ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Distribution of the new Army Greens Service Uniform is underway at training installations, and the uniform is on track to be available to soldiers across the Army by spring 2021.

“The Army’s in the final stages of the program that consists of production and distribution,” Col. Stephen Thomas, project manager for soldier survivability in Program Executive Office Soldier, said during an Aug. 11 phone call. 

Fort Knox, Kentucky, received the first shipment of the Army Greens in July, outfitting a group of 70 soldiers in the Army's Recruiting and Retention College.

The Army has announced that soldiers will begin wearing the “Army Greens” uniform as early as the summer of 2020, and the entire Army will be wearing the new service uniform by 2028, making official the long-anticipated adoption of the iconic World War II uniform known as “pinks and greens.”

In a statement posted on Veterans Day, the Army said Army Greens will become the everyday business wear uniform for all soldiers, returning the Army Blues Uniform to use as a formal dress uniform. The Army Combat Uniform will remain as the Army’s duty/field uniform.

The Army is edging closer to announcing a new dress uniform, expected to be a World War II-style olive green jacket with khaki pants.