Uniforms

[94cvlx]

I'm sure there have been posts like this but heck Ill start another one. What do you wear for a regular duty uniform?
We wear;
Optional Black Blauer sweater
Grey short sleeve Elbeco Duty Max Shirt
Black Feichmeire Pants with cargo pockets on the sides
5 point star badge
Name Tag
Black Baseball Cap
Black 3 season jacket with embroidered badge
Black belt (Duty belt is optional)
Black Boots, Shoes, Sneakers

Trainees wear
Tan Polo with embroidered Badge
Brown BDU pants
Black boots, shoes, sneakers and belt (duty belt optional)
Brown jacket No badge

[SHU]

In the BOP we wear a uniform that looks like a security guard at Macys department store. The bop does not want officers to look like authority figures. (I kid you not) But they say next near (which means 3 years from now) We are going to a uniform that looks like your average air conditioner repair mans get up. I guess we are moving up in the world. I'm hoping to be with another agency by the time the repair man uniform rolls around.

[Bowles]

Looked for a good picture but this is the best I could find. Don't know who the officer is so I smuged out his face. I'm on enough hit lists right now I don't need to add another one lol.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/549/imagesqz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[kicket]

I'm sure there have been posts like this but heck Ill start another one. What do you wear for a regular duty uniform?
We wear;
Optional Black Blauer sweater
Grey short sleeve Elbeco Duty Max Shirt
Black Feichmeire Pants with cargo pockets on the sides
5 point star badge
Name Tag
Black Baseball Cap
Black 3 season jacket with embroidered badge
Black belt (Duty belt is optional)
Black Boots, Shoes, Sneakers

Trainees wear
Tan Polo with embroidered Badge
Brown BDU pants
Black boots, shoes, sneakers and belt (duty belt optional)
Brown jacket No badge

same as you diffrent colors
Grey polo summer
Grey long or short sleeve
same pants but in dark grey
12 point round star badge (like NY corrections)
Black ball cap
looks tons better than our old ones
tan top green bottoms stright leg.looked like a forest ranger.

[NJChris]

In the BOP we wear a uniform that looks like a security guard at Macys department store. The bop does not want officers to look like authority figures. (I kid you not) But they say next near (which means 3 years from now) We are going to a uniform that looks like your average air conditioner repair mans get up. I guess we are moving up in the world. I'm hoping to be with another agency by the time the repair man uniform rolls around.

Nah man our new uni's are going to look like a crappy version of the mailmans uniform :o

[Matt-NC]

Nah man our new uni's are going to look like a crappy version of the mailmans uniform :o

Hey, ours already does! (see Bowles' post above)

Matt

[94cvlx]

I keep trying to suggest we go to a more comfortable weaponless uniform(no metal). I have suggested a BDU top and bottom with embroidered badge and name tape.

[Ford4v460]

We have
Medium gray s/s button uniform shirt
Department patch on one sleeve and flag on the other
Dark gray uniform pants with a black strip down the side
Metal badge or cloth depending on the institution
Black boots (some people wear black shoes)
Name tag (optional)
Black department baseball cap (optional)
Duty belt (optional)
Duty Equipment depents on the institution
Winter coat & spring coat (blue)
State ID must be visable at all times

Actually i like our uniforms, compaired to most departments.

[hankrearden2000]

In the BOP we wear a uniform that looks like a security guard at Macys department store. The bop does not want officers to look like authority figures. (I kid you not) But they say next near (which means 3 years from now) We are going to a uniform that looks like your average air conditioner repair mans get up. I guess we are moving up in the world. I'm hoping to be with another agency by the time the repair man uniform rolls around.


I always thought it resembled a bus driver outfit, or what you typically see hotel desk clerks wearing.

Good luck with the job hunt. Careful with those other federal agencies. Some are even worse than the BOP. Look at the number of BOP who have returned from the FAMs & BP.

