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When Required

• Operational vessels & aircraft facilities on ordered missions

• Vessel Examiners – VSC

• Instructors/Aides – PE classes

• Marine Dealer Visitors – first visit (at least)

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When Required (cont’d)

• Members traveling on CG/Military aircraft or vessels

• When assigned to specific CG duty by CG authority

• When designated by Director or Elected Officers for auxiliary activities – PA booths, AIM missions, boat shows, etc.

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Standards

• Personal pride

Represent Coast Guard, Auxiliary and U.S. Government

• Elected members expected to wear uniform properly

Set an example

• Uniform is CG certified

Obtained through recognized sources

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Standards (cont’d)

• “Uniform” Word implies consistency and conformance

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Service Particulars

• Wear hats/caps squarely on head

• Shirts and coats buttoned

• No tie if safety hazard

• Trousers/slacks touch shoe tops

• Skirt hemline within two inches and below back of knee crease (unless formal)

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Service Particulars (cont’d)

• Earrings

Women – small gold, silver, pearl round ball style, 1/4” diameter or less

Men – NO

• Necklaces and neck chains

Not visible

• No pens/pencils, handkerchiefs, combs, cigarettes, etc., worn exposed on uniform

• (AF) Windbreaker zipped-up 2/3

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Types of Uniforms

• Dinner Dress

• Service Dress

• Winter Dress Blue

• Tropical Blue (Long)

• Undress Blue

• Working Blue

• Hot Weather Boat Crew

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Other Auxiliary Uniforms

• Auxiliary Blue Blazer

• Auxiliary Jumpsuit

• CG Flight Suit

• CG Blue Wooly Pully Sweater

• (AF) Blue Cardigan Sweater

• Golf Shirt for Vessel Examiners

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Outer Garments

• (AF) Windbreaker Worn over all shirts/sweaters

Large metal shoulder insignia

• Trench Coat Large metal shoulder insignia

May be worn with all uniforms

• Work Jacket No insignia

Worn with Undress and Working uniforms

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Outer Garments (cont’d)

• Reefer Hard shoulder boards

Worn with Service Dress, Winter Dress, and Undress uniforms

• Overcoat Hard shoulder boards

Worn with Service Dress and Undress uniforms

• Cold Weather (Bomber) Jacket Worn with Working Blue uniform

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Caps

• Combination (white w/black visor) Not for working uniforms

• Garrison* Not for working, dinner dress, ceremonies,

official functions Member or miniature office device

• Baseball and Utility Unit Baseball (USCG Auxiliary in silver) CG Unit Baseball* (affiliated with CG unit) Working Utility* (plain)

• Tilley Hat

*Wear miniature Auxiliary Garrison Cap device

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Uniform Accessories• Gloves

White cloth Black leather

• Women’s Handbags Black or white leather

• Undershirts White cotton V-Neck, if open-collared shirt

• Umbrella Black, folds into small unit Straight handle

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Uniform Accessories (cont’d)

• Scarves White or blue, wool or silk (plain) Worn with certain outer garments

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What Uniform Should I Wear?

• Meetings, classrooms, boating safety booths, dressy situations

Service Dress Blue, Bravo

Winter Dress Blue*

Tropical Blue (Long)*

Undress Blue – Winter

Undress Blue – Summer, Alpha

*Suggested new member purchase

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What Uniform Should I Wear?

• Working situations – operations, vessel safety checks

Undress Blue – Summer, Bravo

Working Blue*

• Wear blue, white or brown boating shoes

*Suggested new member purchase

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What Uniform Should I Wear?

• Solemn occasions/funerals, ceremonies, after 6 p.m. social activities

Service Dress Blue, Alpha

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What Uniform Should I Wear?

• Formal Evening Occasions

Dinner Dress Blue Jacket

Dinner Dress White Jacket

Dinner Dress Blue

• Wear miniature medals and insignia, AUXOP and Past Officer device

• No ribbons or name tag

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Problem Areas

• Collar Insignia

Working Blue Shirt

Centered on “line” bisecting the angle of the collar point

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Problem Areas (cont’d)

• Collar Insignia

AF (Light Blue Shirt and CG Blue Winter Shirt)

Centered on collar (top and bottom)

Center of device one (1) inch from, and parallel to, inner collar edges

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Problem Areas (cont’d)

• V-Neck T-Shirt Wear with open-collared shirts

• Substandard Uniforms Old, faded or non-CG certified (non-standard)

• Windbreaker Not zipped-up 2/3

• Working Blue Pants Do not wear wth “dressy” uniforms

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Problem Areas (cont’d)

• Necklaces and Neck Chains Should not be visible

• Civilian Outer Garments Wear proper jacket/coat

• Work Jacket or Baseball Caps Do not wear with “dressy” uniforms

• Past Officer Device Not worn (for both elected and staff)

• Working Blue Uniform Used for other than OPS or VSCs (unless

specified by elected officer

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Suggested Uniforms forNew Members

• Meetings, classrooms, public affairs, “dressy” situations

Tropical Blue (Long)

Winter Dress Blue

Undress Blue – Summer Alpha

• Working Situations – OPS, VSCs

Undress Blue – Summer, Bravo

Working Blue

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New Member Uniform“Check List”

Service dress trousers/skirt (AF) style light blue short-sleeve shirt Long-sleeve CG blue winter shirt Plain black shoes/pumps Shoulder boards/collar insignia Garrison Cap and Device (AF) windbreaker Black web belt with silver buckle and tip Name tags (2) Member devices

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New Member Uniform“Check List” (cont’d)

V-neck T-shirts CG blue four-in-hand tie Black socks (knitted or rib knit) CG work trousers (wash and wear)* CG work shirt* Work jacket* Dark blue unit baseball cap* (USCG AUX in silver) Blue, white or brown boating shoes*

* = Working uniforms – OPS, VSCs

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