Way to Go, Air Force!

By Charlie

A 3-star general makes a tough call, but that’s why he makes the big bucks:

1/15/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel here recently authorized commanders to use their discretion to authorize deviation from policy for wear of cold-weather battle dress uniform outer garments with the airman battle uniform during the coming winter months.
"The original guidance was based on the fact the mandatory wear date for transitioning from BDUs to ABUs was 2011," said Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III.

"This is absolutely the right thing to do for our Airmen," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. "We are committed to taking care of Airmen. Unfortunately, we couldn't get new APECS jackets out fast enough, but the bottom line is our Airmen need to stay warm."

Adherence to Air Force uniform standards is always important to the pride and professionalism of the force, the chief said.

Leadership!

January 15, 2008 05:40 PM General Interest

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It happens every once in a while!

Anonymous · January 15, 2008 07:21 PM

Sure, it's great- as long as your base commander authorizes it. Sadly, some are of the mindset that it's too ugly to be allowed.

SgtF · January 17, 2008 06:00 AM

I always thought the new jackets sucked! The old field jacket with a liner (or two) and a brown wool sweater worked fine. I did three winters in Alaska and two in Korea and never had a problem. Oh, I was a weapons loader and was always worked out on the flight line, not a office worker.

mustang · January 17, 2008 04:25 PM