A term, closely related with the
Armed Forces, that refers to the color "
Olive Drab Green" - It's a darkish green, standard
color that a good deal of
military equipment comes in.
Just about anything you can think of comes in striking Olive Drab: issue wool blankets, most all
field gear items (
pistol belts,
canteens, backpacks,
med kits, ad nauseum ad infinitum),
duffel bags,
Martha Stewart curtains,
barracks,
paper (yes, paper), the old
Vietnam-era field uniforms (now replaced by the
Battle Dress Uniform), most
military vehicles, and on and on. For excellent fashion wear and accessories in olive drab, seek out your local
Army Navy surplus store.
The US Armed Forces has deviated from olive drab use in recent times. During the
Gulf War and other operations in the
Middle East units were repainted and reuniformed with
sand-colored equipment and
desert camoflage uniforms before being sent to the sandy dunes of that region.
Olive Drab, sometimes referred to as just "OD", is a pleasant color that
members of the military quickly become used to seeing daily. One can theorize that, besides the fact that much of the olive drab field equipment is that color for a camouflaging effect, the use of olive drab on everything also gives things a semblance of
uniformity - something the military is big on.