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A note on winter uniforms. The
one uniform that is a mainstay throughout the year, is the standard
dress, for dressier, but less than formal occasions, such as meetings
and classrooms, is the Tropical Blue Long.
Long is referring to pants, not the shirt. For men this uniform consists of the light blue Air Force style short sleeve shirt with a stand-up collar
with stays and epaulets worn with enhanced shoulder boards and name tag,
ribbons, and qualification devices, no collar devices. With this shirt,
the collar is worn open, without a tie. The trousers shall be Coast
Guard Serge Blue of conventional plain design with no cuff. Other items include: A
black web belt with a silver buckle and tip, (The buckle may be plain or
display the Auxiliary emblem), black socks and shoes. Shoes shall be
black, with heels, made of smooth leather or a synthetic material. Also,
shoes shall be low cut of plain style without decoration. There shall be
no stitching or seams across the toe. Heels shall be no higher than 1
inch. Sole edges, heels and laces must be black. For
women the uniform is basically the same with the exceptions of the
following, Skirts/slacks, shoes and stockings.
The skirt is straight, with side pockets and a back zipper. Women
may also wear dress slacks similar in outward appearance to the men’s
trousers with a conventional plain design and no cuffs.
Stockings are worn with dress shoes and shall be made of plain
material, flesh-color, undecorated and seamless. When wearing trousers,
black socks, made of knitted or rib knit, undecorated material may be
worn when wearing service shoes. Dress shoes shall be black, plain pump style, made of smooth
leather or a synthetic leather substitute without decoration and with
closed heels and toes. Heel heights may range from 1 to 2⅝ inches.
Heel widths may be no less than ½ inch at the floor. Flat wedge style
soles that rise to 1-inch heels are authorized. Sole edges and heels
must be black. Optional service shoes, for wear with trousers, are
black, plain, lace up, oxford style with heels, made of smooth leather
or a synthetic leather substitute. Shoes shall have three to six pairs
of eyelets for lacing. A seam around the toe is authorized. Heel height
may not exceed 1 inch. Sole edges, heels, and laces must be black. One
of the differences we have from the Active Duty’s Tropical Blue is
that ours follows the guidelines of Officer’s uniform.
So remember, you may wear ribbons only if you wear shoulder
boards. Otherwise, if you
have on collar devises, you are wearing Undress Blue, and
you wear no ribbons with Undress Blue, summer or winter. Following
the Tropical Blue is the Undress Blue Alpha, Winter.
This winter uniform is worn for more formal situations and is
appropriate in classrooms, unit meetings and boating safety booths.
This uniform differs from the Tropical Blue long, in that it is a
long sleeve light blue Air Force epaulet style shirt with a soft
stand-up collar with stays, one-button convertible cuff, epaulets, and a
patch pocket with button flap closure on each breast. And is worn only
with a Coast Guard Blue four-in-hand tie of suitable length is worn.
Clip-on types are optional. Nametag
and qualification devices are worn. Ribbons are not worn.
At his point there seems to be two different instructions on
insignias. The
Auxiliary Manual (M16790.1F) states that metal collar devices are worn.
Enhanced (or soft) shoulder boards are not worn.
However, the Chief Directors Uniform Guide states that enhanced
(or soft) shoulder boards are worn.
Whichever manner you follow; DO NOT wear shoulder boards with
collar devices. The
Service Dress Blue (Bravo) uniform is appropriate for wear at all
meetings, in classrooms, and at all other similar functions. It is
basically the same uniform as the Undress
Blue Winter (without collar devices) but worn with the
standard Coast Guard officer’s coat. All of the gold Coast Guard
buttons are replaced with silver Auxiliary buttons. (Air Force coats or
blouses will not be worn with the Coast Guard Auxiliary uniform.) Another
popular uniform is the Winter Dress Blue.
