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Uniform Wear and Maintenance Policy
Parents/Guardians:
The uniform your cadets wear is the same uniform Active Duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel wear with the exception of AF JROTC patches, rank, ribbons and badges. They are issued at no cost to you. Cadets are required to wear their uniform once a week and other occasions designated by the SASI/ASI. Uniform Day is normally every Monday. Refusal to wear the uniform weekly or improper use of the uniform may result removal from AFJROTC. Failure to wear my uniform more than three times in a semester may result in a failing grade for the semester.
Since your cadets are loaned to you at no cost it is the cadets’ responsibility to keep the uniforms properly maintained and cleaned.
Uniform Cleaning Instructions:
· Light Blue short-sleeve and long-sleeve shirts
o May be professionally laundered, starched and pressed
o Or you may launder them at home.
o Follow the washing instructions on the front ”tail” of the shirt.
o DO NOT USE BLEACH
o Shirts must be pressed with spray starch
§ If you do not have an iron at home, you may use the JROTC ironing set
o DO NOT put “Military Creases” in the front or back of the shirts.
o Only the sleeves may be creased along the center of the patches
· Dark Blue Uniform items – 3-Button Jacket, Zipper Jacket, Pants, Skirts, Hat
o MUST BE PROFESSIONALLY DRY CLEANED ONLY
§ All those items are made with a wool blend fabric and will be ruined if washed in water and detergent at home.
o DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE “HOME DRY CLEANING” KITS
§ These kits DO NOT CLEAN. They only freshen or perfume the clothes.
o When returning these items they must be professionally dry cleaned, in the plastic clothes “bags, and receipts attached
· Belt, tie, tie-tab
o Do not require cleaning, if they become soiled or damaged, bring them in for an exchange