? on military uniform

[platoonDaddy]

Yesterday, visiting Ft Meade commissary & of course the class 6 store. All branches of the service, instead of a face mask, wearing a neck & face covering, what I would call a olive drab bandana, I am sure the military uses another name, therefore the question, what is the military name?

They would pull it up from the neck, to cover their mouth & face when entering any building.

[mack7.62]

neck gaiter

[platoonDaddy]

neck gaiter

Gotcha, thanks!

[chuckman]

Ours was a balaclava we called "3-ways" because you could wear it as a neck gaiter, a traditional balaclava, or as a 'watch cap.'

Basically, this, but OD and wool:

https://www.survivalaids.com/clothin...headwrap-khaki

[SteyrAUG]

I've been getting a lot of mileage out of my OD shemagh.

[jsbhike]

https://colemans.com/extreme-cold-weather-mask-10-pack

[utahjeepr]

There used to be olive drab cravats used for arm slings, etc. Those got used for head rags, face coverings, you name it.

[AndyLate]

I'm not a huge fan of the gaiter for a face cover because it crushes my nose. Good neck warmer though.
Andy

[Grand58742]

There used to be olive drab cravats used for arm slings, etc. Those got used for head rags, face coverings, you name it.

I'm 99.99% positive those have been used more frequently for the above reasons than for first aid.

[chuckman]

I'm 99.99% positive those have been used more frequently for the above reasons than for first aid.

As a corpsman, I never once used it in a medical capacity. Like duct tape, those things had a hundred uses....