I don't know where my old topic went but maybe its because of my grammar.
Can I [mix and match Edited-DN] if I can't find both male tops and bottoms? Like cross male top with female bottom? Is there a difference?
Maybe you'd like to find a better title for this, troop.
Quote from: cadetcadet on April 25, 2019, 08:26:27 PM
I don't know where my old topic went but maybe its because of my grammar.
Can I [mix and match Edited-DN] if I can't find both male tops and bottoms? Like cross male top with female bottom? Is there a difference?
1. No. Males cannot wear female uniforms.
2. They are cut different.
Can they tell though? Like if worst comes to wurst then is it noticable?
It is noticeable.
Pretty sure the zipper on the pants and the buttons on the shirt are reversed (left vs right)
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Are we talking blues or ABUs?
Perhaps if you asked the actual question, or are you just looking to get responses?
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If you're talking about a field uniform ABU / BDU, there are no "male and female", at least
not in standard cuts available from Vanguard.
https://www.vanguardmil.com/collections/cap-abu-uniform
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The trousers, especially, would be the same.
No sorry i thought crossdress meant mixing clothes from different batches i was meaning the abu
i see a lot of abus on ebay that are female and i have a small 26 inch waste so the male ones dont fit and vanguard is too expensive sorry for the wrong words
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Words are important, and some words have other, more charged meanings. Know your audience.
Yes, in the USAF-issue world, ABUs are cut slightly differently between male & female variants. Functionally (pockets, buttons, plackets, etc) they are the same. The trousers, especially, will be a little less obviously different.
If you're a smaller cadet and the female versions will fit you better, nobody is going to point and shout "female trousers!!"
Quote from: Eclipse on April 26, 2019, 12:29:33 AM
Perhaps if you asked the actual question, or are you just looking to get responses?
(https://i.postimg.cc/8PxBTZ6y/Capture.jpg)
If you're talking about a field uniform ABU / BDU, there are no "male and female", at least
not in standard cuts available from Vanguard.
https://www.vanguardmil.com/collections/cap-abu-uniform
(https://i.postimg.cc/3w1v01kQ/capture2.jpg)
The trousers, especially, would be the same.
Funny, AAFES seems to think there is a male and female version of the ABU. I think I trust them more then Scamguard.
Our former commander (female) bought male pants because they fit better.
Quote from: GaryVC on April 26, 2019, 04:24:33 PM
Our former commander (female) bought male pants because they fit better.
Yep, that's allowed in both CAPM 39-1 and AFI 36-2903 only for BDU's/ABU's. Paragraph 5.1 for those interested in looking it up.