Surplus…
sigh
Sometimes when in combat or hostile areas, the soldiers/marines have to relieve themselve at a latrine, often a hole in the ground. White skivvies would make a very visible target.
That’s why a lot of police changed from shite uniform shirts to black or dark blue so as not to be visible in nighttime hotility situations.
:smack: shite should read white and put an s in hotility. :smack:
When I first got into the army the underwear issued was olive green or white. They were in the midst of a changeover from green to white and Supply at Sheppard Field still had some green left. The story circulated about the change was that in case of wounds the dye in the cloth of the green ones could be carried into the wound and cause a toxic reaction. I don’t believe that because the dye in the fatigues, OD’s or suntans used as outerwear could also be carried into the wound and they didn’t change them to white.
I’m currently wearing snow-themed underwear…
I still have my original issue of “granny panties”!. I’ve never even taken them out of the plastic. The only reason I don’t just throw them away or get rid of them is because many Army schools list 6 pairs of issue underware on the packing list. So if I didn’t bring them, I would be missing required items. But having them, and having to wear them is two different things. I never wear undies with BDUs. In fact, I don’t wear undies anymore at all.
A well-prepared soldier should always have something white to wave…just in case. Ask the Iraqi Republican Guard!
Highly unlikely. In fact, the risk of infection from contact with a fresh wound is overstated. The blood flowing out of the wound acts to keep nasty stuff from getting in. Although to be prudent you should wear gloves and/or keep a wound clean when applying pressure in the field, you can apply pressure with a dirty and greasy hand without worrying too much until the blood flow slows down, but presumably by that point you are equipped to clean and dress it.
According to my sis, an Air Force cadet, USAFA issues the guys white tighty-whities. Women, however, have to provide their own undergarments
I then asked how she knew the color of the men’s issued undergarments, and she clammed up pretty fast.
The last thing you want is to get shot while peeing!!
Last I checked the Army issues OD shorts and both OD and white (for dress uniforms) t-shirts.
The BDU “woodland” cammo pattern that was used by all services from the early 80s onward is not DoD-exclusive product – anyone can use it, copy it and market it for private profit. Contrast the Marine Corps, who when they changed their cammo from BDU to a digitally-designed pattern back in '01-'02, registered and trademarked it (but the shorts are still solid-color).
Does anyone remember camo beer trucks in the 1980’s? I can’t remember which beer company it was but I remember seeing them around town and hearing someone joke that they were designed that way so that if the Russians invaded they couldn’t interfere with the beer supply.