For a long time, I've been wondering what purpose is served (really) by the almost constant wear of the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) by everyone, of all ranks, where ever they are. Understandable to wear the ACU in combat, or while deployed, but while working in the Pentagon? I think it looks unprofessional, for example, for a high–ranking individual to show up for some important interview in the US, looking like they just stepped off the plane from Iraq. Is the interview not important enough to wear the Class "A" uniform?
I suppose the original intent was to convey the fact that "we are at war" but are we so dense that this fact isn't obvious already, given the operations tempo? My view is that this constant ACU wear policy needs to change, back to what it used to be. Pull out those Class "A" of "B" uniforms , or whatever the alternate to the ACU is called today, and WEAR them. Give the ACU a rest when wearing such isn't appropriate.
