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Air Force launches new uniform website
By Staff Sgt. Steve Grever
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – The Air Force launched a new public website this month to help educate and inform Airmen about the service’s dress and appearance standards and policies.
The Air Force Directorate of Service’s Uniforms and Recognition Branch created the website in conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center and several other agencies that features interactive slideshows, uniform regulations, detailed photos and uniform policy updates from the Air Force Uniform Board.
Ruth Ewalt, the Air Force Uniforms and Recognition Branch director, said the new website was developed to be a comprehensive online resource that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for Airmen stationed around the world.
“We wanted to create a place where all Airmen can view any uniform combination in detail,” Mrs. Ewalt said. “This eliminates confusing rumors about the latest versions of Air Force uniforms.”
Airmen also wanted an uncomplicated website that was user friendly and did not require excessive navigation to find information about different combinations of the Air Force uniform.
“We needed a website that would not take more than two or three clicks of the mouse to get an answer to a uniform inquiry,” she said.
Having this information on a public website ensures uniform changes and updates are available to the field in a timely manner than that waiting for updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, which is being revised.
“The information will be updated quicker and more effectively,” she said.
Putting the website in the public domain allows users to access it without their Common Access Card, which is helpful for Airmen researching uniform information from computers or smart phones off the military network.
While the new site will be a valuable resource, Airmen should continue to work through their chain of command for clarification and guidance on Air Force dress and appearance standards and policies. For more information, visit the Air Force Dress and Appearance public website at http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/dress/index.asp.
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Lowe's Military Discount
Most members of the military community no longer will have to wait for a special holiday discount to buy shovels, paint, and other home improvement needs.
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s has expanded its 10 percent military discount to all day, everyday, for active-duty, National Guard and reserve, retiree and disabled service members, and their families, company officials announced Wednesday.
Those who want to receive the discount must present a valid military ID card.
All other military veterans will receive the 10 percent discount on the holiday weekends of Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day.
The discount is available on in-stock and special-order purchases of up to $5,000. It cannot be used on sales at Lowes.com, on previous sales, or on sales of services or gift cards.
“Lowe’s was founded on the heels of World War II by veterans Jim Lowe and Carl Buchan and has always been a supporter of the military,” said Larry D. Stone, Lowe’s president and chief operating officer, in a statement announcing the new policy.
“The year-round discount program is one way we are reaffirming our commitment to the thousands of men and women who are serving throughout the world, as well as their family members at home.”
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