[Zebra]

A lot of the soldiers going over to join in the war have not had time to get their desert camo gear. I was over there twice and one of the times we did not recieve our desert gear till after we got there. Some people had to wait a few days if they had sizes that were not immediately in stock at our supply area.
I know a few people that have gone from America to Kuwait in the last week or so and were out in the desert doing their job within 24-48 hours of arriving. The combat soldiers get priority when issuing desert gear. The soldiers that were caught were a maintenance outfit that was in the rear behind the combat and probably hadn't recieved their desert gear yet.