"Why do we wear uniforms for Airsoft?"

So I'll start out this installment of the Airsoft Ikaika Warrior Blog with the question, 

"Why do we wear uniforms for Airsoft?"

• To blend into the terrain that we are playing in.
• To show what side we are playing on, for example, light vs. dark camo
• To show what team we are on.
• To look really cool?  

1) To blend into the terrain that we are playing in.

From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/camouflage camouflage is defined as:

1. The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.

2. Concealment by disguise or protective coloring.

3. Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, tan, and black so as to make the wearer indistinguishable from the surrounding environment.

From nature we see some great examples of clamaflauge or concealment.

  

 

Hopefully no one would go into an Airsoft Game or worse a Milsim event with the thought of

 "I REALLY want to be shot a lot today!!!" 

We wear our uniform to hopefully blend into the field that we are playing at. I would hope for example that most of you reading this wouldn't wear for example, Woodland BDU for a game that is in a desert or your  S.W.A.T. (All Black) uniform on one of those rare snowy days. 


2) To show what side we are playing on, for example, light vs. dark camo.

Light based uniform colors

Multicam / ACU / ABU / A-TACS / A-TACS FG / DCU / Desert MARPAT / UPC / PMC

UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern)

 ABU

 




















A-TACS & A-TACS FG
 

DCU - 3 color & DCU - 6 color (Chocolate chip)

 

ACU - Rocked by Ka'Duku

Multicam - Troll style....

 All Terrain Tiger Stripes

PMC 

Dark based uniform colors

Woodland BDU  / Digital Woodland (MARPAT) / Kryptek Highlander / CADPAT / Tiger Stripe / Flecktarn / AOR2 / OD Green BDU's,

CADPAT (Canadian Disruptive Pattern)
 

Woodland BDU

 

OD - (Sorry folks, I'm a Stargate fan)

 AOR2

Kryptek Highlander

MARPAT

  

3)To show what team we are on.

 Our uniform shows the team we represent, the branch of the military that we wish to emulate, and helps us to be identified both on and off the field. While we all do some personalization to our uniform, most teams have uniform standards that are the guidelines and expectations that we are to adhere to on our team. No team will be taken seriously if they always show up as a bunch of "rag tag" players wearing mix and match clothing.....
 
 4) To look really cool?

We've all seen this one, someone that is "dressed up" so over the top" that it would be totally impractical to even consider trying to play airsoft in it... It's just my personal opinion, but I think that the best way to look "really cool" is to wear whatever uniform proudly, not to be a "poser", (don't pretend to be military be wearing rank or patches that you didn't earn), to have it be practical for the sport and to ALWAYS play with honor and integrity.

 

Just my thoughts..... 

Padre' out...