tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8062049576286062313..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Mr. Donley's Road AheadGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-80048599824320533282008-08-27T10:24:00.000-04:002008-08-27T10:24:00.000-04:00Owr--Couldn't agree more...we've been down the "un...Owr--Couldn't agree more...we've been down the "uniform road" too many times over the last 15 years, beginning with that frustrated fashion designer-turned-Obama-advisor, Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak. <BR/><BR/>As you point out, we've got a serviceable dress uniform--that virtually no one wears outside the Pentagon. The Army and Marine Corps have done all the research on BDUs--better to piggyback on what they've learned and get the best combination of design, comfort and durability into the field. But we'd rather waste time (and money) on blue BDUs. <BR/><BR/>Some things in the Air Force never change.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-4772044120039157122008-08-27T08:04:00.000-04:002008-08-27T08:04:00.000-04:00"Senior leaders are also scheduled to discuss new ..."Senior leaders are also scheduled to discuss new uniforms, maintenance reorganization, battlefield training for airmen and plans for the service's new "Cyber Command" which was recently put on hold by the Pentagon."<BR/><BR/>The Air Force does not need new uniforms. There are more important issues than what the Service Dress Uniform should look like. Besides, no one wears "blues" on a daily basis anymore since 9/11.<BR/><BR/>And quit wasting time and effort on a BDU replacement. It would be a heckuva lot cheaper and faster to adopt what the Army has...owr084https://www.blogger.com/profile/01387774420107628389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-36461936801455272292008-08-26T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-26T17:51:00.000-04:00And if one is in the USAF, hearing or seeing in pr...And if one is in the USAF, hearing or seeing in print yet one more point paper by the latest temporary help (Sec of USAF) doesn't really mean squat. Kind of a joke really. The next temp helper will come in and think THEY know what the deal is too. Like the buzz of a fly in the room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078985263856873037noreply@blogger.com