The Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) appeared in September 1981 in Woodland pattern, a four-color development in the earlier ERDL pattern based primarily on the woodland colors of Northern Europe.
The Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) appeared in September 1981 in Woodland pattern. Woodland pattern was a four-color development in the earlier ERDL pattern. This earlier ERDL pattern was based primarily on the woodland colors of Northern Europe.