For the white shirt,
cadets can get to have fun with the sleeves.
You can buy a normal white shirt and pick a pattern
that you would like to have be put on your sleeves
and just send it to a regular alteration shop,
and they will put the sleeves on for you.
I'm Cadet 1st Class Motaz Ahmed,
and I'm the vice wing commander
of the United States Air Force Academy.
And these are all the different uniforms
issued to cadets by the Academy.
The United States Air Force Academy
is a military service academy,
and its job is to develop officers of character
for both the United States Air Force
and the United States Space Force.
First up, we got the OCPs,
or the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform.
So, this uniform is worn by cadets
four to five times a week,
and its purpose is designed for durability
while still maintaining the comfortable aspect
of having a uniform.
Cadets wear this uniform whenever they have field training
or any military training exercises.
First up on our right arm, we got the American flag patch,
followed by either the squadron patch
or, because I'm on wing staff, the wing staff patch,
which says "VALOR TO VICTORY."
We got your last name
on your right chest,
and in the middle we have the cadet rank.
So, freshmen don't have rank yet,
so they don't have anything,
and upperclassmen, they have different rank.
My rank is cadet colonel, so we have six bars.
Next up, we got the United States Air Force patch,
which is on your left chest.
On your left shoulder, you have your class year.
I'm going to be graduating in 2023,
so I have "23" on my left shoulder.
And your last patch will be
the United States Air Force headquarters patch.
Next up, we got the pants.
These pants have many pockets
that cadets can use to put
any of their equipment that they'll be using
for the field training or the military training
that they'll be doing this day.
For this pants, cadets wear it with this belt,
which is the spice-brown belt.
So, in addition to all the different pockets the pants have,
we have the pen pockets that cadets can use
to store different pens or pencils
that they can use to write down
on the field or during their training exercise.
Additionally, for this uniform, the first three classes,
the first three years, you get to wear the patrol cap,
which is just a simple cap that is spice brown
and has your name on the back of it.
And your senior-year cadets,
seniors get to wear the blue beret
with the prop and wings on it.
So, finally, we got the coyote-brown boots
that cadets wear with the OCPs.
And the reason we have boots is that
cadets can wear it for all the different terrains
that they'll be having their military training exercises in.
So, next up we got the PT uniforms,
or the physical training uniforms.
This uniform, on the right chest, we have your last name,
and under that we have your graduation year.
So again, 23.
And on the left part of your chest
we got the Air Force Academy logo
followed by a big Air Force Academy logo on the back of it.
And that's for the jacket.
Under the jacket,
we have the white PT, or physical training, T-shirts.
Again, we have the USAFA,
and over it, we have your last name
and your class year that you'll be graduating in.
And again, on the back, we have the Air Force Academy logo.
Next up, we got the PT, the physical training, pants,
which are just simple pants that cadets,
again, will be wearing for their physical training
or PE or physical training classes.
Lastly, we got the athletic shoes
that cadets wear with this uniform.
Cadets must keep it to a neutral color
and still provide ankle support so they can be
performing their physical exercises in a safe manner.
Coming up next is the flight suit uniform.
This is a one-piece,
and right here on our right shoulder
we have the, again, the wing patch,
or squadrons will have their squadron patch.
On the right part of the chest
we have the Air Force Academy headquarters patch.
So, on the left part of the chest, we have your name patch,
which says your name, "USAFA CADET," and your class year.
And lastly, we have the American patch
on the left part of the shoulder.
And this uniform is used whenever cadets are doing
any of the airmanship programs offered at USAFA.
The four main ones are soaring program,
the parachutist program, the powered-flight program,
and lastly, the remote-piloted-aircraft program.
So, what's special about this uniform is flame resistance.
We have many different pockets
that cadets can use to put different things in
while they're performing their aviation exercises.
One, we have pockets
that cadets can put their squadron patch in
in addition to different leg pockets that cadets can place
different notebooks or different writing utensils
that they can take notes while they're flying.
And lastly, we have a calf pocket
that they can put their flight caps in.
In addition to that, we have the pencil pocket
that cadets can put pencils or pens in
just for quick access while they're flying.
And worn with this uniform is the flight cap.
Next up will be the service dress.
The service dress is one of our most formal uniforms
that cadets wear during interviews or during formal events.
So, first we got the shoulder boards.
Because I'm a cadet colonel, we have this rank,
which is ground, cloud, horizon, four thick bars
followed by two stars because I'm the vice wing commander.
Next up we got the US insignia
followed by the prop and wings.
On the right part of the chest, we have your last name
followed by any badges.
Because I have the German proficiency badge,
this is where you'll place it.
On the left part of the chest,
we have any aviation wings.
This is the soaring wings because I soloed,
and I have the private pilot license; I get to have a star.
In addition to that, we have the parachutist wing,
which is offered in our Airmanship 490 course
that cadets can take in the academic year or in the summer.
After that, we have three ribbons.
We have the national defense ribbon,
the global war on terrorism ribbon,
and the Air Force training ribbon.
And lastly, we have any award pins
that you received in the semester at your time at USAFA.
And this is the superintendent pin,
which has the academic dean star,
followed by the commandant's military wreath,
followed lastly with the athletic lightning bolt.
This is the blue shirt that we wear
under the service jacket.
It will have everything, all the pins and all the awards
that will be worn on the service jacket.
We got the blue pants
that can be worn with or without the jacket.
You wear them with a belt,
and they only have two side pockets
and two back pockets.
So, the blues uniform is worn at least two times a week.
And with the service coat,
you can wear it whenever there are formal events
or special interviews that we'll be going through.
Just the blue shirt and the pants can be worn anytime.
Additionally, with this uniform,
you have the option to either, one, wear the flight cap,
or, two, the service wheel cap.
We have the Air Force mess dress.
This uniform is worn for very formal events,
such as 100s Night, ring dance, or graduation.
This uniform can also be worn
by graduates when they're getting married.
For the jacket,
we have the different rank that cadets can wear,
or once they commission,
they can put active-duty-officer ranks.
For ribbons and medals, cadets can wear
any kind of different medals that they have earned.
And for the white shirt,
cadets can get to have fun with these sleeves.
You can buy a normal white shirt and pick a pattern
that you would like to have put on your sleeves
and just send it to a regular alteration shop,
and they will put the sleeves on for you.
Lastly, we have the pants,
and these are a special set of pants
that must be worn with suspenders,
and they have two side pockets.
Finally, we have the parade dress.
Cadets wear this uniform whenever there's a parade
such as the Founders' Day parade
or graduation and graduation day parade.
For this uniform, cadets wear their rank
and prop and wings on the collar.
And lastly, for the jacket, they wear yellow sashes
for if they're going to the Air Force
or a gray sash if they're going to be commissioned
to the Space Force,
and only seniors get to wear a sash.
The pants for this parade dress are very unique.
They come with a built-in suspender system
that cadets wear under the jacket,
and it has no pockets because you're not supposed to
have anything in your pockets during parades.
Cadets wear the white wheel cap with this uniform
in addition to white gloves
and the saber
if they are a senior in a leadership position.
For shoes, we have the black Corframs.
These shoes are worn with service dress,
the mess dress, and the parade dress.
And this uniform is the only uniform
that is academy-specific.
And that's everything a cadet is issued
at the Air Force Academy.