In a letter to CNN , a top military official said the ability to procure the foreign rayon `` a valuable authority . '' Uniforms made in Georgia by TenCate company , use a material called Defender M. It is used by the military for its fire - resistant and breathable properties . Georgia uses rayon from Austria , which normally violates buy - American requirement . Amendment at Congress would continue to require special rayon to be imported .
Uniforms made in Georgia by TenCate company , use a material called Defender M. It is used by the military for its fire - resistant and breathable properties . Georgia uses rayon from Austria , which normally violates buy - American requirement . Amendment at Congress would continue to require special rayon to be imported .