Marine Corps service members will be allowed by leaders to wear non-standard uniform items as units deal with an ongoing woodland camouflage shortage.
A camouflage shortage inIn an Instagram video,addressed service members’ concerns over an inability to find and purchase woodland-patterned"cammies" in an ongoing manufacturing shortage. He announced that as the problem continues, local members will be allowed to wear alternate uniforms contrary to Marine standards.
"That problem is going to stay with us until the fall of 2024 when the manufacturer can fill the backlog that has been created after COVID. Until that time, local commanders, battalions and squadrons are authorized to use FROG [flame-resistant organizational gear] gear or [desert-colored] cammies to mitigate," Smith said.
He added,"What we cannot have is a situation where a Marine is wearing unserviceable cammies, because that looks bad for the Corps, and we can’t have a situation where that Marine is being given a hard time about those unserviceable cammies. We’re going to get this fixed, but it’s going to take a little patience.
The shortage was first reported in summer 2022 according to Marine spokesman Maj. John Parry in a report by the Marine Corps Times. Marine recruits ordinarily receive three utility uniforms in the woodland color and two in the desert color. However, as of recently, Parry reported recruits receiving two woodland and one desert uniform with many new Marines now training in FROG gear despite being"designated for deployment issue only.
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