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pinboy3niner

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6. I think what you guys mean is OG (Olive Green)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 05:04 AM

Jun 2014

OD (Olive Drab) was the WWII-era color designation.

I remember the uniform and equipment issue orders in the '60s always specifying, "one each, OG in color...."

The khaki uniform was great in hot weather. Much more comfortable than a shirt and lightweight Class-A OG coat ("dress greens&quot . Khakis were the specified uniform for shipping out to Vietnam when I went. Sometime I should find and scan an old pic of me in the parking lot of Burbank Airport, in my khakis, before catching a flight to connect with my embarkation point. After a 30-day leave, those khakis were fitting pretty tight!

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Anybody know why the Army ditched the green Class-A's? [View all] Aristus Jun 2014 OP

ASU's Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #1

I can understand the Navy and the Air Force having different service dress requirements. Aristus Jun 2014 #2

I liked the OD green myself... freebrew Jun 2014 #3

I liked Duckhunter935 Jun 2014 #4

I admit I never liked the OD greens. Or the old khaki Class B's. Aristus Jun 2014 #5

I think what you guys mean is OG (Olive Green) pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #6

I grew up with the term 'olive drab', so that's what I always called them. Aristus Jun 2014 #7

I'm lucky if I can remember what I had for lunch, much less the composition of my khakis in the '60s pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #10

When I enlisted in 1977 CRK7376 Jun 2014 #8

Shows how different people's tastes can be. Aristus Jun 2014 #9