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

2. Agenda Background – Comprehensive Review – Open Action Items
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
Phase II: BDU ABU issues. Cadet insignia reposition due to safety hazard; not validated. Can be resubmitted.
Phase III: Following slides. Items will be taken up when NUC reconvenes following Winter ‘12 NB

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.