https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>At this point why not use what another service has already established. I know there are differences between branches however in terms of uniforms, once the Air Force fully phases ABUs a soldier and an airman will look almost identical. One major thing I don’t understand is why the Air Force doesn’t put rank on headgear. Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:02:11 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>At this point why not use what another service has already established. I know there are differences between branches however in terms of uniforms, once the Air Force fully phases ABUs a soldier and an airman will look almost identical. One major thing I don’t understand is why the Air Force doesn’t put rank on headgear. SSgt Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:02:11 -0500 2018-01-05T02:02:11-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1?n=3227947&urlhash=3227947 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The Air Force is the youngest branch, I figure they&#39;re just trying to keep things unique to themselves. Then again the Army changes its uniforms all the damn time so... Who&#39;s to say? Your officers put their rank on their headgear right? SPC Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:07:57 -0500 2018-01-05T02:07:57-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1?n=3304268&urlhash=3304268 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Honestly, the whole discussion around AF adopting OCP/Multicam has transformed over the years. I once heard that we would be using Army ACUs in the future. Basically what I&#39;m saying is that I won&#39;t believe anything until they&#39;re issued to me. When I was deployed in AFCENT, we had pretty clear instructions on how to wear OCPs. I didn&#39;t like that we were not authorized to wear the newer tees /socks but instead were forced to use the older sand tees and green socks. It&#39;s definitely a superior uniform. The ABU has been a major failure and honestly I can&#39;t get them to fit right! SSgt Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:41:25 -0500 2018-01-29T13:41:25-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1?n=3408296&urlhash=3408296 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe because headgear isn&#39;t authorized on the flight line? SGM Bill Frazer Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:00:11 -0500 2018-03-02T13:00:11-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1?n=3478546&urlhash=3478546 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-223949"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fnow-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Now+that+the+Air+Force+is+switching+over+to+the+OCP%2FMulticam%2C+why+don%E2%80%99t+they+adopt+more+of+the+standards+from+AR670-1%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fnow-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ANow that the Air Force is switching over to the OCP/Multicam, why don’t they adopt more of the standards from AR670-1?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="338d2f0a3504c99b416b21a169bbe8af" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/223/949/for_gallery_v2/4cb42c41.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/223/949/large_v3/4cb42c41.jpg" alt="4cb42c41" /></a></div></div>;0) SFC Michael Hasbun Sat, 24 Mar 2018 23:38:37 -0400 2018-03-24T23:38:37-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1?n=3500107&urlhash=3500107 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s a tradition that began with the introduction of the overseas cap in WW1. Officers wore rank insignias and enlisted didn&#39;t. Prior to that in the Spanish America war period, officer&#39;s usually wore the US Seal on their hats, and enlisted wore regimental and branch markings. <br /><br />In general, the Air Force maintained the traditional display of rank when we separated from the Army, and the Army radically altered it in the late 50s. <br /><br />Now that we seem to be adopting the Army&#39;s stupid chest rank, I guess it doesn&#39;t make much sense to stand on tradition, but I still think chevrons look dumb when they&#39;re not on sleeves. TSgt Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:34:23 -0400 2018-03-31T14:34:23-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/now-that-the-air-force-is-switching-over-to-the-ocp-multicam-why-don-t-they-adopt-more-of-the-standards-from-ar670-1?n=4329762&urlhash=4329762 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We wore the exact same uniform for decades, the BDU. Sgt Jimmy Taylor Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:54:44 -0500 2019-01-30T18:54:44-05:00 2018-01-05T02:02:11-05:00