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New soldiers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma were the first to graduate Army Basic Combat Training this month wearing the service's new Army Greens -- modeled after an iconic World War II uniform.
After completing the 10-week BCT course, about 200 soldiers from A Battery, 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery, which falls under the 434th Field Artillery Brigade, stood at attention at the Nov. 16 graduation ceremony dressed in the new Army Green Service Uniform, officials said in a release.


The significance of the iconic uniform -- a throwback to the "Greatest Generation's" Pinks and Greens -- was not lost on fledgling soldiers like Pvt. Rebeca Beaird, who recalled what she thought when she was first issued the new uniform.

"Soldiers who wear this uniform are going to be honored to wear them. Veterans who wore them will be happy to see us bring it back."

"The Army's greatest generation wore the iconic greens uniform when America was in the throes of World War II," Carter said, referring to Generals Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, and George Marshall.

The Fort Sill graduates were among the first recruits to receive the AGSU in October. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Benning, Georgia; and Fort Jackson, South Carolina are the next bases in line for trainees to begin receiving the AGSU, according to Army officials.

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notex said:

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I mean, ok, but those were by far the worst uniforms we had @ TAMU in the mid 90's.

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