Canadian Army Bush Jacket with attached belt. Cotton Drill O.D. 7. Marked "7236 inside the collar. AMCO Ltd (?) One of the first postwar uniform innovations was the introduction of the Bush Uniform in 1949. This uniform was essentially an updated version of the war time Khaki Drill uniform. It consisted of a jacket, long trousers, short trousers, shirt, hat, and brassard. A woman's version of the jacket and trousers was also produced in relatively limited numbers. Made from cotton drill material, Bush was dark olive green (O.D. Number 7) and was immediately popular as it could be either worn as a field or fatigue uniform or starched and pressed for garrison wear. The jacket had an open collar and 4 patch pockets. The jacket could be worn as a shirt, with the sleeves rolled. A separate belt of the same material was supplied. The new brassard was much larger than the war time issue and could accommodate a shoulder title, formation badge and rank insignia. The brassard was worn on both arms or only on the right arm, according to local dress instructions. The Bush uniform was worn as a summer field uniform until the introduction of the combat uniform in the 1960s. It was worn by the Reserves as a field and garrison uniform as late as 1974. The late 1950s issue jacket. Early dated jackets appear to have brown plastic buttons, green plastic buttons are seen on later manufactured jackets. The belt buckle is black anodized aluminum.