ugg are e ▁replaced ▁the ▁k h aki ▁" No ▁ 2 " ▁British ▁Army ▁pe aked ▁cap ▁as ▁service ▁dress ▁he address ▁for ▁all ▁branches ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁under ▁a ▁" one ▁ber et " ▁policy , ▁ber ets ▁of ▁all ▁branches ▁of ▁service ▁are ▁now ▁univers ally ▁rif le - green , ▁with ▁the ▁exceptions ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁tan ▁ber et ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Special ▁Air ▁Service ▁and ▁the ▁blue ▁ber et ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁Military ▁Police . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁a ▁desert ▁D PM ▁pattern , ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁pattern ▁was ▁in ▁use ▁with ▁New ▁Zealand ▁peace keep ing ▁forces ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Africa . ▁N Z ▁S AS ▁soldiers ▁serving ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁were ▁issued ▁with ▁Australian - s our ced ▁uniform s ▁in ▁Cry e ▁Multi Cam ▁cam ou fl age . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁field ▁uniform ▁was ▁updated ▁to ▁an ▁Army ▁Com bat ▁Un iform - style ▁cut ▁and ▁made ▁in ▁rip stop ▁material . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁MR H ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁Army ▁cer emon ial ▁he address ▁with ▁the ▁" lem on ▁s que e zer " ▁being ▁retained ▁only ▁for ▁colour ▁parties ▁and ▁other ▁limited ▁categories . ▁ ▁N Z DP M ▁and ▁N Z DD PM ▁were ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁a ▁single