Bowties with the blues

[nathan88]

are cadets allowed to wear a black bowtie with the blues for formal situations?

[AngelWings]

are cadets allowed to wear a black bowtie with the blues for formal situations?

With a white dress shirt and no nameplate, yes.

[Pylon]

The answer you seek is in CAPM 39-1:  CIVIL AIR PATROL CAP MANUAL 39-1 NATIONAL ...

[lordmonar]

If you have the OLD STYLE service coat you wear a bow tie, white shirt, no name plate.

If you have the NEW STYLE service coat you wear a regular tie, white shirt, no name plate.

CADETS only!

[Pylon]

And only if your chain of command sets the uniform for that activity to permit semi-formal service dress.  It's not appropriate for wear to your average squadron meeting or an activity where the uniform doesn't specifically say "semi-formal" or mess dress or something similarly formal.  When in doubt, ask your chain of command first if it is appropriate to wear for the occasion.

[nathan88]

i would love to be able to wear the bowie

[Sgt. Fischer]

yes you are. personally, i think it would look weird.. but that's just me. 

[titanII]

Not a fan of bow ties. But I have a new-style service coat, anyways.

[Sgt. Fischer]

Not a fan of bow ties. But I have a new-style service coat, anyways.

New style?

[titanII]

New style?

New style service coat: 3 buttons, 3 pockets


Old style service coat: 4 buttons, 4 pockets

[Sgt. Fischer]

New style?

New style service coat: 3 buttons, 3 pockets


Old style service coat: 4 buttons, 4 pockets

Okay! I have that style too!

[Mitchell 1969]

Bow ties with the blues? Most of the bow ties I've met have been pretty happy... of course, I try to keep them away from harmonicas.

And, to be accurate, as in picky, the "old style service coat" does not have "4 buttons, 4 pockets." It has 10 buttons, 4 pockets.

[titanII]

And, to be accurate, as in picky, the "old style service coat" does not have "4 buttons, 4 pockets." It has 10 buttons, 4 pockets.

You got me there, Sir  .

[SarDragon]

Bow ties with the blues? Most of the bow ties I've met have been pretty happy... of course, I try to keep them away from harmonicas.

And, to be accurate, as in picky, the "old style service coat" does not have "4 buttons, 4 pockets." It has 10 buttons, 4 pockets.

That's being pedantic.

The number of buttons in a coat's description almost always refers to the number in the front closure. The olde style is a 4-button. The new style is a 3-button. Pocket and sleeve buttons do not factor into the description, since in the civilian world, where these terms originated, the numbers are variable.

[The CyBorg is destroyed]

Just think of service coats as being named "Tony."


Old style: "Tony Nelson"



New style: "Modified Tony McPeak"

[Mitchell 1969]

Bow ties with the blues? Most of the bow ties I've met have been pretty happy... of course, I try to keep them away from harmonicas.

And, to be accurate, as in picky, the "old style service coat" does not have "4 buttons, 4 pockets." It has 10 buttons, 4 pockets.

That's being pedantic.

Gosh! I thought that the pre-emptive self-admission of being "picky" would have negated the need to be called "pedantic."

[SarDragon]

I guess it's a matter of degrees.