Uniforms have many purposes.

As clothing they must be practical, comfortable and suitable.
As protection, they must be able for adjustment and addition due to weather, risks or the operational situation.
A uniform must fit, and be fit for purpose.

B&W photo by @SteinAmelia
When a new recruit puts on a military uniform, it is an identifier and anonymiser at the same time.

Uniforms help to identify, unify and separate all in one. Uniformity, unity and cohesion are helped by uniforms.

Some uniforms are practical, others formal.
Some uniforms highlight, lend formality and hark back to historical use of uniforms to visibly separate opposing forces on the battlefields of centuries ago.

Every symbol, flourish of colour, or lanyard has meaning. Regulations dictate when and where 'Service Dress' is worn.
For #irisharmy our daily kit is the trademarked Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) uniform, designed as camouflage for the Irish landscape, changing from plain olive drab. First worn in 1999 it has served us well.

Battle vests and PPE work with the uniform carrying personal eqpt.
For this soldier his uniform is one part of his ability to blend in.

Camouflage and concealment in the field, or the lack of, comes from the ability to use or mask shape, shine, shadow, sound, silhouette and movement.

His uniform is the start point.

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