As the U.S. military is moving along on a path to potentially open up front-line and elite combat units to women by 2016 or so, new unisex uniforms available in 16 sizes were recently announced that have been tested with 600 female soldiers and are a more balanced compromise for fitting both men and women.
From the uniform article:
From the uniform article:
I'm glad to see advances for gender equality in the military.Some of the changes to the current silhouette include adjusting the cut to fit a woman's chest, hips and waist better; narrower shoulder width and narrower back; shortening the button-fly rise and back rise to better fit women; and repositioned knee and elbow patches.