The Surprisingly Historic Story of The Combat Shirt (and Raid Mod)

Sometimes certain uniform components are affiliated with one another on a small or large scale with even some instances seeing them originate from the same source. In the case of the globally used Combat Shirt its origins actually relate to another unique, albeit slightly more obscure item, The Raid Mod. Edit: Mistakenly said “shoulder sleeves” instead of “shoulder pockets” at 2:49. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:46 Early Modified Pieces 4:26 Post Cold War and The Rise of The "Raid Mod" 6:42 Future and Modernization Systems Lead to New Uniforms 8:50 The "Raid Mod" Returns and The Birth of The Combat Shirt 11:13 The Combat Shirt Goes Global 12:48 Outro Music ---------- Perigrine Grandeur Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/