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Uncover your potential', indeed! Once you stop ogling the girl, though, you might notice that this Australian Special Air Service (SAS) recruiting poster shows Australian Disruptive Pattern Camouflage to very good effect. [Image courtesy Brad Turner collection.]

Indonesian 'vine leaf' camouflage
Republic of Indonesia

Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat ('Army Strategic Reserve Command', KOSTRAD) supervises operational readiness among all commands and conducts defense and security operations at the strategic level in accordance with policies of the Angkatan Berendjata Republik Indonesia ('Indonesian Armed Forces', ABRI) commander. Initially known as the Army General Reserve Corps, the organisation came into being in 1960, when Indonesia liberated Irian, but was formally constituted only on 6 March 1961. Its name was changed to KOSTRAD in 1963.

Like the U.S. 'vine leaf' camouflage on which it is based, this seven-colour Indonesian 'vine leaf' camouflage features semi-realistic representations of leaves and twigs. It is therefore mimetic, rather than disruptive.

The 'vine leaf' camouflage pattern was adopted by KOSTRAD in the early 1960s and was used through the 1970s. Like all other indigenously-developed Indonesian camouflage patterns, however, the KOSTRAD camouflage was officially discontinued in 1986, when the Army adopted DPM.

Production the pattern has resumed again, recently, although it is not known which units are wearing it. One source suggests that the pattern might now worn by Indonesian Military Police, but others contend this cannot be correct. It is possible KOSTRAD may be wearing it again.

kamouflage.net is grateful to Eric H. Larson, for his invaluable contributions to this article.

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