Cadet Guide 

&

 Regulations

Standards for wearing uniform consist of four key elements

Neatness, cleanliness, safety, and military image.

Jewelry Standards

While in uniform, Cadets may wear:

Female cadets in uniform may wear earrings if the earrings are conservative and kept within sensible limits.

Male cadets in uniform may not wear earrings.

Eyeglasses or sunglasses

     - Eyeglasses or sunglasses must have lenses and frames that are conservative; faddish or mirrored lenses are prohibited.

     - Neither eyeglasses nor sunglasses can be worn around the neck while in uniform.

Tattoos or brands

Tattoos or brands anywhere on the body are not allowed if they are obscene or if they advocate sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination.

Excessive tattoos or brands will not be exposed or visible while in uniform.

Body Piercings

Cadets in uniform are not allowed to attach or display objects, articles, jewelry, or ornamentation to or through the ear, nose, tongue, or any exposed body part (including anything that might be visible through the uniform). Female cadets in uniform, however, are allowed to wear conservative earrings, pierced or clip style, in their earlobes.

Specific Female Guidelines

No minimum hair length, to a maximum bulk of four inches from scalp and allows proper wear of headgear.

One or two braids or a single ponytail may be worn with bulk not exceeding width of head and length not exceeding below horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades.

Bangs, or side swiped hair may touch eyebrows but will not touch or cover eyes

Specific Male Guidelines

Hair must be kept clean, neat, and trimmed. It must not contain large amounts of grooming aids that remain visible in the hair.

Hair should not touch the ears or eyebrows. Only the closely cut or shaved hair on the back of the neck should touch the collar.

Hair should not exceed 2 1/2 inches in bulk regardless of the length. 

Bulk and length of hair must not interfere with wearing any Air Force headgear properly. 

Hair must not protrude below the front band of the headgear.

Hair must have a tapered appearance on both sides and back, both with and without headgear. Hair may not contain or have attached to it any visible foreign items.

Sideburns must be straight and of even width and end in a clean-shaven horizontal line; they may not extend below the lowest part of the outer ear opening.

Must not have extreme or faddish styles or colors.