Authorized Uniforms Modifications

Strike/Flight Numerals: Personnel receiving Strike/Flight awards of the Air Medal wear a bronze numeral on the medal indicating the total number of awards of this type received after 9 April 1962. AUTHORIZED UNIFORM MODIFICATIONS If authorized by your local prescribing authority, you may adopt certain uniform modifications. You may wear the following accessories and clothing: • CAP COVERS —Vinyl cap covers —A plastic rain cover over the combina- tion cap with the lightweight raincoat • COLLAR INSIGNIA —Collar devices with the aviation green working uniform when wearing a coat —Collar devices on the windbreaker and the raincoat if you are an officer • CUFF LINKS —Mother-of-pearl cuff links with the formal dress uniform —Gold cuff links with the dinner dress uniform • CUMMERBUND —Wraparound or front-only style cummer- bunds with dinner dress jacket uniforms (You must wear the wraparound style with tropical dinner dress blue uniforms.) • EARRINGS (Authorized for women only) — Small single-pearl earrings with dinner dress or formal uniforms (Wear only one earring in each ear with all uniforms.) • GLOVES (Carry gloves with the fingers forward when not wearing them) —White gloves as prescribed depending on the uniform composition for men and women —Lined black gloves when wearing the overcoat, reefer, raincoat, or bluejacket with indicated uniforms in cold weather • • • • • • • • MEN’S NECKTIE —The aviation green working uniforms without the black, four-in-hand necktie when the work situation or industrial safety considerations make wearing the tie impractical or unsafe NAME TAGS —A name tag when authorized by the commander or commanding officer SCARFS —A blue scarf at sea if climatic conditions warrant —A white scarf with overcoats, raincoats, reefers, or pea coats LONG-SLEEVE WORKING KHAKI SHIRTS —Long-sleeve working khaki shirts when aboard ship or as otherwise deemed appropriate by your prescribing authority MEN’S WHITE NONEPAULETTED SHIRT —The white nonepauletted shirt instead of the formal white shirt (turn-down collar) with the dinner dress blue uniform WOMEN’S WHITE LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT —The white long-sleeve shirt with the service dress blue uniform SHOES —Gymnasium shoes with working khaki or dungaree uniforms when authorized (They may be prescribed for boat crews. ) —Safety shoes with any working uniform SWEATER —A blue cardigan sweater with the service dress blue, winter blue, winter working blue, summer khaki, working khaki, and summer white uniforms in working spaces 9-26