Hamish:
Thanks for the input-still pretty witty at one AM.
When I stated gold, I meant a mustard as you so stated. Dyeing the jacket might not be a bad idea, although tough for an Army guy to wear blue - just have to make sure it doesn't look too Air Force blue LOL. I was just thinking about a picture I saw in Scotty's book that showed the British Combat jacket worn with the kilt hence my original question plus since I'm an Army officer it would be a different look for less formal functions. The Ike jacket is of similiar cut and OD color to the British Combat jacket. If I dye it blue then I will most definetly have to post a pic for you to check me out. Slainte CR