Overseas, in places like Iraq, the black Army fleece jacket was worn in a variety of manners depending on what unit leaders stipulated. In order to understand what’s happening today with the Army fleece jacket, we have to go back to the start of the Global War on Terrorism when the Army introduced the black Army fleece jacket. Like the black beret, although not nearly quite as controversial, this uniform item has managed to stir up a lot of misinformation, unit-level punitive actions and a whole lot of “alphas charlies” from some senior non-commissioned officers.Ĭould it be that the Army fleece jacket drama has been caused by some soldiers misidentifying what a fleece jacket really is? Or is all this perceived errant uniform wear caused by defiant E-4 mafia types who refuse to conform?
