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Changes put uniformity back into the PT uniform

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  • By Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick
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CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. --  Changes  recently  made to the PT Uniform Wear Policy were immediately implemented throughout the Air Force.

"There's no grace period for implementation; the policy went into effect immediately," Chief Master Sgt. William Turner, 27th Special Operations Wing command chief. "However, we realize our Airmen are extremely busy and not all have access to the Air Force Portal where they can download the message and view it themselves, so I've asked leadership at all levels to educate our Airmen."

"The message, dated Oct. 28, 2009, clearly details the wear policy and provides uniformed standards for all Airmen to adhere to," said Turner. "The largest benefit, in my opinion, is this policy gets everyone on the same sheet of music and provides the same rules to work from."

Airman 1st Class Robert Stine, an airfield systems specialist with the 27th Special Operations Communication Squadron, was briefed of these changes in how the PT uniforms may be worn while attending the First Term Airmans Center  class.

For Airman Stine, the changes to the policy are welcomed, especially the part  that states that all shirts must be tucked in, he said.

"It just looks better," Stine said. "It also makes it easier for the people who want to tuck in their shirts. They won't feel so compelled to have it untucked because everyone does it."

Along with the new regulation about tucking in shirts, there is now a rule on what colors socks, spandex, and headgear may be, what kind of footwear is authorized,and how all articles of PTU/IPTU clothing may appropriately worn. Socks, for example, must be white, but small logos on them are permissable. Footwear must be conservative with no excessive ornamentation and spandex must be either black or dark  blue.

"One of the great things about an Air Force policy is that all Airmen know the standard and can adhere to the standard," said Chief Turner. "Without a clear policy, Airmen would travel from installation to installation and be responsible for adhering to a wide range of base-level wear policies. Additionally, there was no uniformity of wear at the local installation level."

The PT uniform is a military uniform, therefore, a policy was required to provide Cannon's Airmen with a specific standard, said Chief Turner.

The message containing the changes can be found at http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/affitnessprogram/index.asp.

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