DAFI36-2903 USAF AND NAME TAPES.pdf
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This is an excerpt from DAFI 36-2903, an Air Force uniform and appearance regulation dated 29 February 2024, specifically addressing OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) coat insignia and badge wear requirements.
The regulation mandates spice brown rank insignia for all Air Force personnel, with exceptions for airmen basic rank, while first lieutenant and lieutenant colonel insignia must be black. General officers wear 3/4-inch diameter stars. Name and USAF tapes are required for all Air Force personnel in spice brown block lettering embroidery on the OCP background. A maximum of four occupational, qualification, and/or skill badges may be worn centered above the USAF tape using spice brown embroidery. Sister services' badges maintain their subdued colors to preserve their distinction, and current Air Force occupational badges are mandatory if sister services' badges are worn. Specific spacing requirements apply depending on the number of badges: one badge is centered 1/2-inch above the tape; two badges are positioned 1/2-inch above the tape with 1/2-inch between them; and three badges are centered 1/8-inch above the tape either in a single vertical column with 1/4-inch spacing or in a two-over-one configuration with specific horizontal and vertical spacing. Only Velcro® patches are authorized on the left and right sleeves of the OCP coat, and Velcro® sleeve pen/pencil holders may be worn on either sleeve without impeding required patches or duty badges.
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DAFI36-2903 29 FEBRUARY 2024 45
sew or Velcro® all badges. Only Velcro® patches are authorized on the left and right sleeves of the OCP coat. An OCP Velcro® sleeve pen/pencil holder may be worn on either sleeve but will not impede the proper wear of required patches and/or duty badges.
5.1.3. Spice brown rank insignia is mandatory for all personnel. (Exceptions: No rank required for airmen basic rank). First lieutenant and lieutenant colonel rank insignia will be black. (Note: GOs wear 3/4-inch diameter stars.
5.1.4. Name and USAF tapes are mandatory for all Air Force personnel and will be spice brown block lettering embroidery on the OCP background.
5.1.5. Badges and Commander’s Insignia Pin.
5.1.5.1. A maximum of four occupational, qualification and/or skill badges may be worn centered above the USAF tape using spice brown embroidery on the OCP background. If earned and authorized, sister services’ badges will maintain their subdued color(s) when worn as not to lose their distinction as being awarded from a sister service. Wear of current
Air Force occupational badge(s) are mandatory if sister services’ badges are worn.
5.1.5.1.1. When one badge is worn, it is centered 1/2-inch above the U.S. Air Force
Tape.
5.1.5.1.2. When two badges are worn, the first is centered 1/2-inch above the U.S. Air
Force tape, the second badge will be centered 1/2-inch above the first badge.
5.1.5.1.3. When three badges are worn, they are centered 1/8-inch above the U.S. Air
Force tape either in a single vertical column with 1/4-inch between badges; or two badges are worn side by side, 1/8-inch above and centered on the U.S. Air Force tape with 1/2-inch between badges horizontally, and the third badge is centered on the U.S.
Air Force tape 1/4-inch above the lower two badges (see Figure 5.1.).
Figure 5.1. Wear of Three Subdued Badges
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