by CollectinSteve Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:05 am
Apparently they did another test for the 25th ID in January 2018, finalized it on October 2018, and started issuing the new Improved Hot Weather Combat Uniform (IHWCU) in June 2019:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/08/10/army-to-begin-testing-new-jungle-uniform-next-year.html
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/06/27/armys-new-hot-weather-uniforms-are-about-hit-shelves.html
Here are the dress regulations issued ahead of rollout:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/08/10/army-to-begin-testing-new-jungle-uniform-next-year.html
The full production uniform differs from the 2015 one in several ways, the most important being the cloth. The trials had a flame resistant cloth, the issued ones do not. Arm pockets are similar to ACU but with a button flap. Velcro is back on the sleeve pockets. Collar is traditional type and not Mandarin type. Aside from that it looks like most of the features of the 2015 type were retained.
Steve