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<blockquote data-quote="Independiente17" data-source="post: 73785" data-attributes="member: 177">Uniforms failing troops, says former Canadian soldierThu Jul 20, 12:50 PMCanadian military uniforms are not up to the task in Afghanistan, a former soldier has charged.Tyler Salmond, who served six months in Afghanistan, said the soldiers find it difficult to take cover in their desert camouflage uniforms.&quot;Ambient light reflects off the material that's used, so you actually contrast against the desert background,&quot; Salmond said.The former soldier also said the pockets on the uniforms tear easily, causing troops to lose important documents, and many soldiers are paying for repairs themselves.Maj. Laird Coghill, who helps run the program where the uniforms are designed, said the soldiers surveyed in Afghanistan haven't raised these concerns with him. He acknowledged, however, that the uniforms naturally show signs of wear and tear.&quot;Is the pattern going to show signs of ... the environmental pressures that it's been subjected to? Yes. But is it outside the norm? I don't think so,&quot; Coghill said.Los uniformes no sirven para el desierto de Afganistan,porque la luz refleja y contrasta con el desierto</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Independiente17, post: 73785, member: 177"] [B][U]Uniforms failing troops, says former Canadian soldier [/U][/B] Thu Jul 20, 12:50 PM [I][U] Canadian military uniforms are not up to the task in Afghanistan, a former soldier has charged.[/U][/I] Tyler Salmond, who served six months in Afghanistan, said the soldiers find it difficult to take cover in their desert camouflage uniforms. "Ambient light reflects off the material that's used, so you actually contrast against the desert background," Salmond said. The former soldier also said the pockets on the uniforms tear easily, causing troops to lose important documents, and many soldiers are paying for repairs themselves. Maj. Laird Coghill, who helps run the program where the uniforms are designed, said the soldiers surveyed in Afghanistan haven't raised these concerns with him. He acknowledged, however, that the uniforms naturally show signs of wear and tear. "Is the pattern going to show signs of ... the environmental pressures that it's been subjected to? Yes. But is it outside the norm? I don't think so," Coghill said. [B][U]Los uniformes no sirven para el desierto de Afganistan,porque la luz refleja y contrasta con el desierto[/U][/B] [/QUOTE]

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