[hankrearden2000]

Here are the BOP's gay new uniforms.


http://etasigma.org/images/dressblueplain.jpg

http://etasigma.org/images/dresswhiteplain.jpg

http://etasigma.org/images/polopleat.jpg

[Matt-NC]

That last one looks like Flight Attendants! :D

Matt

[94cvlx]

Wow...Those are umm umm umm umm ??Unique?? Did I read correctly that they dont want you to look to authortative?????

Well umm yeah

[hankrearden2000]

Yes, you read that. Yes, that is absolutely correct. The Director and his 'designees' have said so in writing repeatedly on the Bureau's intranet site called Sallyport .

They are afraid that the nice Offenders will not want to ta, ta, ta, talk to us if we look like 'da po'lice'. :(

Never mind that 95% of them rolled on some other thug(s) to da po'lice before trial.

[Matt-NC]

THIS is what we need...

http://www.uscav.com/prodinfo/enlarged/30295L.jpg

I/Ms SHOULD be intimidated!

Matt

[94cvlx]

THIS is what we need...

http://www.uscav.com/prodinfo/enlarged/30295L.jpg

I/Ms SHOULD be intimidated!

Matt
A-men BROTHER

[CO1989]

NOBODY beats New York State's inmate made uniforms! We look like the jiffy lube oil change man (no disrespect to him, mind you). Our uniforms are a joke, and the Department is VERY resistent to professional uniforms as it might make us look too intimidating to the inmates :eek: awwwwww :mad:

Your Friendly Disgruntled CO

[Bowles]

Inmates make ours too.

[94cvlx]

Just curious but isnt that kinda a security risk? I mean if one of them decides they wanna get out. Why wouldnt they smuggle a C/O Uniform back and try that???

[Vpr92rt10]

we wear dark blue BDU uniforms...we are going to get better uniforms same style but higher quality with permanent creases

[Matt-NC]

we wear dark blue BDU uniforms...we are going to get better uniforms same style but higher quality with permanent creases

I would love to get dark blue BDUs! Our PERT personnel wear those, and look quite professional. Now if only the line C/Os could get those...

Oh and BDUs shouldn't have creases...

Matt

[94cvlx]

Another thing I forgot to mention is that a few months ago now we had a so called "dress down" day twice a week, so you had C/O's walking around units in Jeans and T-Shirts. The most I could bring myself to was a black polo with our embroidered badge and black BDU's

[94cvlx]

Oh and BDUs shouldn't have creases...

Matt
True that man True that

[94cvlx]

http://etasigma.org/images/polopleat.jpg

^ Those look just like the Chuck E Cheeses employees uniforms I saw tonight. Swear to god :eek:

[SHU]

I told you we look like a bunch of retards. but strange as it sounds, that crap is a step up from what we wear now. :mad: God forbid we appear professional. :rolleyes:

[NJChris]

Another thing I forgot to mention is that a few months ago now we had a so called "dress down" day twice a week, so you had C/O's walking around units in Jeans and T-Shirts. The most I could bring myself to was a black polo with our embroidered badge and black BDU's


If you had to wear the UNI's we have to wear you would love the idea of dress down days. :D LOL

[FedIG]

NOBODY beats New York State's inmate made uniforms! We look like the jiffy lube oil change man (no disrespect to him, mind you). Our uniforms are a joke, and the Department is VERY resistent to professional uniforms as it might make us look too intimidating to the inmates :eek: awwwwww :mad:

Your Friendly Disgruntled CO

I can beat that. BOP inmates made our body armor (and holster, web gear, etc.). They tried to sell them to the Border Patrol also, but their union went "ballistic" and nixed it.

[94cvlx]

I can beat that. BOP inmates made our body armor (and holster, web gear, etc.). They tried to sell them to the Border Patrol also, but their union wet "ballistic" and nixed it.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: WHAT??????????????????????????????????? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[hankrearden2000]

They even made our body armor for a few years. No conflict of interest there.

Need I say more about the intelligence and integrity of people running the BOP...and other federal agencies?