This winter
uniform may be worn instead of the Service Dress Blue (Bravo) uniform,
except when a coat and tie are more appropriate. It follows the Undress
Blue Winter except that a long sleeve, Coast Guard blue winter shirt
(also called a CPO shirt) that matches the color and material of the
trousers is worn, with metal collar devices, nametag, ribbons and
qualification devices. Remember,
when in uniform we are representing, not only the Auxiliary, but also
the Coast Guard. We should
wear the proper uniform and wear the uniform properly. Additional
uniform information, details and pictures can be found in chapter 10 of
the Auxiliary Manual (M16790.1F). Summer
Uniform Article Needless
to say, we have made it to another summer.
Something we think about is what uniform do we wear for the
event, as it relates to the season.
This is the time of year when we do most of our surface
operations and vessel safety checks. In
operations we, as auxiliarists, are allowed 4 choices of uniforms:
Undress Blue Summer Bravo, Working Blue, Operational Dress
Uniform (ODU) and the Hot Weather Uniform.
See chart. One thing to keep in mind, the “Uniform of the
Day” is chosen by the coxswain. Our
standard dress, for dressier, but less than formal occasions, such as
meetings and classrooms, is the Tropical Blue Long.
Long is referring to pants, not the shirt. For men this uniform consists of the light blue Air Force style short sleeve shirt with a stand-up collar
with stays and epaulets worn with enhanced shoulder boards and name tag,
ribbons, and qualification devices, no collar devices. With this shirt,
the collar is worn open, without a tie. The trousers shall be Coast
Guard Serge Blue of conventional plain design with no cuff.
Other items include: A
black web belt with a silver buckle and tip, (The buckle may be plain or
display the Auxiliary emblem), black socks and shoes. Shoes shall be
black, with heels, made of smooth leather or a synthetic material. Also,
shoes shall be low cut of plain style without decoration. There shall be
no stitching or seams across the toe. Heels shall be no higher than 1
inch. Sole edges, heels and laces must be black. For women the uniform is basically the same with the exceptions of the
following, Skirts/slacks, shoes and stockings.
The skirt is straight, with side pockets and a back zipper. Women
may also wear dress slacks similar in outward appearance to the men’s
trousers with a conventional plain design and no cuffs.
Stockings are worn with dress shoes and shall be made of plain
material, flesh-color, undecorated and seamless. When wearing trousers,
black socks, made of knitted or rib knit, undecorated material may be
worn when wearing service shoes. Dress
shoes shall be black, plain pump style, made of smooth leather or a
synthetic leather substitute without decoration and with closed heels
and toes. Heel heights may range from 1 to 2⅝ inches. Heel widths
may be no less than ½ inch at the floor. Flat wedge style soles that
rise to 1-inch heels are authorized. Sole edges and heels must be black.
Optional service shoes, for wear with trousers, are black, plain, lace
up, oxford style with heels, made of smooth leather or a synthetic
leather substitute. Shoes shall have three to six pairs of eyelets for
lacing. A seam around the toe is authorized. Heel height may not exceed
1 inch. Sole edges, heels, and laces must be black. One of the differences we have from the Active Duty’s Tropical
Blue is that ours follows the guidelines of Officer’s uniform.
So remember, you may wear ribbons only if you wear shoulder
boards. Otherwise, if you
have on collar devises, you are wearing undress blue, and you wear no
ribbons with undress blue, summer or winter. In the fall we will cover a variety of winter uniforms. Additional
uniform information, details and pictures can be found in chapter 10 of
the Auxiliary Manual (M16790.1F).
For years Coast Guard members have requested that the ODU be enhanced by
un-tucking the coat. The dilemma was that the current ODU coat was
designed to be tucked in. Another significant concern was the large
amount of current ODU inventory on hand and how to deplete it if a new
uniform (un-tucked version) came on line. Last summer, Admiral Allen and
MCPOCG Bowen began conversations with the Uniform Program to move to an
un-tucked version of the ODU.
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