Could This Be the new Air Force Dress Uniform???

[Treetopflyer]

According to the Air Force Times, these uniforms are for the AF Chief of Staff and the CMSAF only.

Of course why wouldn't they be? I'll skip the rant about leading by example.

[filfoster]

Of course why wouldn't they be? I'll skip the rant about leading by example.

The AF officer corps spared. These are the military version of The Emperor's New Clothes.

[Bluebird Marsha]

This thread has been like a horror movie, except with an apparently happy ending. If the Air Force Chief of Staff wants to do this to himself, fine. But making people pay good money to wear "that" would be a crime. Maybe it's the color resolution on my computer, but that white piping on blue just made for a very cheap looking uniform. I was half way expecting to hear "I am the very model of an American 4 star general" start playing.

That uniform just doesn't look like something from the U.S. military fashion closet.

[Silver Dollar]

I'm glad that Gen Schwartz relegated this discussion to the back burner. He was always a very practical kind of boss. The Air Force has a lot more on its plate to deal with than a goofy uniform. When McPeak changed the uniform, he told us that the choice was made because the majority of personnel liked the changes. All I know is whoever I asked when I was active duty said the uniform change was stupid and out and out wrong. Where was this great majority of opinions?

[Treetopflyer]

When McPeak changed the uniform, he told us that the choice was made because the majority of personnel liked the changes. All I know is whoever I asked when I was active duty said the uniform change was stupid and out and out wrong. Where was this great majority of opinions?

It was the exact same way in the Navy when we had a major uniform change a couple of years ago. The word was put out that the majority of people loved the new uniform, but I didn't know one person that did. Now they are looking at doing another one. Instead of the Blue aquaflage we might be changing to green camouflage! That should blend in real well with gray ships.

[Bluebird Marsha]

I admit to being a bit confused. Why would Navy guys need camouflage uniforms? Aren't they usually working on... ships? And since I was an Army reservist type maybe I'm missing something, but isn't a blue based cammie a bad idea? The only thing it blends into is the ocean, and isn't that a really bad idea?

[penates]

I wasn't real thrilled with the Air Force's change to ghettoflage either.

[Widebrim]

God bless the United States Marine Corps for achieving absolute perfection in both the class A and full dress uniform, and leaving it that way.

An unbiased opinion, D.?

[p51]

An unbiased opinion, D.?

Hell, I was an Army officer and I have to agree with D on that. Say what you will about the Marines, they do have both the best sense of history and the best dress uniforms, no question...

[Widebrim]

BTW, these are just special uniforms for the top brass - they won't be adopted widespread. I googled the heck out of it out of concern for my paycheck.

I figured that is what they were intended for, or at least for evening formal dress, but they're still too high contrast. (And why the scrambled eggs on the side of the officer's service cap?) They need some pockets, too. Makes me wonder what the female version looks like...