Air Force recruits start receiving new OCP uniform in basic training

Air Force recruits in basic training are now being issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform, which is part of a larger change in uniforms throughout the service.

Initial-entry airmen at the 37th Training Wing in Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, were the first to be issued the OCPs, the Air Force said in a statement Monday.

New recruits issued the prior uniform will have to buy the OCPs with their clothing allowance.

“Trainees who are here in [Airmen Battle Uniforms] will continue to wear them throughout their time here and [the uniforms] will be replaced when they get their clothing allowance,” said Bernadette Cline, clothing issue supervisor for the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron.

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