[InspectorGadget]

Oregon DOC:

In the midst of uniform change-over.

We used to have Class-A unis... light gray shirt, dark grey slax with black stripe...not a bad looking uni, if you didn't wear the gay baseball cap that they issued.

Special Housing, Transport, and K9 has worn black BDU's as long as I've been around. Looks sharp, even with the baseball cap.

Now, because the all knowing upper echelon of administration says so, we are wearing black bdu trousers with a grey short or long sleeve polo shirt. Not terrible looking, but I HATE polo shirts as a uniform. They look shabby. At least, with the old Class A's, a guy could (if he wanted to) look pretty sharp and take some pride in the condition of his uniform. Now, we look like the kids at McDonalds, the collars never stay right, the shirt material snags, the name tags dont hang right because there's no structure to the shirt. I hate it.

So, up till now, they've let Special Housing, Transport, and K9 keep the BDU tops... but I hear that will be changing soon...I hear we look, "Too militant" and "Too authoritarian." I'll not give up my BDU tops without a fight, I swear!

Oh, and our inmates are now making black BDU's in the garment factory, and they've done all the embroidery (badges/insignia) on the polo shirts. Yeah, there's a risk there I'd say.

[thirdgod]

We wear a tan uniform shirt, short or long sleeve with metal badge and nameplates, a chocolate brown trouser, can either be plain, Blauer with cargo pockets, or brown BDUs. If you wear BDUs you have to wear them bloused with a high boot. We also have an optional tan polo shirt with embroidered badge, which I usually wear but don't really like; I personally think a uniform shirt needs patches on the sleeves and this one doesn't. Duty gear is optional but you must at least have your issued gear(cuffs and OC) on your person, can be either leather or nylon.

For our Tactical Support Unit, we wear an all black full BDU uniform with subdued patches and TSU rockers, plus all the requisite cool toys and other heavy crap that a tactical team needs.

Our current badge is in the shape of the State of Arizona, but 1 Jan 07 we go to a seven point star. There was also talk of changing our uniforms to a light blue shirt/dark blue pant combo, but for once the powers that be listened to the line staff(who all hated the idea) and nixed the change.....for now....

[heikki]

I think that the NYC corrections officer uniforms are very professional, and hope that our department could issue the uniform cap.

[kicket]

We have the same uniform as Ny state police but with cargo pockets on our pants and no stripe they look good.
Our state too wanted to stay away from black,grey they wanted something that looked less threting..thank god they went with these 1 right choice they made.

[heikki]

In the unit we wear vest, carry riot baton and handcuffs at all times, and look like very police.

[AnthonyP]

Woah.

At least here in the CDCR (CA Dept of Corrections/Rehabilitation) we look a lot like the LA Sheriff's Dept.

http://www.cya.ca.gov/CareerOpportunities/images/COSYCOsphoto.jpg

[SHU]

California DOC has got the best uniform in Corrections. I wish I would have went to you guys instead of the feds. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was the state taxes out there. I can't stand the PC crap with the feds. Its sickening, pure sickening I tell you.

[SHU]

California DOC has got the best uniform in Corrections. I wish I would have went to you guys instead of the feds. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was the state taxes out there. I can't stand the PC crap with the feds. Its sickening, pure sickening I tell you.

[AnthonyP]

Thanks for the compliment. I haven't done a Google lookup on other Agencies, but I have to agree with you, our threads are pretty 'snazzy' :)

[94cvlx]

Thanks for the compliment. I haven't done a Google lookup on other Agencies, but I have to agree with you, our threads are pretty 'snazzy' :)
I like the CDCR uniform also. What areas do the jumpsuits come into play?

[AnthonyP]

As an applicant, I'm not really sure. But a friend of mine who already been on the force, sent me a DVD and that was at Kern County. It looked likeall of the outside team and the MTA's (Medical) wore jumpsuits.

[Bill]

NJDOC bdu's are the best looking DOC uniforms I've ever seen.

