Posted on Sep 17, 2018
It's Official: The Air Force Is Switching to the Army's OCP Uniform
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I hear 1 Oct is implementation date. Several previous posts about not being able to tell rank from a distance, soon you won't be able to tell service.
It's Official: The Air Force Is Switching to the Army's OCP Uniform
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I wish all branches went back to the same uniform. Back when it was BDUs all wore the same then we splintered off in different directions to keep with trending fads and to look unique and appeal to get people to sign up. We are one country, we should look like one force. There is no need to tell the branches apart when in our battle uniforms, that is what the other uniforms are for.
One team. One fight.
One team. One fight.
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I don't think the Air Force needs to put names on the back of their caps. the Army definitely needs it.
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SFC Kelly Fuerhoff
SMSgt Thor Merich - On the new uniform? I have yet to see names on AF caps right now in the ABU.
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
They're on the OCPs we already wear in Combat zones and within the Special Ops community.
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The OCP is the new version of the BDU of yesteryear. The Army uses black stitching, the Air Force uses spice brown. I am sure in a few years the Marines and Navy will forced into the OCP also.
While Oct 1, 2018 is the authorized wear date. It won’t be issued to Airman until Oct 1, 2019. The mandatory wear date isn’t until 2021. So ABU’s will still be around for a while. There is a major uniform shortage now of OCP’s.
In AFSOC, we have been wearing the OCP for several years now. But it will takes the rest of the Air Force several years the catch up.
While Oct 1, 2018 is the authorized wear date. It won’t be issued to Airman until Oct 1, 2019. The mandatory wear date isn’t until 2021. So ABU’s will still be around for a while. There is a major uniform shortage now of OCP’s.
In AFSOC, we have been wearing the OCP for several years now. But it will takes the rest of the Air Force several years the catch up.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Real test on popularity will be to see how many folks go out and get OCPs between the authorized wear date and mandatory wear date. At least we'll be able to tell if someone is in the Navy for sure for a while :-)
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WO1 (Join to see)
I have seen, down range, some Navy folks wearing the OCP ACU, already. Although, they were in a special duty, they were still wearing it. I'm with you, I don't believe you're far off!
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