Belts

[Rachel F]

Hey guys, so I have a dark blue belt with a silver metal end, and I also have the silver belt buckle for the blues uniform, and the black open-face for the BDUs.

Where could I find a blue belt with a black metal end, or is it okay to wear the belt I have with the black buckle?

Thanks

[Eclipse]

Practically speaking, no one will see the silver-tipped buckle under your BDU's, but otherwise you'd have to buy a propper BDU belt from somewhere, and it will have a buckle on it already.

They are easy to get online.

[Rachel F]

Okay, so is it worth it to get the BDU belt? I'm just wondering what is common practice.

[SarDragon]

The BDU belt is the proper item. Common practice is wearing all the correct parts of a uniform combination.

That said, you might check at the Pease ANG base. It's about an hour from Nashua, over by the coast.

[Extremepredjudice]

Practically speaking, no one will see the silver-tipped buckle under your BDU's, but otherwise you'd have to buy a propper BDU belt from somewhere, and it will have a buckle on it already.

They are easy to get online.

I've been asked to see my belt on multiple occasions. It is very common at competitions. But YMMV...

[lordmonar]

Practically speaking, no one will see the silver-tipped buckle under your BDU's, but otherwise you'd have to buy a propper BDU belt from somewhere, and it will have a buckle on it already.

They are easy to get online.

I've been asked to see my belt on multiple occasions. It is very common at competitions. But YMMV...

Competitions?  What competitions?  The only CAP Cadet competitions should be done in Blues.

[Extremepredjudice]

Practically speaking, no one will see the silver-tipped buckle under your BDU's, but otherwise you'd have to buy a propper BDU belt from somewhere, and it will have a buckle on it already.

They are easy to get online.

I've been asked to see my belt on multiple occasions. It is very common at competitions. But YMMV...

Competitions?  What competitions?  The only CAP Cadet competitions should be done in Blues.

Ultimate Cadet Challenge (FLWG only) for one... At my basic encampment, they had a competition, and it was done in BDUs (drill, academic, and inspection, IIRC). Another was at a group event, in BDUs.


Edit to clarify

[ol'fido]

Probably easier to find a belt with the silver tip and some flat black model paint.

[Abby.L]

Hey guys, so I have a dark blue belt with a silver metal end, and I also have the silver belt buckle for the blues uniform, and the black open-face for the BDUs.

Where could I find a blue belt with a black metal end, or is it okay to wear the belt I have with the black buckle?

Thanks

I've actually seen black tips as a separate entity. I've purchased them, and it's interesting, to say the least. You'd have to take off the stock tip, then you would have to put the new tip on, then clamp it onto the belt. I've never gotten it to close down as well as the stock tip did, but it saved me from getting a new belt.

[Angus]

A lot of Army Navy stores sell them. There's one right down the street frommy office that has them. If you want I can pick one up for you and mail it to you. 

[Rachel F]

Yeah, I was wondering if there was something I could simply put over the silver tip, like a clip-on black metal tip. Probably wouldn't be able to find one even if it did exist, and I am not keen on taking the silver tip off because it looks like it won't get back on once it is off.

I found a store 10 minutes from my house that sells the BDU belt for about $7.

[Angus]

$7 is about average I think that's whay I've paid down the street.

[Eclipse]

That's you best bet vs. something homebrewed.

I prefer the wider nylon ones available from BDU.COM and other sources, but the standard one is fine.

[a2capt]

I've just sprayed the chrome tip on the older blue ones that have gotten "too light" for the blues, but still serviceable for field use, with BDUs, as there always seems to be spare buckles around/available.

[vento]

Get this


It is okay to wear what you have with the black open face buckle.