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Army Scanning Bodies for Snug Unis

No soldier wants a baggy uniform, of course. But do we really, truly need a set of "3-D, ‘whole-body’ scanners to record the shape of soldiers’ bodies… [and] provide the best fit?" According to the Army, the information from the USFIT ("Uniform System for Improved Tariffs") program "may eventually be loaded onto common access cards […]

No soldier wants a baggy uniform, of course. But do we really, truly need a set of "3-D, 'whole-body' scanners to record the shape of soldiers' bodies... [and] provide the best fit?"

Virtual_pantsAccording to the Army, the information from the USFIT ("Uniform System for Improved Tariffs") program "may eventually be loaded onto common access cards so
Soldiers and supply sergeants can simply scan the card when ordering uniforms and equipment from around the world."

The first phase of USFIT included the development of size-prediction algorithms for selected uniforms and equipment at Fort Bliss, Texas, where more than 3,000 deploying Soldiers were scanned and fit-tested. *

Phase two includes distributing scanners to 24 Army installations and mobilization centers, and is awaiting funding. Phase three includes distribution of head and foot scanners for use in sizing protective masks and footwear.

Your military researchers, hard at work.

(High five: Judah)