How do I get a suggestion to the board

Started by flyguy06, March 27, 2009, 04:12:37 PM

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AlphaSigOU

As one who regularly wears the TPU CSU I wouldn't mind seeing the following changes proposed:

Ditch the AF blue shoulder marks for the gray CAP shoulder marks. Personally, I don't feel comfortable wearing RealAirForce® shoulder marks, which might confuse us at a distance for a member of Ma Blue. I think the gray shoulder marks contrasts well with the blue trousers and white shirt while making us distinctive from Ma Blue. Cadinks can still wear the blue shoulder marks, since their insignia is markedly different from that of senior members.

Eighty-six the two line blue nameplate for the three-line blue or gray nameplate (the color differentiating cadet/senior status) across the board. Keep the two-line CSU style brushed silver nameplate for both AF-style and CSU service dress jackets.

My two cents' worth, before the black vans and the guys in white coats offering me to wear a straitjacket take me on a one-way trip to the looney bin...  ;D
Lt Col Charles E. (Chuck) Corway, CAP
Gill Robb Wilson Award (#2901 - 2011)
Amelia Earhart Award (#1257 - 1982) - C/Major (retired)
Billy Mitchell Award (#2375 - 1981)
Administrative/Personnel/Professional Development Officer
Nellis Composite Squadron (PCR-NV-069)
KJ6GHO - NAR 45040

O-Rex

This has been beaten to death: one year before an NB a wing commander sent an email over the winglist calling  for uniform suggestions, and specifically specifically said NOT to mention blue boards, as this was run up the chain ad-nauseum.

It all boils down to this: If you want blue boards, wear the white shirt.  (Frankly, I'm surprised that USAF let us get away with even that.)

I also like the idea of ONE brushed two-line nameplate for the service coat (USAF and CSU)

I would like to see what the NB or the Uniform committee comes up with for the replacement for the silver braid on the CSU, if any.  I initially thought the braid was cool until I started seeing members in pictures (I really don't care anymore about looking USAF-like)  the silver just awkwardly stands out.  We ought to use black, like the army does: what-the-hey, their phasing out their service greens anyway, and in a couple of years, it will become CAP-distinctive by default.

Also, what happened  at NB on the unit commander's badge below the pocket? 

In general, good luck with uniform suggestions: remember that Wing Commanders get them by the ton.

Hawk200

Quote from: O-Rex on March 30, 2009, 01:58:29 PMI also like the idea of ONE brushed two-line nameplate for the service coat (USAF and CSU)

Second, wholeheartedly.

Quote from: O-Rex on March 30, 2009, 01:58:29 PM
Also, what happened  at NB on the unit commander's badge below the pocket? 

Would like to know that myself.