We finally got ahold of photos of the new Maintainer Duty Uniform. You may recall that it was mentioned in the recent update to AFI 36-2903.
Maintenance Duty Uniform (MDU). Commanders of Airmen in these AFSCs, 2A, 2F, 2G, 2M, 2P, 2S, 2T, 2W, 3E, 3D, and 1P may authorize Airmen to wear the sage MDU. The sage color MDU will be unit funded as organizational clothing and equipment. MDU will be worn with nametape, service tape and rank along with the higher headquarters patch on the left sleeve and a subdued U.S. flag and organizational patch on the right sleeve. Note: Duty identifiers, as applicable may be worn on the left sleeve. The coyote brown t-shirt, OCP patrol or tactical cap, coyote brown or green socks, and coyote brown boots, are worn with the uniform. The MDU will not be utilized for office work environments, non-industrial or non- labor tasking. The MDU is authorized for wear when transiting from home to duty location, off base short convenience stops, eating at restaurants where people wear comparable civilian attire and all locations on installations. It must be worn in serviceable condition. Do not wear off base to eat in restaurants where most diners wear business attire or at establishments that operate primarily to serve alcohol. Local coverall variants are still authorized but only in work centers and on the flight line.
We’re guessing the choice of Sage Green was to control costs as solid color fabric is less expensive than a print and to help blend in a bit better with Ops’ flights suits.
At any rate, word on the street is that maintainers would prefer something nicer, like the two-piece work uniforms worn by MX for flight demonstration teams.
Will they be issuing shorts?
Different uniform for different climates.
Two piece looks professional, but it’s going to suck getting hydraulic fluid and grease on it. And that metal buckle will get destroyed in no time.
That’s the point. It’s coveralls. You destroy this organizational
Clothing item rather than your ACUs.
I get that part. I was talking about the blue two piece in the bottom picture. “ At any rate, word on the street is that maintainers would prefer something nicer, like the two-piece work uniforms worn by MX for flight demonstration teams.”
Wouldn’t it make more sense to use a color from the color palet within the multical/scorpion uniform? Its like a color blind officer signed off on these coveralls. It just doesn’t look right. Especially with the hat and especially with that t-shirt. Army Brown w/ OD coveralls worked. These do not
It’s Sage Green. Same color as Ops wears for flight suits.
As these are doubtless cheaper than OCPs, this should be the standard uniform for everyone in the USAF, except those who actually need camo such as Security Forces, etc.
You could say the same thing for 95% of the Army. Unless you’re in field conditions training.
A lot of inexperience in this post.
In the early days of the Air Force enlisted personnel wore coveralls rather than fatigues. It didn’t last long.
And we have just re-invented the OG107s and call it “Progress”. The job security on these branch uniform boards has got to be legendary.
All they did was alter the layout of the mechanics coveralls.
I still think going with the olive drab green fatigues with the BDU era stripes and nametapes would have (1) looked better (2) brought a sense of heritage to the force that is desperately missing