Quote Originally Posted by davedove
I really don't see it happening for field wear, mainly because of the NBC situation. Granted, tearing off something designed like a utilikilt only takes a "half-second" (and that's assuming there's no belt), that's still an additional step before the clothes are donned. In NBC environments, a half-second can kill.

Also, in infantry type combat, when you're not moving you're on the ground, because a prone person is a smaller target. However thin it might be, the pants are a layer of protection between your legs and the ground.

I'm not trying to be difficult, just trying to think of objections.
Actually when I meant half second, think that it actually would take less time to rip off a kilt than to stuff bulky cargo pockets into the NBC gear.

True pants do offer a layer of protection when on the ground (also when walking through bruch). However, other services (non US) do offer a short pant with uniforms, what do they do to protect legs?

Adam