No Cover, No Uniform

[Walkman]

Simple question...

OK, so they sent me the wrong size cover for my BDUs (again). Can I wear my BDUs tongiht without the cover?

[DKruse]

Simple answer..........no.   

[Walkman]

That's what I thought.

Thanks. 

[MIKE]

All the way on or all the way off.  You don't want to be caught outdoors out of uniform.

Headgear is still optional with the field uniform, utility uniform and blue flight suit right?

[SDF_Specialist]

Maybe you could swap it for something smaller (bigger?) from your unit's supply. Worth a shot.

[Eclipse]

All the way on or all the way off.  You don't want to be caught outdoors out of uniform.

Headgear is still optional with the field uniform, utility uniform and blue flight suit right?

No headgear required for blue field or utility.

Flight cap or approved ball cap required for blue flightsuit.
(at least as of March 2005 39-1)

I haven't seen any addendums changing that, other than the blue BDU cap having grade if you wear it.

[Walkman]

Good news! Cadets are doing CPFT tongiht, so my son's wearing work-out stuff. His cover fits (but barely). So I'll wear his tonight.

[JayT]

What is a cover?

[SDF_Specialist]

What is a cover?

The designated hat for the uniform. Flight cap or service cap for blues, BDU or CAP baseball cap for BBDUs and BDUs, Flight cap or baseball cap for Flight suit.

[pixelwonk]

He wasn't looking for an answer.
That was a snarky question usually reserved for C/Amn with 4 posts on CadetStuff.

What he's really trying to say is that the correct term for uniform headwear is hat or  cap.

[LTC_Gadget]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_(military)

"Uniform

In some military services (especially in the U.S.), a uniform hat is sometimes referred to officially as a cover, as in "Soldier, remove your cover!" or "You're not in uniform without your cover."

I've heard it called a cover for years.  As for "correct" or not, it's sometimes more a matter of "regional" opinion. "Cover" is also a generic word for any sort of structure under which it would be considered improper to wear any device on the head.  The only time it might be confusing is when you have to remind a cadet who's standing under cover to remove *his/her* cover.. 

Now, what the heck is "snarky?"  Oh, yeah:

American Heritage Dictionary - snark·y       (snär'kē) 
adj.   snark·i·er, snark·i·est Slang

   1. Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; snide.
   2. Irritable or short-tempered; irascible.

Whose turn is it to pick nits??



V/R,

[Eclipse]

Since the snarky question is being exported from Cadet stuff, I'll bring over a .gif, too!