The honourable first place in creating the multi-level uniform system intended for
the wide range of the weather conditions should belong to the US special operations
forces. The works on the basis of the experiences of the alpinists, hikers and enthusiasts
such as Mark Twilight, in 2003 leaded to the introduction of the seven-layer clothing
system named Special Operations Forces Protective Combat Uniform (in short, SOF
PCU or PCU), which enabled user to configure the clothes to the weather and terrain
conditions:
• level 1 – next-to-skin baselayer;
• level 2 – cold weather baselayer;
• level 3 – thermal layer;
• level 4 – wind shirt;
• level 5 – soft-shell layer;
• level 6 – hard-shell layer;
• level 7 – synthetic-down insulation layer;
• level 8 – combat uniform
(Pcu block 1 & Pcu block 2)
CLOTHING
AND
UNIFORMS
zapewnia izolację termiczną
Para wodna
Ciepło
Doskonale oddycha
ochronna warstwa zewnętrzna
ażurowy splot hydro-
fobowych włókien
