A sample of the temperate woodland CADPAT design.

CADPAT, or CAnadian Disruptive PATtern, is the digital camouflage pattern currently used by the Canadian Forces. Image File history File linksMetadata CADPAT.jpg Summary Steves page of Camo - http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata CADPAT.jpg Summary Steves page of Camo - http://www. ... Anolis caroliensis showing blending camouflage and counter-shading. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ...

In development for the better part of a decade, the pattern comes in three varieties: temperate woodland (TW), arid region (AR), and Winter/Arctic. The temperate woodland pattern became the standard issue combat clothing for the Canadian army in 2002, with the air force following suit in 2004. This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. ... Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is differentiated from a forest. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The CADPAT uniform replaced the dated "olive green" combat uniforms in use since the early 1960s.

Though many organisations such as the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, and the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets still use the old combat uniforms, the regular forces and the reserves only use the new CADPAT. Army surplus stores sell the old combats too. Royal Canadian Army Cadets The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC) is a federally-sponsored program for young Canadians. ... Royal Canadian Air Cadets Emblem The Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a national youth organization of close to 24,500 young men and women from 12 through 19 years of age. ... Royal Canadian Sea Cadets emblem Cadets Canada logo The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a Canadian national youth cadet organization that is affiliated with the Canadian Forces. ... Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons or organizations, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ...

There is a false variant of the CADPAT, which is commonly known as "fake CADPAT". It looks similar but doesn't use the exact same colors and pattern. It is not made by the same company as the authentic CADPAT, and has no infrared protection. Clothes made of fake CADPAT uses diffent cuts.

See also

• MARPAT
• Camouflage
• Canadian Forces

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External links

• army.forces.gc.ca: The Canadian Disruptive Pattern
• Debate over who started the digital pattern thing first, USMC or Canada?