Everyone gave this uniform a good laugh, but really it could have been fantastic if they had made it lighter weight sooner and hadn't forgotten about that whole need for fire resistance.
People were quick to judge the color pattern making jokes about falling overboard or who can you hide from in blue, but the uniform it replaced, dungarees or the poopy suit, certainly did neither of those things either. What the NWUs were (if they had made them lighter weight and flame retardant) was a great working uniform. They hid stains well and could be easily maintained.
The NWU type 3, although "cooler looking" certainly won't be as good at hiding the typical maintenance stains.
I'd probably prefer to see us steal the Coast Guard working uniform if we're going to change, but oh well I'll stand by to hear all the expeditionary folks grumble