Why not ACU?

[Maddog5150]

So op, where did you find out that the ucp is getting discontinued? I'm not being a smartass, I genuinely would like know

[bassbones]

I love posts like this ... ACU is NOT a camo pattern .. The pattern you are talking about is UCP.... ACU is the newer style of uniform which differs from BDUs ... I personally think that anyone who doesn't know the difference should not be allowed to own anything that even LOOkS like any military weapon... .02... Dog pile please

[ETD1010]

I personally think that anyone who doesn't know the difference should not be allowed to own anything that even LOOkS like any military weapon... .02... Dog pile please

Aw, man.. does that mean I have to give up my mosin nagants TOO???

[Iskra]

Why not ACU?

Because blue does not occur in nature except in sea or sky.

[Pedantic]

I love posts like this ... ACU is NOT a camo pattern .. The pattern you are talking about is UCP.... ACU is the newer style of uniform which differs from BDUs ... I personally think that anyone who doesn't know the difference should not be allowed to own anything that even LOOkS like any military weapon... .02... Dog pile please

Although, you are technically correct, ACU and UCP have become interchangeable terms used by, God forbid, soldiers themselves. There are many ways the Army could address this brand dilution. Perhaps with a new motto.

UCP: Why have camouflage that's perfect for one terrain when you can have camouflage that's useless in every terrain?

[Merc1138]

Because blue does not occur in nature except in sea or sky.

You sure about that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflower

and another


Here's a natural frog


Here's a natural bird

and another


This natural snake looks pretty darn blue to me


And one more for you

Now if you had said that blue was rare in nature, sure. However you did not. There are other blue plants and flowers, birds, fish, snakes, insects, lizards, etc.

edit: Heck I even forgot about blue rocks(due to various elements, oxidized minerals, etc.), fungi...

[Iskra]

You sure about that?



Now if you had said that blue was rare in nature, sure. However you did not. There are other blue plants and flowers, birds, fish, snakes, insects, lizards, etc.

edit: Heck I even forgot about blue rocks(due to various elements, oxidized minerals, etc.), fungi...

You win. I was wrong. Please accept my humblest apologies for overstating my point. I was trying to be succinct and a little bit funny, but it was probably too simple for you.

Perhaps this is better: "Because a blue gray blob moving through brown dirt and foliage is easy to see"

[MXRider]

This is why not, you stick out like a sore thumb.

[Pedantic]

These pictures serve to show how blue makes something stand out in its environment. But point taken. Blue things abound in nature, animal, mineral and vegetable.

You sure about that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflower

and another


Here's a natural frog


Here's a natural bird

and another


This natural snake looks pretty darn blue to me


And one more for you

Now if you had said that blue was rare in nature, sure. However you did not. There are other blue plants and flowers, birds, fish, snakes, insects, lizards, etc.

edit: Heck I even forgot about blue rocks(due to various elements, oxidized minerals, etc.), fungi...