Overview
- Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach signed the memo on Nov. 10, it was authenticated by an Air Force spokesperson, and the changes take effect Nov. 14.
- Colored T-shirts are limited to airmen who are not deployed, not in exercises, and not assigned to joint or Space Force units, with hues tied to unit heraldry and approved at the wing level.
- Aircrew may wear callsign name tags daily on flight and desert flight uniforms, with officer and enlisted formats specified in the memo.
- Commanders are responsible for ensuring name tags remain in good taste and for managing approved shirt colors as the service prepares formal implementation guidance.
- The adjustment runs counter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s tightened grooming campaign, which has recently narrowed facial hair, nail polish, eyelash, and boot standards.