VDF Male OCP Uniform

1. Core OCP / ACU Uniform — Head to Toe

Headgear

• ☐ OCP Patrol Cap — primary field headgear when prescribed.
• ☐ Patrol-Cap Rank / Device — exact organization-approved type, color, attachment method, and placement.
• ☐ Alternate Patrol Cap — only if your organization authorizes a different approved OCP patrol-cap model.

Upper Body & Identification

• ☐ Men’s OCP ACU Coat
• ☐ Tan 499 / Authorized Undershirt
• ☐ Surname Name Tape
• ☐ Organization / State Guard Tape
• ☐ Chest Rank Insignia — correct rank, color, size, and attachment method.
• ☐ State / Organization Shoulder Patch — correct shoulder and orientation.
• ☐ Full-Color State / Territorial Flag Patch — Reverse Orientation — hook-fastener / hook-and-loop backing with a yellow/gold border or outline; use the organization-prescribed size and placement.
• ☐ Authorized Badges, Tabs & Qualification Insignia — only those permitted by the organization.

Waist, Trousers & Footwear

• ☐ Men’s OCP ACU Trousers
• ☐ Rigger / Utility Uniform Belt — authorized color and buckle.
• ☐ Boot Socks — appropriate color/material for duty and climate.
• ☐ Coyote / Tan Combat Boots — organization-approved height, material, and color.
• ☐ Boot Blousers / Trouser Bands — when permitted or required.

2. Hot-Weather / Summer OCP Options

Use only the hot-weather configuration your organization authorizes.

• ☐ Propper Men’s IHWCU OCP Coat
• ☐ Propper Men’s IHWCU OCP Trousers
• ☐ Tru-Spec IHWCU OCP Shirt — alternate approved hot-weather coat option.
• ☐ Tru-Spec IHWCU OCP Trousers — alternate approved hot-weather trouser option.
• ☐ OCP Hot-Weather Boonie — only when specifically authorized for the duty, field environment, or mission.
• ☐ OCP Advanced Combat Shirt — mission/field-specific wear, not a routine replacement for the ACU coat unless authorized.
• ☐ Hot-Weather Boot Socks
• ☐ Lightweight Coyote Combat Boots — verify material, height, sole, and color requirements before purchase.

3. Cold-Weather / Winter Layering — ECWCS & Wearables

Cold-weather items are layered according to conditions and your organization’s authorized uniform configuration.

• ☐ ECWCS Level I Base-Layer Set
• ☐ ECWCS Level II Grid-Fleece Set
• ☐ Rothco Classic Long-Sleeve Moisture-Wicking Base Layer — useful authorized under-uniform layer.
• ☐ Gen III / Level III Fleece Jacket
• ☐ Alternate Gen III Fleece Coat — where organization-approved.
• ☐ Cold / Wet-Weather Parka
• ☐ Fleece / Watch Cap — authorized color and wear conditions.
• ☐ Cold-Weather Balaclava — only when authorized.
• ☐ Condor Elite Reversible Fleece Neck Gaiter — wearable cold-weather neck/face layer where permitted.
• ☐ Grid-Fleece Neck Gaiter — alternate wearable cold-weather option where permitted.
• ☐ Authorized Cold-Weather Gloves
• ☐ Cold-Weather Boot Socks
• ☐ Waterproof Coyote Boot — verify exact footwear standard.

4. Wet-Weather / Rain Options

• ☐ Waterproof / Breathable Uniform Parka or Shell
• ☐ Wet-Weather Trousers / Shell Trousers — only if authorized by your organization.
• ☐ Authorized Rain Headgear — use the patrol cap, boonie, hood, or other headgear exactly as local guidance directs.
• ☐ Waterproof Coyote Boots
• ☐ Moisture-Management Base Layer & Socks — select uniform-compatible layers appropriate to the temperature.

5. Mission / Specialty Uniform Apparel

These are wearable specialty garments, not universal daily-uniform components.

• ☐ FRACU OCP Flame-Resistant Coat — mission-specific wear.
• ☐ FRACU OCP Flame-Resistant Trousers — mission-specific wear.
• ☐ OCP Advanced Combat Shirt — when body armor/field mission guidance authorizes it.
• ☐ Alternate Combat Shirt — only if the exact garment and pattern are organization-approved.
• ☐ Safety / Composite-Toe Coyote Boots — for duties that require protective footwear and when compatible with uniform policy.
• ☐ Other Flame-Resistant, Aircrew, Technical, or Protective Wearable Garments — only when your duty position or mission requires them.

6. Medical / Healthcare Duty Apparel

Medical personnel may have additional wearable duty-clothing options. These are role- and organization-specific and should not be confused with medical equipment.

• ☐ M MCGUIRE GEAR Tactical Ripstop Medical Scrub Top — OCP Scorpion option — medical/EMS duty garment when authorized.
• ☐ Standard OCP ACU Coat & Trousers — for medical duty performed in the normal field/service uniform.
• ☐ Authorized Moisture-Wicking or Thermal Underlayers — based on environment and medical duty requirements.
• ☐ Medical Identification / Duty Patches — only where organization guidance authorizes them.

Not part of this apparel collection: IFAKs, tourniquets, hydration carriers/bladders, medical pouches, and similar equipment. Those may still be mission-essential, but they belong in field/medical equipment collections rather than the uniform-apparel shopping list.

7. Final Wear & Appearance Verification

• ☐ Confirm your organization currently authorizes OCP/ACU for your duty status and assignment.
• ☐ Confirm coat and trousers are the correct pattern, shade, serviceability, and approved configuration.
• ☐ Confirm surname tape, organization tape, rank, shoulder patch, flag, badges, tabs, and attachment methods.
• ☐ Confirm the correct headgear for the event: patrol cap, authorized boonie, watch cap, or other specifically directed option.
• ☐ Confirm undershirt, belt, socks, boots, boot blousing, and laces meet current local guidance.
• ☐ Do not mix incompatible uniform configurations unless your organization specifically authorizes the combination.
• ☐ Weather layers should be clean, serviceable, correctly colored, and worn only under authorized conditions.
• ☐ Specialty, medical, hot-weather, FR, and combat-shirt options require the appropriate mission or organizational authorization.
• ☐ Replace damaged, faded, unserviceable, or improperly fitting components before wear.