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Uniform Wear Information

Table 1-1. Wearing the CAP Uniform

Members: (Seniors and cadets)

Wear	Do Not Wear	Optional	When Conducting CAP Business
X			participating in or conducting the cadet program.
X			flying in CAP aircraft (corporate and member-owned aircraft used in CAP flight activity). The service uniform, BDU, utility uniform, field uniform, CAP or AF-style flight suit, CAP blazer, aviator shirt, or knit shirt uniform combinations are all authorized. The wing commander, or designee, will prescribe the type clothing to be worn by members while flying or engaging in organized recreational activities. The region commander will prescribe wear policy for members of the region headquarters.
X			senior members and cadets age 18 and older must meet CAP weight standards to wear AF-style uniforms. See Attachment 1.
	X		any AF-style uniform if the senior member does not meet grooming (see Attachment 2) or weight standards.
X			senior members not meeting weight and grooming standards may wear CAP distinctive uniforms or civilian attire as befits the occasion.
X			when engaged in normal duties as a CAP member or attending local, wing/region, or national CAP functions (see note 1).
X			may wear service dress uniform or light blue, short or long sleeve shirt/blouse with tie/tab and the all-weather coat, overcoat, and raincoat when traveling by commercial means (other than to and from local AP activities) (see note 2).
X			although any CAP uniform may be worn, aviator shirt, blazer combination, or appropriate civilian attire is encouraged to be worn on military aircraft (except orientation flights or IACE). EXCEPTION: BDUs and flight suits will not be worn. This will enable members to arrive for activity participation with the proper uniform ready to wear.
X			visiting military installations. Members will make every effort to comply with local installation uniform policy. If policy is not known, the CAP-USAF state director or the installation's public affairs office may be contacted for guidance.
	X		more than 1 hour following the close of the activity except for travel time to and from such activities, for which the uniform is specified (semiars, conferences, NEC, or NB meetings).
		X	when attending social activities or dinners on military installations, the wear of a CAP uniform is not restricted.
	X		at any meeting or demonstration that is a function of, or sponsored by, any organization, association, movement, group or combination of persons that the Attorney General of the United States has designated as Totalitarian, Fascist, Communist, or subversive; or advocates or approves the commission of acts of force or violence to deny others their rights under the Constitution of the United States; or seeks to alter the form of the United States Government by unconstitutional means.
	X		when participating in activites such as public speeches, interviews, picket lines, marches, rallies, or in any public demonstration not approved by the Air Force. Wearing the uniform may imply sanction of the cause for which the demonstration or activity is conducted.
	X		when furthering private employment or commercial interests, if official sponsorship might be inferred.
	X		when engaged in private employment.
	X		under any circumstance that would tend to bring discredit or reproach upon the uniform.
X			all CAP personnel touring Washington DC, as part of a CAP activity or conducting CAP business in the metropolitan area, will wear the service uniform, civilian clothing, or the blazer and slacks or skirt combination, and will be properly groomed. Senior members visiting the White House, Capitol, State Department, or comparable buildings in uniform will wear the service uniform with service coat (service dress uniform) or blazer uniform. Cadets are not required to wear the service coat. In no case will BDUs, flight suits, or utility uniforms be worn.
	X		most foreign governments prohibit the wear of military uniforms by visitors. Members will not wear a CAP uniform in a foreign country except for members on orders to participate in the International Air Cadet Exchange or other international events for which National Headquarters has expressly authorized the wearing of the uniform. Members of CAP cadets squadrons overseas wear the CAP uniform on the host military installation only upon approval of the installation commander in accordance with CAPR 35-4, Overseas Cadet Squadrons.

Note 1. The National Commander and other commanders may specify the wear of a particular uniform type for the purpose of achieving a uniform appearance at squadron, group, wing, region, and national functions. However, all commanders must be mindful of the objective of attaining a neatly uniformed appearance at a minimum of personal expense to the individual members and will consequently refrain from imposing unreasonable uniform requirements.

Note 2. Unit commanders can make exceptions for travel in small commuter aircraft that involve short flights in areas of the country where civilians wear informal clothing because of weather or cramped conditions on the commuter aircraft.

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