Hello. I plan on standardizing uniforms for shipside crew, specifically condensing the uniforms into two. Officers of all departments will now get the Marine Operations Uniform as standard, enlisted men will get the USCM uniform squad marines get.
The point of this post is to collect information on popular opinion, so don’t be afraid to speak your mind. If your idea/opinion sucks I’ll just ignore it anyway so it’s okay 
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The information I need from you all may dictate what is used, but before I get into that, I want to state the purpose of this change.
- Uniformity is beauty. Different roles will not be separated by different skittle-colored uniforms, but by the gear that sits upon their uniforms.
- It is far easier to maintain two uniforms rather than two billion.
- Contrary to popular believe, restriction breeds creativity. You will have to think about how to make yourself look unique with the parameters the game will set for you.
I have a few examples of what these uniforms could look like attached below, browse at your leisure.
Now, onto the purpose of this post.
Firstly, as was brought up to me by Joooks, some people (specifically doctor mains) most likely wouldn’t like their M&M cosplays being removed, so I was offered an alternative. Keep the rainbow scrubs in auxiliary (limited storage inside a locker) for anyone that would like to rummage around and use them. They’re meant to be out of the way, I don’t want the purpose of this PR to be removed so easily.
I have a counter proposal, the way it’s looking, the standard surgical cover is most likely going to be replaced with a map-specific camo one. These caps were also made with uniforms in tow, so I could either…
- Make the standard uniform for doctors specifically the map-specific camo scrubs (fair warning, most of the camo palettes are ugly as fuck).
- Make the standard uniform the Marine Operations Uniform (USCM Uniform for nurses) (my original intention) and have the map-specific scrubs as an auxiliary option in the ColMarTech vendors alongside the doctor/nurse’s specific uniform.
- Make it so if you have the job specification of “surgeon”, you are equipped with scrubs rather than an operations uniform. Logistically, marine doctors would only wear scrubs during surgical operations, but it would be too much of a pain to be constantly swapping between scrubs and the uniform, so for gameplay purposes it would just be the standard for surgeons specifically.
I’ve already decided what I want to do with surgical caps, the questionnaire above is just for the uniform. If you have a different idea, run it by me.
Secondly, I want to standardize the colors used by maintenance technicians. The CE will use a white reflective vest and helmet, while maint techs will use either orange or yellow. I would like to get some opinion on which color to use. So, tell me, yellow or orange reflective gear?
P.S. The current SO/XO uniform is also being updated to the ops uniform, the service charlies will be regulated to the snowflake vendor for events that require a more ceremonious garb. I’m not touching CO. Don’t @ me.
Below are a few conceptual pictures on how this could look. I had the idea of also implementing role-specific patches, no work has been done on this yet, however.
A link to the conversation that spurred this idea can be found here, read at your own leisure.
Despite my teasing above, try to be civil; I’m not here to ruin your favorite dress up game.
