Ed Rooney
Well-Known Member
When the military wants to eliminate the wear of a certain uniform item, it creates a “Wear-out Date”, usually posted in the updated uniform regulation, such as AR 670-1 in the Army. For instance the wear out date for the Battle Dress Uniform was in 2008. Its successor, the ACU, had a date of 1 October 2019.
We alone that Hap Arnold canceled the A-2 in 1943. They were issued through the rest of the war, and even after the war in limited quantities. It was worn during the Korean War, and apparently for a few years after. I thought I read somewhere that they were seen on USAF airmen as late as 1958, but I can’t confirm that. I wonder if the AF ever set a hard wear out date for the A-2.
We alone that Hap Arnold canceled the A-2 in 1943. They were issued through the rest of the war, and even after the war in limited quantities. It was worn during the Korean War, and apparently for a few years after. I thought I read somewhere that they were seen on USAF airmen as late as 1958, but I can’t confirm that. I wonder if the AF ever set a hard wear out date for the A-2.