Thanks for the additional reference!
I am making a 4 1/2 minute short film and this guy is one of the characters (the cow is the other). Its about two characters heading in different directions at different points in their lives. The soldier is heading home, the cow is being transported away from his pen/home.
I did take some liberties with the clothing design, such as the fact that the uni is a bit tighter than it should be, but that will just help with the rigging. I omitted the side pockets for the same reason, I was worried about torsion when there was arm twist. I also darkened up behind the name/rank patches (which from my reference seems to be an earlier style… not contemporary) but it helps contrast for readability in the renders.
The height of the boots was tapered as well for the rig, but I am going to be going back and making them more tan. I agree, I took too much liberty in changing those up.
Thank you for your advise, very much appreciated.
(and thank you for your service)