California DOC has got the best uniform in Corrections. I wish I would have went to you guys instead of the feds. The only thing that stopped me from doing it was the state taxes out there. I can't stand the PC crap with the feds. Its sickening, pure sickening I tell you.

[AnthonyP]

I kinda miss growing up in Essex County. Newark, that is. :)

[94cvlx]

Our Unis are pretty sweet

[AnthonyP]

Any pics? I can't seem to Google any...

[94cvlx]

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[CO1989]

We're suppose to be getting new jackets here in NY State - PROFESSIONAL ones like our Troopers wear, instead of the dickie style/Jiffy Lube Oil Change Guy thing we have now. I find it hard to believe they're going to give us PROFESSIONAL jackets and still make us wear this inmate made joke of a uniform!

[UTCorSGT]

Our County wear the exact uniform as Patrol. Green BDU / Cargo with Tan Shirt, Metal Badge, Nameplate, etc.
There is no fear of appearing authoritarian. That is our job, to be the Jail Authority. Why would anyone think that an authoritarian appearance would be bad. If social workers is what the prisoners need then commit them to a mental hospital. If breaking the law is thier problem, then put them in an institution where they can learn to obey simple rules and respect authority.

[JDCOP]

When i worked in the jail. We wore same uniforms as the patrol division with a full duty belt oc spray, cuffs, baton, mag holder, radio holder. Accorse glock was locked up. We got to wear the short sleeve shirts year round because we were indoors. But our old uniforms were great just a simple blue polo with name and badge on it. Khaki bdu's with duty belt wast the most comfortable uni ive had.

[SOLID BLUE]

CDC uniforms are nice, but I think we have the nicest and most practical uniforms in Corrections now.Go to www.canadiancorrections.com and go to uniforms on the left side. The click it, scan down to Correctional Service of Canada's uniforms, they have our Dress uniform and our Duty uniform pictures there. We are the Canadian Version of BOP as we are FEDS, this is what the BOP guy sneed. It's comfy,practical and looks good. Its Midnight Navy with BDU shirt and cargo BDU pants.

[keith758]

No matter what you have for a uniform, someone's gonna complain. Full time, as an Lt., I wear tan pants with a brown stripe, either a dark brown shirt or a whiteshirt, black boots and a basketweave leather duty belt with accessories. Part time, it's a dark blue shirt, dark blue Blauer uniform cargo pants, and nylon duty gear. The dark blue is fine when it's new, but after a while you get the "Jiffy Lube" look, and they really don't look as professional as the county uniform.

[AZCO]

Here are the BOP's gay new uniforms.


http://etasigma.org/images/dressblueplain.jpg

http://etasigma.org/images/dresswhiteplain.jpg

http://etasigma.org/images/polopleat.jpg

Yea, those are pretty ****ty looking

[TX_CO]

Ours are inmate made.

Grey shirt with Navy blue pocket flaps and shoulder tabs, sewn in military creases.
Dept. patch on left sleeve, US flag on right, TX Seal on left chest (no badges issued).
Grey pants with Navy blue striping on the legs.
issued black basketweave garrison belt
issued duty jacket w/dept. patch on left sleeve

My daily wear is:

black/blue/or grey tshirt
uniform as stated
black duty boots
duty gear- MK4 OC holder, cuff case, baton ring, glove case, flashlight holder, pistol holster when assigned to armed post.
Body Armor when required (AD Seg, Medium Custody, Transient Cell Blocks)

We are testing a new uniform- Grey BDU pants, and Navy blue polos with patches as an alternate uniform, so far only 2 Officers at our facility are wear testing them.

[dnamp05]

ours come from outside. I work for a county not IDOC.

Brown BDU's with sewn on nametape and badge with dept. patches on both sholders.
Black magnum boots
black basket weave leather including:
pants belt, duty belt, at least one pair of cuffs, glove pouch, holster, spare magazine holder, flashlight, radio, 10% pepperfoam, tazer & a glock 22 when out on the road for transport or out of the building.