OT: Uh yeah, these are pretty sweet: special Army uniforms for Navy game

Submitted by wolverine1987 on

Sorry can't imbed, (someone with skillz please help out) but Army continues the recent tradition of having very cool uniforms to play Navy. These are both nostalgic and modern at once, and pretty awesome IMO. Unfortunately another recent Army tradition is losing to Navy, so there's that.

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/5/13845002/army-navy-2…

 

 

 

Ali G Bomaye

December 5th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^

I don't like the idea of rolling out a different uniform for special games. And I generally don't like how apparel companies try to tell a story about how this uniform recognizes some past story.

mgobaran

December 5th, 2016 at 2:27 PM ^

The Army/Navy uniforms for the Army/Navy game have been amazing the past few years. Neither team holds a uniform design that long, and neither have a unique/traditional look anymore. If anything always changing around uniforms represents the flexibility our fine young servicemen and women have. 

 

GoWings2008

December 5th, 2016 at 2:08 PM ^

I airdroped members of the 82d Airborne Corps many times in my AF career and they didn't look ANYthing like those guys.  

But seriously, those are pretty cool uniforms.  The service acadamies can ususally do some pretty cool stuff with alternates.  The Flying Tigers Air Force helmets were one of my absolute favorites.

gopoohgo

December 5th, 2016 at 2:39 PM ^

The webbing on the helmet is supposed to mimic the webbing on the US army helmets during WWII.  

"All-American" across the chest apparently is the nickname for the 82nd (with the famous AA patch).  

I "think" the Devil patch is in honor of the 508th Parachute/Infantry Regiment (Red Devils, or Fury from the Sky) of the 82nd.  

N. Campus Tech

December 5th, 2016 at 2:21 PM ^

I don't like them. Too much black. It's a goofy font for the numbers. It's going to look like crap on TV.

Navy has those awesome anchor helmets and Army looks like crap. At least its not fully-body camo.

Perkis-Size Me

December 5th, 2016 at 2:59 PM ^

Can't wait to go to this game on Saturday. I have no real rooting interests in this game, as all of these guys are the definition of badass (football practice + training + class....how the hell do you have time for anything?). But I do kind of hope Army pulls this one out, as I'd love to be there when they finally break through and beat Navy. 

Been 15 long years for that program. 

BakkerUSMC

December 5th, 2016 at 3:53 PM ^

Coming from a former Marine, I love the uniforms, with one exception. Typically, you have to earn your special patches, army airborne being one of the more reserved and honored. If they were kept scared for only airborne members it would be more appropriate, those are earned, never given.

laus102

December 5th, 2016 at 4:30 PM ^

I think the idea is great, but the execution was extremely poor.  

I like the webbing on the helmets, but why not go olive green like military garb of that time, and have old fashioned style numbers instead of this futuristic nonsense?