Commonwealth Defense Force Uniforms
The Commonwealth Defense Force uses a variety of uniforms for various circumstances. All branches utilize the same uniforms, but this was not always the case, with uniform code only being unified in 2056. Branches are differentiated by the color on hat bands, berets, or on the piping of their uniforms. The branch colors are dark red for the Proletarian Guard, sky blue for the Commonwealth Air Force, and dark green for the Commonwealth Navy. Generally speaking, uniforms in the Commonwealth Defense Force are treated to be flame resistant.
Commonwealth Defense Force Class A "Full Dress" Uniform
The A Class Uniform consists of a pair of trousers a coat in royal blue with silvered buttons, a white undershirt, and a pair of black service boots, as well as a dress belt with a silver buckle. Officers will also wear a peaked hat, while enlisted soldiers will wear a beret in the color of their branch of service. General Officer's hats will be white with a full color band in their branch's color, whereas Junior Officers will have Royal Blue hats with band piping in branch colors. The type of coat worn is also dependent on rank. General Officers will wear a six button double breasted great coat, with three gold bands along the arm, and a closed collar, whereas junior officers and enlisted personnel will wear a five button double breasted short frock coat, with a more open collar, and two or one gold bands on the arm respectively. Trousers are also differentiated by rank with officers wearing a thicker band down the sides of their trousers (in branch colors), and enlisted wearing a thin trouser band.
Customs and Usage of the Class A Uniform
The Class A Uniform is issued on a one per soldier per year of service. The Uniform is worn only for special events and ceremonies; the inauguration of a new executive, decoration ceremonies, parades in the national capital or district capitals only, state funerals and state memorial services, as well as specific state functions where the service member is acting in a ceremonial guardianship capacity. As it is not a working uniform, all elements of the uniform are expected to be neat, pressed, and immaculate at all times. Generally the belt is to be worn at the belly button, and free of hangings (except for a ceremonial sword, or certain other awards and decorations. The pants are not to be bloused into the boots.
Insignia and Badges on the Class A Uniform
With the Class A Uniform, all awards and decorations are to be worn on the uniform. Excepting up to three awards (chosen at the wearer's discretion), or four if the wearer is being awarded an award past their third, all of these awards are to be in the compressed flash form. Such awards are to be placed on the left side chest of the uniform's wearer. Enlisted wearers are to put a corps badge on the front of their berets for ease of identification purposes, and may optionally add a regimental badge over their corps badge, should they chose. Rank Insignia are also to be worn with the Class A uniform with the primary rank insignia being worn on the arm of enlisted personnel, or on epaulets for officers. Secondary rank insignia is to be worn on the collar (with left side collar taking precedence if only one collar is marked), and on the hats of officers.
Class B "Service Dress" Uniform
The Class B Uniform consists of a pair of trousers and a coat in matte black with gilded buttons, with a white under shirt, a pair off service boots, and a dress belt with a gilded buckle. Officers will wear a peaked hat, and enlisted men will wear a beret in the color of their service. General officer's hats will have solid band color, where as junior officer's will have the band piped. Coat worn is dependent on rank. General officers will wear a four button double breasted short frock with three gold bands on the arm and a closed collar. Junior officers will wear a four button single breasted short frock with two gold bands on the arm. Enlisted will wear a four button single breasted dress jacket with a single gold band on the arm. All patterns of the Class B Uniform use the same trousers. Morale Officers wear an alternative version of the service dress with an eight button double breasted great coat and solid hat band as well as solid rank epaulet.
Customs and Usage of the Class B Uniform
The Class B Uniform is issued on a one per soldier per year basis. The uniform is worn during state inspections, general inspections ceremonial guard duty, and most parades. The Class B is not a working uniform and is expected and is therefore expected to be neat, pressed, and immaculate at all times. The Belt is to be worn at the belly button, and is to be free of any unnecessary hangings. Pants are expected not to be bloused into the boots.
