NEED SOME HELP!!!!!

My understanding was that US forces dealt out issued and surplussed 6-color desert sets after the take-over in Bagdad, to the newly formed Iraqi army or defence forces that they were training and since working together with, as to deploy a camouflage 'familiar' enough to US troops to prevent blue-on-blue situations.
If this is the case, many Tru-Spec or other aftermarket 6-color desert pieces may have entered the scene to fill in the 'gaps' or needs in the uniform distribution, since it was the camouflage pattern and colors, and not the 'real-issue-status' of the gear, that was the main objective?
On that note, I am aware of the early developement date of the 6-color pattern, and the quick change to 3-color desert pattern within two years, but are the many web based accounts of Gulf War troops deeming the choc chip pattern 'un-soldier-like' or rightdown poofy, true?

When dealing with uniforms worn by special operations units, there is really no telling anything about them unless you get them right from the source.

We have no way of knowing what requirements that particular unit may have had as far as velcro on the uniform.

saltefanden wrote:On that note, I am aware of the early developement date of the 6-color pattern, and the quick change to 3-color desert pattern within two years, but are the many web based accounts of Gulf War troops deeming the choc chip pattern 'un-soldier-like' or rightdown poofy, true?

In ODS, the 3-color DCU was just being fielded and our unit was issued both, with the majority issue being 6-color fatigues.. Most of the folks in my unit thought the new 3-color uniforms were "weird" and preferred the 6-color desert fatigues. There was much trading going on from the guys who were "blessed" with the 3-color DCUs.