Soldiers of the U.S. Army will no longer wear the Universal Camouflage Pattern, otherwise known as the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) pattern or Digital Camouflage as of October 1, 2019 ...

The change in the beret policy will save the Army about $6.5 million over the lifecycle of the ACU. New Soldiers had been issued two berets, now they will be issued one.

The Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) was first released for sale in 2015, replacing the Army Combat Uniform's (ACU) Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), which had last been updated in 2005.

Below is a response from PEO Soldier to Military.coms story The Army Uniform Doesnt Measure Up - which was posted April 5, 2007. Singing the ACU Blues | Military.com Profile ...

Last summer, the U.S. Army confirmed that soldiers will begin wearing the new Army Combat Uniform (ACU) that bears the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) – also known as Scorpion W2.

In 2015, the Army changed the ACU pattern to the Operational Camouflage Pattern, which became mandatory on Oct. 1. The new pattern's colors vary by location — desert vs. forest, ...

When the Army fielded the ASU, uniform regulations evolved to make it a multi-purpose dress uniform that can be worn both in official and formal settings, in place of buying a dress mess uniform.