SupersonicMax said:
Where does it say that, George? Recce, where does it say it requires a memo?
What did they teach you in officer school?
CFAO 16-1 Leave
DRESS ON LEAVE
14. The wearing of uniform while on leave is governed by QR&O 17.04,
When Uniform To Be Worn, and the CF Dress Manual. An Officer Commanding a
Command (OCC) may prescribe the conditions governing the wearing of uniform
on leave by members serving under his command.
15. Members travelling in service aircraft on leave shall wear a uniform
unless the wearing of civilian clothes has been authorized in accordance
with 20-20, Service Airlift -Personnel.
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QR&O 17.04
17.04 – WHEN UNIFORM WORN
(1) Unless the Chief of the Defence Staff otherwise directs, an officer or non-commissioned member:
(a) on duty shall wear uniform; and
(b) not on duty may wear civilian clothes.
(2) An officer or non-commissioned member who desires to wear uniform while on leave outside Canada shall request permission to do so at the time that the member applies for the leave.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to an officer or non-commissioned member serving in a ship outside Canada when on leave at or in the vicinity of a port, in which the ship is lying.
(4) When a request for permission to wear uniform is made under paragraph (2), the authority having power to approve the leave:
(a) may, subject to any restrictions imposed by the Chief of the Defence Staff, approve the request if the leave is to be spent in any country
(i) of the Commonwealth,
(ii) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or
(iii) in which Canadian Forces are stationed in accordance with any instrument entered into by Canada; and
(b) shall, in all other cases, refer the request to National Defence Headquarters.
(5) Where permission is granted to wear uniform on leave outside Canada, the authority granting the leave shall record the permission on the leave form and, where permission has been given under subparagraph (4)(b):
(a) if the authority granting the leave is outside Canada, he shall:
(i) inform the Canadian representative in the country concerned, or
(ii) if there is no Canadian representative in the country concerned, inform the representative of the United Kingdom; and
(b) if the authority granting the leave is in Canada, the Chief of the Defence Staff shall cause the Department of External Affairs to be notified.
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17.01 – UNIFORMS
Members of the Canadian Forces shall wear the uniforms prescribed by the Chief of the Defence Staff.
17.02 – PERSONAL APPEARANCE
The dress and appearance of officers and non-commissioned members shall on all occasions be such as to reflect credit on the Service.
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CANADIAN FORCES DRESS INSTRUCTIONS A-AD-265-000/AG-001
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
10. To ensure that the required standard for the wear of uniform in public is maintained, local dress instructions shall conform to policy approved by the Chief of the Defence Staff. Commanders shall not permit diminishment of this standard.
Only service dress orders of dress are prescribed for:
a. unrestricted wear in public;
b. wear by personnel on regularly scheduled CF passenger aircraft; and
c. wear by personnel when travelling on duty in uniform regardless of the means of transportation being used.
11. Commanders may limit orders of service dress acceptable for wear in public.
12. Other categories of dress may be authorized to be worn in public by members whose duties require them to do so. Wear of such orders of dress is restricted to travel to and from place of duty. Only essential stopovers, authorized by Commanders of Commands to meet local requirements, may be permitted.
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SERVICE DRESS is DEUs, not COMBAT/CADPAT.
