Headgear
Men’s Officer Service Cap
- Visor-type cap (looks like a bus driver hat) is banded with dark blue 1 ¾ inch braid and has a black chin strap
- An optional version has a braid of an open mesh construction and an optional black leather strap
- Clouds and darts, if applicable, are located on the top of the visor
Women’s Officer Service Cap
- Rounded design and sides form a front brim
- Clouds and darts, if applicable, are located on the front of the cap on each side of the cap insignia
- Women are authorized to wear the men’s service cap
Commissioned officers wear a service cap with appropriate clouds and darts, based on rank, and an eagle insignia that does not have a circle around it. The officer insignia is larger in size than the enlisted insignia.
Three classifications of commissioned officer service caps:
- Company grade officer cap: worn by 2d Lt – Capt ranks, do not have markings.
- Field grade officer cap: worn by Maj – Col ranks, has two clouds and silver darts on each side.
- General officer cap: has three clouds and silver darts on each side.
Flight Caps
General officer flight caps have a silver braid and company and field officer have a silver and blue braid along the overlapping edge. Officers wear a metal rank insignia displayed on the wearer’s left side toward the front (see image).
Air Force Male Flight Cap
Air Force Female Flight Cap
Operational Camouflage (OCP) Caps
Officer OCP caps have the rank insignia centered vertically on the front of the cap and horizontal with the ground. Insignias may either be subdued metal or cloth.
Uniform Tops
The rank insignia for officers wearing OCPs is worn centered on the velcro tab. The rank insignia for officers wearing the service or service dress uniform is on the epaulets of the long- and short-sleeve shirt or blouse; and service coat.
Outer Garments
The rank insignia depending on garment can be worn on the epaulets, on a rank tab, or a Velcro subdued cloth rank worn above the name tape.