How to Fold BDU Pants

BDUs are no longer issued by the military.

Trousers of the military's old battle dress uniform (BDU) pants are often worn for fashion. The military phased out BDUs in favor of more modern camouflage. BDU pants have a button fly, cargo pockets and a drawstring waistband. Unlike everyday pants, BDUs are reinforced in the knees and the seat. BDU pants are wash-and-wear, although military regulations used to require ironing according to strict regulations.

Instructions

1. Extend your arms and hold the BDU pants in front of you. Grasp the seat of the pants with one hand and the top button of the fly with the other. Pull the seat and the button away from each other.

2. Grasp the waistband at the fly and in the back. Shake the BDU pants to remove any wrinkles.

3. Place the BDU pants on a flat surface and smooth out visible wrinkles. Make sure one leg of the pants is on top of the other and the edges are flush.

4. Grab the ankles of each pant leg, keeping them together, and bring them up to meet the waistband. The fold will appear near the knee area of the pants.

5. Grasp the fold you just created and bring it up to meet the ankle and waistband of the BDU pants. One cargo pocket will be exposed on the bottom side of the pants. Smooth visible wrinkles from the pants and put them away.

Tips & Warnings

• Starch and iron your BDU trousers to achieve military-like creases.

References

• BDU.com: Propper Cotton Ripstop BDU Pants