Editing MARPAT (section)

==Similar designs==
[[File:BSRF Marines extend welcome to Canadian Air Force 160329-M-PJ201-017.jpg|thumb|A Canadian airman in [[CADPAT]] (left); a U.S. marine dressed in MARPAT]]
MARPAT is aesthetically similar to [[Canadian Forces]] [[CADPAT]], which was first developed in the 1990s.<ref name="S&S CADPAT">{{cite web |url=http://www.stripes.com/01/feb01/ed022401e.html|title=Marines' followed Canadians' example in use of digitally-designed 'cammies' |last=Jontz |first=Sandra |date=24 February 2001 |work=[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]] |access-date=14 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227060337/http://www.stripes.com/01/feb01/ed022401e.html |archive-date=27 December 2007}}</ref>

The [[United States Army]] used the same shapes in designing its [[Universal Camouflage Pattern]], which uses a much paler three-color scheme of sage green, grey and sand for use on the [[Army Combat Uniform]]. After major questions about its effectiveness arose, the Army adopted the "Scorpion W2" [[Operational Camouflage Pattern]] in 2015, which was fully phased in by 2019.

The [[United States Air Force]] designed its own [[Airman Battle Uniform]] (ABU) using a standard tiger stripe pattern and slight variation on the color scheme of ACU. It was also phased out by the OCP uniform by 2021.
[[File:100419M3599F027.JPG|thumb |[[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] wearing Desert MARPAT (left) and an Iraqi Policeman wearing the since-discontinued [[Navy Working Uniform]] Type I (right)]]
The [[United States Navy]] announced approval for a digital "BDU-style" work uniform in late 2008. The [[NAVPAT|Navy Working Uniform]] (NWU) was chosen by surveyed sailors for consistency and longer life, while the blue-grey-black Type I pattern was designed for aesthetic purposes rather than camouflage to disguise them at sea. In January 2010, the Navy began considering new Navy Working Uniform patterns modified from MARPAT, with a Type II desert pattern and Type III woodland pattern. The Woodland pattern was actually an earlier coloration of the MARPAT scheme, not adopted following USMC trials.<ref name="NWU announce">{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=50454|title=Two New Navy Working Uniforms Announced|date=8 January 2010|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=6 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623204520/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=50454|archive-date=23 June 2010}}</ref> These patterns are overall darker than their respective MARPAT equivalents, modified with different color shades.<ref name="MCT NWU">{{cite web|url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/01/marine_uniform_011810w/|title=Your thoughts: Navy may try Corps-like camo|last=McCullough|first=Amy|date=20 January 2010|work=Marine Corps Times|access-date=6 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612101510/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/01/marine_uniform_011810w/|archive-date=12 June 2010}}</ref> They were introduced because the blue and grey Type I pattern was not meant for a tactical environment (the Battle Dress Uniform in [[M81 woodland]] and [[Desert Camouflage Uniform]] were still used for this purpose until the Type II and III patterns were introduced).<ref name="NWU FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=16603|title=Navy Working Uniform (NWU) Concepts Frequently Asked Questions|date=13 January 2005|work=Task Force Uniform Public Affairs|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=6 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629211826/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=16603|archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref> Backlash from Marines, including an objection from former [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Commandant]] [[James T. Conway|Conway]], led to restrictions when NAVADMIN 374/09 was released:<ref name="CDR Salamander">{{cite web|url=http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2010/01/nwu-unending-nightmare.html|title=NAVADMIN 374/09: Navy Working Uniform Type II and III|date=4 January 2010|work=[[Chief of Naval Operations]]|publisher=CDR Salamander|access-date=6 May 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724011157/http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2010/01/nwu-unending-nightmare.html|archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref> Type II pattern is restricted to [[United States Naval Special Warfare Command|Naval Special Warfare]] personnel while deployed, while the NWU Type III is the standard shore working uniform for all Naval personnel effective 1 October 2019. The blue and grey Type I uniform was discontinued .<ref name="NT NWU">{{cite news|title=Sailor Outcry over Desert Camo Denial|date=22 February 2010|work=Navy Times|author=Navy Times staff|publisher=Marine Corps Times<!--access-date=6 May 2010-->}}</ref>

ARMPAT, an Armenian version of the MARPAT pattern, is currently used by the [[Armed Forces of Armenia|Armenian Armed Forces]], and the [[Artsakh Defence Army|Artsakh Defense Army]]. It has the same design as the MARPAT, but with different color sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia - Camopedia|url=https://www.camopedia.org/index.php?title=Armenia|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.camopedia.org}}{{better source needed|date=May 2022}}</ref>