Army To Eliminate Green Uniform

The U.S. Army plans to eliminate the green uniform worn by its soldiers for more than 100 years and switch back to traditional blue worn by those fighting the Revolutionary War. Everyday uniforms will include a dark blue jacket, light blue trousers and gray shirt, the Army said. Soldiers' dress uniforms are already blue.
Soldiers will begin wearing the new garb by the middle of next year and all soldiers must have them by the end of 2011, the Army said. A date for eliminating the green uniform hasn't been set.

The blue was ordered for the Continental Army by Gen. George Washington to contrast with the red of the British.