DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- The OCP uniform has an optional wear date of 1 October 2018 and a mandatory wear date of 1 April 2021. Please ensure you wear the uniform in accordance with AFI 36-2903. Below is a graphic to help ensure accurate wear of the OCP.
Here’s some ground rules for proper uniform appearance:
-The OCP Name and USAF Tapes will be worn on the front of the OCP Uniform coat. The Name Tape will be worn on the upper right, and the USAF Tape will be worn on the upper left. The Name Tape will also be worn on the back of the patrol cap. The color of Name and USAF Tapes will be Spice Brown embroidered on OCP material.
-U.S. Tactical Flag, Name/USAF Tapes and Rank Insignia are mandatory wear items on the OCP uniform and can be purchased from AAFES Military Clothing Stores and/or an authorized vendor.
-AFRC personnel can also purchase their OCP Name, USAF Tapes and Operational Camouflage Pattern Rank Insignias through the unit clothing monitor.
-The size of the Air Force OCP Tactical Flag will be 3-1/4" length by 1- 13/16" width and is worn on the right shoulder. The color of the Air Force OCP Tactical Flag is Spice Brown and Bagby Green
-Occupational and Skill Badges will be worn IAW AFI 36-2903. Occupational and Skill Badges will be Spice Brown embroidered on OCP material per the official TIOH manufacturing drawing.
-Identification Badges will be worn IAW AFI 36-2903. Identification Badges are Spice Brown, Bagby Green, Olive Drab and Black embroidered on OCP material per the official TIOH manufacturing drawing.
-Rank Insignia will be worn IAW AFI 36-2903. OCP Rank insignia embroidered colors are Spice Brown, Khaki and Black and manufactured IA W TIOH manufacturing drawing as follows:
-Current unit of assignment OCP patches will be worn on the left sleeve. All Patches must be subdued using Spice Brown, Bagby Green, Olive Drab and Black per TIOH manufacturing drawing.
-The AFRC emblem conversion is complete, and corrected to include the word "Command." Ensure that the patch you order reads "Air Force Reserve Command" in the scroll beneath the AFRC Shield. Patches without the word ·'Command" are unauthorized for wear.
Units should not expect the transition to OCP will be complete on 1 October, with all patches ready for production for every constituted unit. October is just the beginning of the transition even if the uniform itself is ready, designing and certifying emblems for every constituted AFRC unit without a valid heraldic emblem will take time.