Bright not right for ACU.IN A STORY ABOUT THE ARMY COMBAT UNIFORM (ACU ACU - Abilene Christian University (formerly Abilene Christian College; Abilene, TX, USA) ACU - Australian Catholic University ACU - Acceleration Control Unit ACU - Acknowledgement Signal Unit ACU - Acquisition Control Unit ACU - Address Calculation Unit (digital electronics) ACU - Advanced Combat Uniform ACU - Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria ACU - Air Cleanup Unit ACU - Air Compressor Unit ACU - Air Conditioning Unit ACU - Aircraft Control Unit) IN PS 637, WE ADVISED YOU TO WASH THE ACU IN A MILD DETERGENT THAT DOES NOT HAVE OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS. THE CARE LABEL ON THE ACU SAYS THE SAME THING. BUT NOWHERE--NOT EVEN IN THE CARE MANUAL--DOES IT SAY WHICH DETERGENTS CONTAIN BRIGHTENERS AND WHICH DON'T. WE'VE CORRECTED THAT OVERSIGHT. THE ARMY HAS DETERMINED THAT ANY VERSION OF THE FOLLOWING DETERGENT IS SAFE TO USE ... PREFER USING A STORE BRAND OR GENERIC BRAND OF DETERGENT? LOOK FOR A STATEMENT ON THE PACKAGING THAT SAYS "COMPARE TO [BRAND NAME]." MATCH THAT BRAND NAME TO THE LIST ABOVE. THAT WAY YOU'LL BE SRE SRE - Sancta Romana Ecclesia (Latin: Holy Roman Church, epigraphy) SRE - Scottish Rootes Enthusiasts SRE - Search Radar Element SRE - SecretarÃa de Relaciones Exteriores (México) SRE - Self Routing (Switch) Element SRE - Self-Recovering Equalization SRE - Serum Response Element (biochemistry) SRE - Settlement Reporting Entity SRe - Seychelles Rupee (national currency) SRE - Shift Register Encode SRE - Signal Reference Earth (electric installations) THE DETERGENT'S SAFE TO USE WILL THE ACU. OPTICAL BRIGHTENERS ARE OUT BECAUSE THEY WEAR DOWN THE PROTECTION BUILT INTO YOUR ACUS AND ACCELERATE FADING OF THE CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN. REMEMBER TO TURN THE ACU'S JACKET AND TROUSERS INSIDE OUT BEFORE YOU WASH THEM. THAT PROLONGS THE LIFE OF THE HOOK-AND-PILE FASTENER'S AND KEEPS THEM FROM CATCHING ON OTHER ITEMS. |
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