National Uniform Committee

1. National Uniform Committee Report to the National Board Col David A. Guzman Chair, National Uniform Committee 22 August 2012

2. Agenda • Background – • Familiarize new NB membership about NUC process • Comprehensive Review – • Three Phase Process • Open Action Items

3. Background • 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

4. Background, cont’d • 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

5. Background - NUC, cont’d • 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

6. Background - NUC, cont’d • Membership - region representatives: • Col Dan LeClair, representing NER • Pending appointment, representing MER • Col Tonya Boylan, representing SER • Col Teresa Schimelfening, representing NCR • Col Richard Griffith, representing GLR • Col Lewis Alexander, representing SWR • Col Earl Sherwin, representing RMR • Col David Lehman, representing PCR • Committee thanks Cols Braun, Douglass…..

7. Background - NUC, cont’d • Membership – members-at-large: • Col Steve Miller • Lt Col Karen Cooper • Lt Col Jean duBois • Lt Col Edward (Ned) Lee • Maj Mike Kieloch

8. Background - NUC, cont’d • Membership - ex-officio members: • CAP National Historian, Col Len Blascovich • 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

9. Background - Changes, cont’d • 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 (generally 15 days) • Chair requests committee vote (10 day sequence)

10. Background - Changes, cont’d • Chair prepares recommendation to CAP/CC • CAP/CC accepts/rejects recommendation • Chair posts recommendation on the CAP website for NB to review (30 day review period) • Changes that require AF approval are deferred until approval received • Chair makes final recommendation to CAP/CC • Includes all NB comments received • CAP/CC confirms earlier decision, reconsiders, or sends back to the committee for further action • Chair forwards to HQ/DP for implementation

11. Background – Comp Review, cont’d • 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

12. Background – Comp Review, cont’d • 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

13. Phase I (cont’d) • 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

14. Phase I (Cont’d) • 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 are contained in your packets.

15. Phase II CAP AF Style Uniforms • Phase II – Review of CAP AF-style Uniforms • ABU still major issue pending USAF approval • Addressed cadet grade insignia • NUC recommended no changes to the AF style uniform combinations Recommendations were approved by the Winter 2012 NB

16. PHASE III – Review of CAP Specialty Uniforms • 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. NUC recommends cadet special activities uniforms be permanently incorporated in CAPM 39-1.

17. Open Agenda Items • Organizational Excellence Device • Air Patrol Ribbon • Cadet Safety Officer Specialty Badge/Patch • Re-design of region patches • Honor Guard Badge

18. Open Agenda Items (cont’d) • National Commander’s Staff Badge • Encampment Ribbon Devices • Wing patches on BDU (over pocket) • Ribbon wear by cadets and seniors • PME Faculty ribbon • CAP recognition ribbon for national achievement

19. Open Agenda Items (cont’d) The committee’s next action is to address the open agenda items and act on them with recommendations to the National Commander and posting for National Board comments by the winter 2013 NB meeting. Our goal is to have a revision to CAPM 39-1 ready to publish by August 2013 incorporating the approved uniform changes. .

20. The NUC wants to express thanks to the members of the National Board for their support of the Committee

21. RECOMMENDATION The National Board members of the National Uniform Committee move that the NB accept this report as presented at the Winter 2012 national board meeting and updates thereto presented today and to endorse the process action listed herein for accepting further uniform change recommendations.