Insignia and Badges on the Class B Uniform
With the Class B Uniform, the wearer may elect to wear a full spread of their awards and decorations, some of their awards and decorations, or to not wear any at all. Any that are worn are however to be worn in the compressed flash form. All awards and decorations are to be located on the wearer's left chest. Enlisted wearers may if they elect, put corps badges on their Class B uniforms. All Rank insignia are to be worn on Class B Uniforms, with the primary rank insignia located on the arm of the enlisted soldier, and on the epaulets of the officers. Secondary rank insignia are to be worn on the collar with left collar taking priority, and on the hats of officers.
Class C "Barracks Dress" Uniform
The Class C Uniform consists of a pair of trousers, and a coat in matte black, with a white under shirt, and service boots and a belt. Officers will wear a peaked hat whereas enlisted soldiers will wear a plain service cap. General officer's hats will have a solid colored band in their service colors, and junior officers will have a piped band. Coat worn is dependent on rank with generals wearing a four button single breasted short frock. Junior officers and enlisted will wear a four button field jacket. General officers will have a gold buckled dress belt, as opposed to a steel belted service belt of the junior officers and enlisted. Alternative uniforms exist for mechanics, tank crewman, and pilots with tankers and mechanics wearing a simple flame retardant jumpsuit and field cap, and pilots wearing a more involved G-Suit and helmet. All uniforms except for the pilot's G-suit come in a warm weather pattern which includes a lighter coloration, and for most enlisted and junior officers a shorter jacket and Tee Shirt replacing the longer sleeved button down under shirt.
Customs and Usage of the Class C Uniform
The Class C Uniform is issued along with the Class D Uniform at a combined number of six per soldier per year with the soldier choosing how many of each to be issued, with the proviso that a soldier must have at least one of both. The Class C Uniform is worn for small inspections, garrison and sentry duty in established Commonwealth Bases, and as the general service uniforms of clerical and some logistical personnel in the Commonwealth Defense Force. While the Class C Uniform is a working uniform, it is expected to be neat and immaculate, though enforcement of this standard is laxer than it is for Class B and Class A uniforms. A dress belt is expected to be worn at the belly button, and the service belt is to be worn at the hip. Service belts may have most anything that the wearer wishes hanging from it. Pants may be be bloused or not bloused at the wearer's discretion.
Insignia and Badges on the Class C Uniform
With the Class C uniform, the wearer may wear no more than three awards on their left chest. These awards exclusively to be worn in compact flash format. Rank insignia are to be worn on the uniform. Primary rank insignia is to be worn on the arms of enlisted personnel, and on the epaulets of officers. Secondary rank insignia are to be worn on the collar, left taking priority, and on the hats of officers.
Class D "Fatigue Dress" Uniform
The Class D Uniform consists of a pair of trousers and a jacket in a Universal Camouflage Pattern, a white Tee Shirt, combat boots, and a steel buckled service belt. Officers will also wear a muted color peaked cap, and enlisted soldiers will wear a service cap in the same pattern as the uniform. Officer's caps will be piped in service colors. All Class D uniforms will use a four button service jacket.
Customs and Usage of the Class D Uniform
The Class D Uniform is issued along with the Class C Uniform at a combined number of six per soldier per year with the soldier choosing how many of each to be issued, with the proviso that a soldier must have at least one of both. The Class D Uniform is worn as the work uniform of most service members, and underneath armor in combat. The Class D Uniform is first and foremost a work uniform, and is therefore subject to fairly lax standards of neatness, expecting only that a uniform is relatively clean, and not disheveled. The belt is to be worn at the hip. Pants may be bloused or not bloused at the wearer's discretion.
Insignia and Badges on the Class D Uniform
As it is a work uniform, a Class D Uniform is expected to be clear of any awards. Only rank insignia is to worn. Primary insignia is to be worn on the right arm of an enlisted service member, and the epaulets of officers. Secondary insignia is to be worn on the left collar and the hat of officers.
Battle Dress Uniform
The Battle Dress Uniform is simply a Class D Uniform worn under a set of armor. Rules concerning the Class D Uniform apply to the Battle Dress. If however, an element of rank insignia were to be concealed by the armor, or removed entirely (if the wearer replaced their cap with a helmet), than the only additional insignia that is to be work is a small low visibility rank signet on the sides of the wearer's helmet. On rare occasions, the wearer may wear a Class C uniform instead of a Class D under the armor, and this would still follow Battle Dress Uniform conventions.
