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close to the body. Drill Instructors at boot camps or Military Police very often bent the rules in order to look cooler. The correct choice of size was also of crucial importance. Here, it was recommended to adhere to the label; everything fitted perfectly. What is important – the coat had to end above the edge of the cargo pocket, but the edge of the hip pocket had to be covered. The sleeve of the coat had to end on the wrist. Rolled-up sleeves were allowed, but the left side of the material had to be covered and sleeves could not be rolled up higher than three inches above the elbow. The cap had to be worn in parallel to the surface of the ground, about two fingers above the ears. The legs of trousers were very important – they could either be tucked into boots (and get crumpled) or bound on the upper of the boot, but not lower than the third grommet/third hole of the lacing system. Soldiers could use the belts located on the bottom of legs or use boot bands. Gloves could be worn without winter element, meaning without the coat, but the scarf had to be worn together with the coat. In winter, soldiers were obligated to wear scarfs. As additional information, it should be mentioned that thirteen types of BDU were standardized. The particular type refers only to its colors and the basic material used for production. Meanwhile, in different years, as a part of a particular type, there were minor changes in the cut of coats or trousers, including collars, arrangement of pockets, adjustment tabs, darts on knees of trousers, reinforcements on knees, crotch, and elbows, or minor changes concerning sizes (better fit). tyPeS of BDU Acc. to mil-c-44048 AnD mil-t-44047: Typ I – Woodland Camouflage Pattern cotton/nylon twill cloth Typ II – daytime Camouflage Desert Pattern (6 color) cotton/nylon twill cloth Typ III – Woodland Camouflage Pattern, ripstop cotton cloth Typ IV – Desert Camouflage Pattern (3 color), cotton/ nylon twill cloth Typ V – Desert Camouflage Pattern (3 color), ripstop cotton cloth Typ VI –Woodland Camouflage Pattern, nylon/cotton ripstop Typ VII – Desert Camouflage Pattern (3 color), nylon/ cotton ripstop These are the basic ones, produced and issued on a great scale. After the 2000, the following types were also manufactured, but in significantly lower numbers and are pretty rare: Typ VIII – Black 357, nylon/cotton ripstop Typ IX – insect repellent treated, Woodland Camouflage Pattern cotton/nylon twill Typ X – insect repellent treated, Woodland Camouflage Pattern nylon/cotton ripstop Typ XI – insect repellent treated, Desert Camouflage Pattern nylon/cotton ripstop www.fragoutmag.com