I just had to buy a new uniform...

[Squatch]

$250 for this...



Holy crap, man. $12 a t-shirt?

[AllegroRondo]

1. At least its tax deductable

you can deduct what it costs to purchase uniforms, for the amount you paid that is in excess of your annual clothing allowance.

you can also deduct the cost of laundering or dry cleaning them.

[Squatch]

4. I did not know that. Thanks for the info!

[AllegroRondo]

7. Just remember, it only applies to BDUs

you cant deduct class Bs or As because you can wear them off post. Silly, but true.

[DS1]

13. You can deduct haircuts too

You have to keep the receipts, and you have to deduct a hell of a lot of stuff in order to beat the standard deductions, but it can be done, and I've seen it done, but it's a lot of work.

[AllegroRondo]

19. If you're already itemizing due to a mortgage, its worth it.

[anarch]

2. $250.00??? Good grief.

I have business suits that cost less than that. Cripes! I bet that doesn't even include the boots.

[Squatch]

3. That includes the boots ($95.00 for suede)

[anarch]

5. meh...well, in that case

it's still too expensive, but not as bad as I thought.

[Squatch]

6. 2 nametapes themselves were $14.

For an embroidered strip of cloth

[CoinOperatedSquirrel]

8. Just be lucky that those new ACU's are all velcro....

man I wish I had velcro uniforms when I was in the Army, but then again I did, on the pockets of the BDU's...it just was against AR 670-1 at the time =)

[malmapus]

9. Man I don't remember them costing that much 10 years ago!!

Is that the new one? The camo looks different and pockets too.

[Squatch]

10. Yeah...that's the new Army Combat Uniform

I have to say, it's really comfy.

[malmapus]

11. They do look like the breathe better

Did they do away with the whole Summer / Winter set as well?

[Squatch]

12. Yeah, I think they're trying to go for the layered approach

makes more sense than putting on heavyweight cotton BDUs.

[malmapus]

14. Heck yeah it does

But man $250 heh I think that is what my gortex top piece cost lol.

[Orsino]

15. Where the heck are you buying this stuff?

My experience is nearly a decade old, but geez!

And why are you buying all that at once? What's happened to your issue?

Or is this a brand new uniform style/make that everyone has to go out and buy?

[Squatch]

16. Everbody has to have 2 by next year.

my old sets are all old and busted. I bought it at AAFES.

[Orsino]

18. /Dang. Did you at least get something extra in your clothing allowance...

...or is this another unfunded mandate?

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. Seriously, a half a trillion dollars for defense and you have to BUY

your uniform? This isn't the frickin' Boy Scouts. What is WRONG with our gov't?! /rhetorical question

[AllegroRondo]

20. Some explaination

Every soldier gets an initial issue of 4 sets of cammo uniforms, and an annual clothing allowance (tax-free) to buy additional uniforms as these wear out.

[Squatch]

21. Only enlisted get that.

Officers get an initial allowance at commissioning or upon reporting for active duty and then nothing thereafter.

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. My daughter is a Civil Air Patrol member and I can't believe how much

the "little bits" like blousers cost. Her boots (they have to wear the reg. black combat leather) cost us $112...sigh...:(

[Allenberg]

23. A bit off topic

Do you know if they sell liners for the Gortex parka? :shrug:

[Squatch]

25. Dunno...

try Ranger Joe or US Cavalry

[In_The_Wind]

24. Again? What happened to the one you bought just the other day?