Now that the snow has finally ended and it is warming up I guess I will not be seeing any return on my investment for a few months! 

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Look what came in the Mail today

http://isuhawkeye.blogspot.com/

Okay....and where can the rest of us order this wonder of wonders!

Congrats to getting your  LTC.

I ordered mine through Vangard about 6 months ago

Quote from: isuhawkeye on July 29, 2007, 02:20:29 AM
I ordered mine through Vangard about 6 months ago

Will it take me 6 months to get one?

Probably.

I have had many conversations with Charles Bosec from their east coast office.  It appears that they now have these items in stock, and are available for shipping.

But how long will it actually take them to ship them?  I had to wait two months for them to ship what they said they had in stock.

Think about it, you don't need these things in July, so if you order it now, it'll be here for the fall and winter.

what a refreshingly positive approach

Quote from: isuhawkeye on July 30, 2007, 12:23:15 AM
what a refreshingly positive approach

True, but after having to deal with Vanguard, I find it very hard to remain positive.

I just ordered mine today. Lets see how long it takes to arrive

In support of the Greater Syracuse "Buy Locally" initiative, I had my Goretex tab manufacturered locally months ago.

This, of course, means I was able to wear my Goretex jacket in full accordance with CAP regulations, manuals, and interim change letters for several months now. Hopefully I nor the local seamstress will not receive cease and desist orders for the lot of 1 produced and sold.   

Quote from: Pylon on July 30, 2007, 05:38:58 PM
In support of the Greater Syracuse "Buy Locally" initiative, I had my Goretex tab manufacturered locally months ago.

This, of course, means I was able to wear my Goretex jacket in full accordance with CAP regulations, manuals, and interim change letters for several months now. Hopefully I nor the local seamstress will not receive cease and desist orders for the lot of 1 produced and sold.   

I hope they wouldn't even bother with it.  I mean it's 1, it's not like hundreds are being produced, oh by the way, could you have a 1lt set made up for me, oh and I have some other friends that want them too. . . . . .   JK

No offense to any of you, but both examples in the pictures look horribly amateur.  It looks like they took a separate cloth C.A.P and Grade Insignia and stitched them to a blank piece of ultramarine.  Why didn't they take the blank piece of ultramarine and embroider the insignia directly onto it, then sew up the back?

Quote from: lordmonar on July 29, 2007, 12:18:30 AM
Okay....and where can the rest of us order this wonder of wonders!

http://www.vanguardmil.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_390_412_414

Here you can order it, you might not recieve it though!

They don't have cadet ones yet. At the rate most cadet promote, I think they should have a blank sleeve and pin metal grade on it.

Quote from: markh on July 31, 2007, 04:19:18 PM
...At the rate most cadet promote, I think they should have a blank sleeve and pin metal grade on it.

That is what they approved.

Quote from: JC004 on July 31, 2007, 04:28:10 PM

Quote from: markh on July 31, 2007, 04:19:18 PM
...At the rate most cadet promote, I think they should have a blank sleeve and pin metal grade on it.

That is what they approved.

For cadet officers, according to this memo, its embroidered. C/NCO's wear metal grade.

Heres a segment fromthe policy letter:

Quote1. It gives me great pleasure to announce the Air Force has now authorized the wear of the Gortex parka for CAP members. This outergarment provides maximum protection from the elements and is now authorized for all members wearing the BDU uniform. This garment will be worn with an ultramarine blue embroidered device on the front tab
(see atch 1). Cadet and senior member officers will wear the device with embroidered grade insignia. Cadet and senior member NCOs will wear the device with the embroidered CAP and metal grade insignia.

Quote from: markh on July 31, 2007, 04:50:10 PM
For cadet officers, according to this memo, its embroidered. C/NCO's wear metal grade.

Heres a segment fromthe policy letter:

Quote1. It gives me great pleasure to announce the Air Force has now authorized the wear of the Gortex parka for CAP members. This outergarment provides maximum protection from the elements and is now authorized for all members wearing the BDU uniform. This garment will be worn with an ultramarine blue embroidered device on the front tab
(see atch 1). Cadet and senior member officers will wear the device with embroidered grade insignia. Cadet and senior member NCOs will wear the device with the embroidered CAP and metal grade insignia.

I can understand Cadet NCO's, but Senior Member NCO's? Not like they're promoting, why should they wear a metal pin-on? And what about the cadet Airmen?

I'm guessing that no one at National thought about wearing metal insignia on the flightline. You avoid doing that on any flightline, not just military ones.