Uniform contest

[Major Carrales]

My question, especially during an SLS, is what was the UOD?  Regardless of which you choose to go with, TPU or Mil-Style, everyone should be wearing something closely resembling the same uniform.  If it was short-sleeve [fill in uniform], then there should be short-sleeve blues, short-sleeve TPU, or aviator shirt.  No one should be wearing a tie or tie tab, no one should be wearing long-sleeves and no one should be wearing service dress.

Here is what I see...

There are so many uniform combos and types of people who wear different types of uniforms.  It makes it impossible for CAP members, even in the same squadron, to get the same items.  Unless a Squadron Commander, such as myself, "ordered" everyone...via squadron policy, to buy and wear one uniform.

Ideally, in the Carralesian Universe...

everyone would start with one uniform..."minimum basic" (aka short sleeve blues).  Order your ribbons and wear them for formal events.  

The move on to a field/operational uniform (BDUs or Flight Suit) as one's next purchase.  When one makes Captain, order a long sleeve shirt with tie.

When one becomes a Major, get into service dress...service coat.  Every Lt Col Should own a Service CAP for formal occasions (like CAP Funerals and Wing Conferences)


MESS DRESS for Field Grade Officers (ideally), sort of quasi-mandatory for Colonels on up.  Optional in the company grades.

When to wear the stuff...

REGULAR MEETINGS:

Short Sleeve Shirt Combo- no ribbons (save recruiters and PAOs)
BDUs/Flight Suit- If need be.

SARex:

Flightcrews- Flight Suits
Ground Teams/COMM- BDUs
Mission Staff- Short Sleeve Combo


Class Environment (AKA SLS/CLC/UCC et al):

Students: Short Sleeve Shirt Combo- no ribbons (save recruiters and PAOs)
Instructors: Service Coats

WING/REGION/NATONAL Conferences

Company Grade: Short/Long Sleeve Combo (with tie where appropriate) with ribbons
Field Grade and General Grades: Service Coats

Banquets and Dinners
MESS DRESS or SERVICE DRESS

That is what I would suggest if I were in charge of the CAP Universe.  Those that know me will see common themes.  Feel free to disagree...won't matter, it all conjectural anyway.

[isuhawkeye]

I can't  help it.

[SDF_Specialist]

So was there a winner chosen in the uniform contest?

[SAR-EMT1]

So was there a winner chosen in the uniform contest?

Sorry it took so long but I had back to back 72 hour shifts.

Here are the winners of the Uniform Contest.

Blues/Greys
Major Carrales

BDUs/BBDUs
JThemann

Flightsuit
SJFedor

Mess Dress/TPU Heavy
Caphistorian and his lovely wife.


Special Mention: the pictures of Stonewall submitted the 28th/29th of August.

[mikeylikey]

So was there a winner chosen in the uniform contest?

Flightsuit
SJFedor

He did look rather sky-sexy!   

[PaulR]

Me in a rather different..non CAP uniform at a WWII function

Awesome Fliegerjager impression!

[LtCol White]

Danke

[PaulR]

Hopefully, my wife will let me re-join the CAP soon so that I will have a photo in a more appropriate uniform to post. 

Here is my favorite one of me thus far!

[pixelwonk]

Here are the winners of the Uniform Contest.

Blues/Greys
Major Carrales

BDUs/BBDUs
JThemann

Flightsuit
SJFedor

Mess Dress/TPU Heavy
Caphistorian and his lovely wife.


Special Mention: the pictures of Stonewall submitted the 28th/29th of August.

Added links to the winners so y'all don't have to search for 'em throughout the thread.  I'm nice like that.
And Come on... you gotta give the blues award to UK for kickin it live in the old-school blues.

[Lancer]

And Come on... you gotta give the blues award to UK for kickin it live in the old-school blues.

I Agree.

Joe wins in the 'Best Use of a Service Cap' Category.

[JayT]

Woohoo! Go me!

[SJFedor]

Do I get a special blingy to put in my signature line?!!?!?! 

[pixelwonk]

Yes.

[Flying Pig]

I hate to break it to you Paul....but isnt that the NJ State Police uniform you are wearing?

[PaulR]

I hate to break it to you Paul....but isnt that the NJ State Police uniform you are wearing?

lol  I could only wish.  They get paid a heck of a lot more than I do, but there job is a lot more dangerous!

[Major Carrales]

And Come on... you gotta give the blues award to UK for kickin it live in the old-school blues.

I Agree.

Joe wins in the 'Best Use of a Service Cap' Category.

Why thank you...

How 'bout a pic of me dressed as the fiction character "Sparky..." from the Adventures of Smilin's Kach and Sparky

OK...Kach...now is your chance to duplicate "the look..."

[SAR-EMT1]

And Come on... you gotta give the blues award to UK for kickin it live in the old-school blues.

I Agree.

Joe wins in the 'Best Use of a Service Cap' Category.

Why thank you...

How 'bout a pic of me dressed as the fiction character "Sparky..." from the Adventures of Smilin's Kach and Sparky

OK...Kach...now is your chance to duplicate "the look..."

You sir, are one heckuva artist.

[SJFedor]

Yes.

Booya.

[♠SARKID♠]

Passed out at an airshow in Manitowoc, WI.  I was the only cadet working night security, so I slept during the day.  The only problem was that it was Sunday, and the chaplain was holding mass in the hangar we were sleeping in.  I promptly took up refuge in ORCA and died on the couch.  They were looking for things to put in my mouth...

[SDF_Specialist]

I hope for your sake they didn't find anything. I can remember a few "gatherings" where people were successful i finding things. I've only seen the pictures. That wasn't fun.