Abu Camouflage Does the Air Force wear the old woodland camouflage still or did they switch over the ABU already?
I knew they were getting a new camouflage but I am curious do they still wear the BDUs sometimes because I heard from one of my friends who is in the Air Force that the special forces still wear BDUs and DCU's and they are still authorized but I am sorta fishy about his answer is he right on this or wrong?
The USAF is almost completely wearing the ABU now. However, your friend is correct. Special Operations Forces, can wear pretty much whatever they want in training and on missions. As the ABU and ACU do not camoflage with anything and are basically just for garrison work, Special Operations tends to wear whatever camoflage is best suited to the environment. The Combat Controllers stationed at my post still wear the BDU.
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Military uniforms have come a long way over the course of history. From the first attempts at standardization by the French in the seventeenth century to the infamous red coats of the British infantry to the digital camouflage of today’s military, uniforms have been a symbol of the changing purposes and duties of the armed forces. Here is a breakdown of some of the different types of uniforms used by today’s US military.
Camouflage utilities are worn by most servicemen for all but formal occasions. The ACU or Army Combat Uniform is the current uniform worn by Army servicemen. It replaced the Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and Desert Camouflage Uniform (DCU) worn in the 1990s. In 2003 and 2004, the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) was developed to be effectively worn in desert, woodland, and urban environments.
In 2007, the Navy announced the production of a year-round service uniform to withstand the environments naval servicemen often perform in. The new uniform NWUs (Navy Working Uniform) will be a digital camouflage made predominantly out of blues and grays. By 2011, the Air Force will also have new uniforms, called the Airman Battle Uniform (ABU). “The ABU does not have features of the U.S. Army ACU, such as tilted/slanted pockets, sleeve pockets, velcro attachment points and closures, gusseted back, mandarin collar, etc. However, the ABU does have essential NIR (near-infrared) qualities. Unlike the ACU, the sleeves are authorized to be rolled up.” Haircuts for all military soldiers are traditionally the “high and tight” cut. This cut prevents lice, allows a better seal for a gas mask, and is easier for better hygiene.
Each branch has their own specific dress uniforms for formal occasions. The Navy has three different categories of dress uniforms. Service Dress Uniforms are like a business suit and are worn when traveling or reporting to command. Full Dress Uniforms are the ones you would be likely to see at weddings, funerals, retirements, and changes of command or other similar occasions. Dinner dress is the last and most formal of the three categories. The Mess Dress Uniform is the Air Force’s equivalent of a tuxedo. The Army has their own Blue Mess Dress Uniform as well. “The Marine Corps dress uniform is the most elaborate of the United States armed forces, worn for formal or ceremonial occasions. Its basic form of a blue jacket with red trim dates back to the 19th century. It is the only U.S. Military uniform that incorporates all three colors of the U.S. Flag. There are three different forms of the Dress uniform: Evening Dress, Blue Dress, and Blue-White Dress.”
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Aerial gunner
Sensor operator
Air traffic control
ABM
Geospatial intelligence
given I have a good enough score for these am I likely to get one of these jobs?
Also no criminal back ground
Yep, have fun as an Air Traffic Controller unless you want to wait till your sixty years old for a slot to open up for the other ones. Good choices though, good luck getting them before they dump you out of the DEP so you can "try again."
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While the F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom flew the majority of the fighter-bomber missions over North Vietnam, the Thunderchief`s service predecessor, the F-100 Super Sabre stayed on to fight the air war in South Vietnam until June 1971. Although it was designed as an air defence fighter, and was later given nuclear capability as the mainstay of Tactical Air Command`s deterrent posture, it was the F-100`s toughness, adaptability and reliability that made it ideally suited to the incessant `taxi-rank` close support and counter-insurgency missions in Vietnam. The jet`s four 20 mm cannon and external loads of bombs, rockets and fire-bombs defeated many enemy incursions, with US troops in contact expressing a preference for the accuracy and skill of F-100 pilots to save them in situations where ordnance had to be dropped very close to their own lines. Many courageous deeds were performed, although 242 F-100s and 87aircrew were lost in action. Used at the start of Operation Rolling Thunder in March 1965 as an escort for F-105 strikes, the Super Sabre fought MiGs and one pilot made a credible claim for a MiG-17 destroyed, but the more capable F-4 Phantom II soon replaced it in this role. The air-to-ground war was fought by F-100C/D/F pilots from 21 TAC and Air National Guard squadrons at six bases in South Vietnam and Thailand. From September 1965, a number of two-seat F-100Fs were equipped to detect and pinpoint SA-2 missile sites, and they led F-105s in to destroy them in hazardous missions that founded the suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) techniques developed for F-105F and F-4C `Wild Weasel` aircraft later in the war. Other F-100Fs replaced fragile piston-engined forward air control (FAC) aircraft, providing more survivable high-speed airborne management of strike missions. Maj George Day, awarded the Medal of Honor in 1973, was the first leader of this `Misty FAC` unit. The aircraft`s strengths and eccentricities will be examined through analysis of its pe
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Army Senior So I'm in college a senior but I have 2 years left and I'm thinking about joining the Army should I?
I have enough credits to be an officer which if I do go that's my route. Do you think I should stay in school or join the Army and become an officer? I'm prior service so I know what I'm getting into.
I wish i was young enough to join, but ask your self if you are doing it for the money or for your country. Remember that any armed service involves the possibility of giving your life for your country. I wish that everyone joining our military had Your patriotism. God bless you!
