Rip it off: Velcro on a US army uniform. Photograph: Getty Images/Erik S LesserUS Army Ditches Velcro From Its Uniforms -- The Guardian
It was an essential part of US soldiers' uniforms, but Velcro's ripping noise betrays their position to the enemy – and gets clogged with dirt
Is this the end of the line for Velcro? According to USA Today, the US army has decided to ditch that once most fashionable and space-age of fasteners from the pockets of trousers issued to soldiers in Afghanistan, and replace it with the humble button. The Velcro fasteners have, apparently, been failing to cope with bulging pockets – as well as collecting dirt and sand and even, with that unmistakable, fingers-on-blackboard ripping sound, betraying soldiers' positions to the enemy. US sergeant Kenny Hatten wrote on an army website, "Buttons are silent, work just fine in the mud, do not clog up with dirt and do not fray and disintegrate with repeated laundering."
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My Comment:I guess this means that the Army is going back to the sewing machine.
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