1. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
National Uniform Committee Report to the National Conference August 2013
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2. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Background –
Familiarize membership about NUC process
Comprehensive Review –
Three Phase Process
Open Action Items
Status of NUC Progress
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3. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Background –
Familiarize membership about NUC process
Comprehensive Review –
Three Phase Process
Open Action Items
Status of NUC Progress
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4. Citizens Serving Communities
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Winter 2010 NB Meeting –
Directed that a National Uniform Committee (NUC) be established reporting to the National Chief of Staff and set committee membership, and required all uniform issues be vetted through the new committee, and
Directed how FUTURE UNIFORMS CHANGES WOULD BE PROCESSED
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5. Citizens Serving Communities
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Assigned a 2-year Moratorium on major uniform item changes
Directed that a comprehensive review of CAP uniforms be performed
Assigned Agenda Items for review by the new NUC
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6. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Old Committee Composition
One sitting wing commander from each region, selected by the RGN/CC to represent membership
Individuals with substantive knowledge of uniforms, either from US military or CAP background to provide subject matter support to committee: Members-at-Large
Ex officio support to committee
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7. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Membership:
Col Dan LeClair, representing NER
Col “Ziggy” Bernfeld, representing MER
Col Erica Williams, representing NCR
Col Richard Griffith, representing GLR
Col Lewis Alexander, representing SWR
Col Earl Sherwin, representing RMR
Col David Lehman, representing PCR
Vacant, SER
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8. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Membership – members-at-large:
Col Steve Miller
Lt Col Karen Cooper
Lt Col Jean duBois
Lt Col Edward (Ned) Lee
Maj Mike Kieloch
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Membership - ex-officio members:
CAP Command Chief Master Sergeant, CMSGT Lou Walpus
CAP Chair - Cadet Advisory Council, C/Colonel Adam W. Wachholz
Membership - advisors to the committee:
Ms Susie Parker, CAP HQ/DP
Col Jay Updegraff, CAP-USAF/CV
Lt Col Timothy Corrigan, NLO staff
1stLt Frank Blazich, Chief Historian
Col Len Blascovich, Past Natl. Historian
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10. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
CHANGES
Recommendations for changes to the uniform are submitted through the chain of command to HQ/DP
Can be disapproved at local, wing, or region level
Can be returned for clarifying information
Change request reaches NUC
Chair can return for clarifying information
Chair sends to committee for review and comment
Chair adjudicates comments
Chair requests committee vote
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CHANGES (Cont’d)
Chair prepares recommendation for CAP/CC through CAP/CS and CAP-USAF
Recommendations are staffed through NUC members
Chair makes final recommendation to CAP/CC
CAP/CC approves, disapproves, or sends back to the committee for further action
Chair forwards to HQ/DP for implementation
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COMMITTEE OFFICIALLY STOOD-UP 21 July 2010 With Full Membership
Had a timeline of 18 months (Mar 2010 – Aug 2011) to complete the review
Gathered information on current uniform issues
Determined immensity of task, and that committee couldn’t meet timeline window-extended
Nov 2010 CAP/CC authorized a 3-phase approach to performing the review
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13. Citizens Serving Communities
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Phase I – Review of CAP Distinctive Uniforms
Reported out at Summer 2011 NB meeting
Summer 2011 NB approved the NUC developed CAP Distinctive Uniform Standard
NUC developed a comparison document – the new vs. the old-approved document in your packet – many changes administrative in nature
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Former “Blazer combination” now Principal Corporate Uniform Combination – clarified blazer, aviator shirt, trousers/slacks and skirt materials and color and addressed footwear.
Eliminated floppy bow tie as option for female uniforms.
Increased to four the number of badges authorized on the aviator shirt and clarified wear of service badges, nameplates, lapel pins and chaplain occupational badge
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Clarified aviation shirt (long/short sleeves), headgear, ties and tie tack and tie bar wear, belts, under and outer garments.
CAP corporate working uniform dark blue shirt/trousers BDU style w/black boots w/out safety toe, headgear required (baseball cap or dark blue BDU cap may be worn)
All of these and other changes, approved by the NB in August 2011
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16. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Phase II – Review of CAP AF-style Uniforms
ABU still major issue pending
Confirmed phase-out of double breasted jacket
Addressed cadet grade insignia
NUC recommended no changes to the AF style uniform combinations
Recommendations were approved by the Winter 2012 NB
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17. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
Specialty cadet activity uniforms for National Flight Academies, National Emergency Services Academies, the Advanced Technology Academy and Hawk Mountain were reviewed. Approved each year as an exception to CAPM 39-1.
NB recommends cadet special activities uniforms be permanently incorporated in CAPM 39-1.
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22. Citizens Serving Communities
Civil Air Patrol
QUESTIONS?
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23. Citizens Serving Communities
Uniforms
Be the role model – enforce the rules
Don’t allow members to “design their own uniform” We do have standards
Make sure that cadets and seniors turn in their uniform when they leave CAP it may be a long time before we receive any approval to change from the BDU
Be passionate about safety!!!
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