AF PT Uniform Guidance

1.  THE CSAF HAS APPROVED POLICY FOR WEAR OF THE OFFICIAL PT UNIFORM.

THE INTENT OF THE POLICY IS FOR WEAR OF THE PT UNIFORM AT ALL ORGANIZED PT FUNCTIONS.  MANDATORY WEAR DATE WILL BE ESTABLISHED AT A LATER DATE.

ANY COMBINATION OF PT UNIFORM ITEMS MAY BE WORN TOGETHER (JACKET WITH T-SHIRT AND SHORTS, T-SHIRT WITH SHORTS AND OR PANTS); PT UNIFORM ITEMS WILL NOT BE WORN WITH ANY CIVILIAN CLOTHING.

A. T-SHIRT

        1.  MUST BE WORN TUCKED INTO SHORTS.

        2.  MAY WEAR SHORT OR LONG SLEEVE (ONCE AVAILABLE) STYLE AF SHIRT.

B.  WARM-UP SUIT

        1.  JACKET, WHEN WORN, WILL BE AT LEAST HALF ZIPPED.

        2.  HOOD WILL BE STORED AND ZIPPED WHEN NOT WORN.

        3.  PANTS WHEN WORN WILL BE ZIPPED AT LEGS.

C.  PT SHORTS

        1.  SPANDEX SHORTS AND LEGGINGS (NAVY BLUE OR BLACK) MAY BE

          WORN UNDER PT SHORTS (FULL LENGTH LEGGINGS MAY BE WORN

          DURING COLD WEATHER PERIODS).

D.  SOCKS/SHOES

        1.  WHITE SOCKS WILL BE WORN -- ANKLE OR CALF LENGTH.

        2.  SMALL CONSERVATIVE TRADEMARK LOGOS MAY BE WORN ON SOCKS.

        3.  SHOES MUST BE A CONSERVATIVE COLOR (I.E., WHITE, BLACK, DARK

          BLUE, ETC.) 

E.  HATS

        1.  ARE NOT REQUIRED WHEN PERFORMING PT ACTIVITIES; HOWEVER,

            IF WORN, MAJCOM COMMANDERS OR AF COMPONENT COMMANDERS

            WILL STANDARDIZE STYLE AND WEAR POLICY.

F.  SALUTING: 

        1.  NOT REQUIRED WHEN PERFORMING PT ACTIVITIES.

        2.  REQUIRED WHEN MEETING INDIVIDUALS DISPLAYING APPROPRIATE RANK AND NOT PERFORMING

          PT ACTIVITIES, REGARDLESS OF UNIFORM TYPE. 

G.  HAIR

        1.  MUST BE NEAT AND NOT ALLOWED TO HANG LOOSE BELOW THE

          COLLAR; IT WILL BE TIED BACK.

H.  REFLECTIVE BELTS

        1.  REQUIREMENT FOR THE WEAR OF A REFLECTIVE BELT WILL BE AT THE

            DISCRETION OF THE INSTALLATION COMMANDER.

I.  JEWELRY

        1.  JEWELRY WEAR WILL FOLLOW NORMAL UNIFORM WEAR RULES;

          KEEP SAFETY IN MIND.

2.  BODY ART (TATTOOS) STANDARDS APPLY (REFER TO 36-2903).

3.  WITHIN THE AOR, THE AIR FORCE COMPONENT COMMANDER WILL COORDINATE THE WEAR POLICY WITH THE COCOM TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY OF WEAR IN A JOINT ENVIRONMENT WITH THE OTHER SERVICES.  ANY ADJUSTMENTS IMPACTING THE STANDARD WEAR OF THE AF PT UNIFORM MUST BE COORDINATED WITH AF/DP.

4.  FUNDING:  EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 04, ENLISTED PERSONNEL STARTED RECEIVING AN INITIAL INCREASE IN THEIR ANNUAL CLOTHING REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE TO COVER THE COST OF ONE RUNNING SUIT AND TWO SETS OF SHIRT AND SHORTS.

STARTING 1 OCT 05, THE REPLACEMENT ALLOWANCE WILL BE BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED WEAR LIFE OF THE UNIFORM, YET TO BE DETERMINED.  OFFICERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE UNIFORM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. 

5.  MANDATORY WEAR DATE WILL BE DETERMINED ONCE SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE.

6.  UNIFORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN MILITARY CLOTHING SALES STORE; THE FIRST SHIPMENTS HAVE BEEN DIRECTED/SHIPPED TO THE AOR TO SUPPORT AEF1/2 AND AEF3/4.  ONCE THE AOR LOCATIONS ARE STOCKED, FUTURE SHIPMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO HOME STATION STORES SYNCHRONIZED WITH THE AEF ROTATION SCHEDULE.  FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE BASES SUPPORTING AEF5/6 SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE UNIFORMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CLOTHING SALES STORES AROUND THE FEB/MAR 05

TIMEFRAME.   

7.  QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO YOUR LOCAL/MAJCOM POINT OF CONTACTS.