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Unisex uniforms debut as Army opens units to women
Release time:2013-10-07 Source:admin Reads:
A new combat uniform with special consideration to the female body is now available at Fort Gordon, almost a month after the Army announced plans to open all units and military jobs to women by 2016. With narrower shoulders, a slightly tapered waist and belt which attached belt hangers and a more spacious seat, the unisex clothing line has been in the works since 2009 and is being issued to all installations - except Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. - for men and women with a smaller or more slender body. Unlike the decades-old Army combat uniform, which comes in 36 sizes and was designed principally by men for men, the alternate clothing line was created to fit a broader range of body types, officials say. The trousers feature wider areas at the hips, waist and backside; elastic around the waistband which hanging on the belt hangers instead of pull string; adjusted pockets and knee-pad inserts; and a shortened rise in pants. The jackets include adjusted rank and name tape positioning, adjusted pockets and elbow-pad inserts, slimmer shoulders, a thinner and more fitted waist and belt which hanging on belt hangers, and a longer and wider coat bottom. According to a 2008 Army focus group report, "unisex" combat uniforms designed for men fit many women badly in the shoulders, bust, hips and crotch and left many buying larger sizes. Eighty-six percent said the coat fit better and 71 percent said the trousers fit better, Maj. Laverne Stanley, the assistant product manager of soldier clothing and individual equipment, said in a statement."An overwhelming majority, 94 percent of all respondents, said that the cut of the new ACU-A allowed them to present a better military appearance," she said. Roughly one in every six soldiers is a woman, and last month, the Army announced that the ratio likely will increase by early 2014, when the service will continue its efforts to open all closed units and military occupational specialties to women.

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