A Brief History of 'Pinks and Greens' in the U.S. Army
The term 'pinks and greens' formerly involved the U.S. Army's officer winter uniforms during the period of the 1920s through 1950s.
After the pinks and greens were retired, entirely by 1959, the U.S. Army adopted the first of its many variations of the green dress uniform.
On November 11, 2018, the U.S. Army announced it would be returning to a style of the pinks and greens for both officer and enlisted uniforms, effective in 2020. The entire Army, and its reserve components would be fully transitioned to the new dress uniform by 2028.
It is intended that the new pinks and green uniform will fill the gap between the Army's formal blue dress uniform and the Army Combat Uniforms currently in place today.
-- Jim Purcell
