Previous changes have allowed women more flexibility in how they style their hair, such as by wearing braids or ponytails. The Air Force has made several changes to dress and appearance rules since last summer as part of a broader effort to improve diversity and inclusion. The relaxed dress rules also will increase the length of hair allowed for men from the current 2 inches to 2.5 inches, and will allow women to wear 2-inch hair accessories, instead of the maximum 1-inch accessories now allowed.Īnd the updated AFI will allow airmen with piercings to wear transparent spacers, so their piercings don't close up. In the press release, Kelly said that the Air Force has "trust they can figure out what it takes and means to maintain standards without specifying exact behavior in every situation." The Air Force said it plans to drop that language to give commanders and airmen the flexibility to adopt whatever rules work best for their units. Currently, women must wear hosiery when wearing a dress uniform with a skirt, though they are allowed to instead wear plain black socks with slacks.Īnd the upcoming relaxation to dress rules will remove language prohibiting airmen in uniform from putting their hands in their pockets while walking or standing, or using a cell phone or drinking water while walking. But Space Force personnel still will not be allowed to wear morale patches.įemale airmen will have the option of not wearing hosiery with their dress uniforms, in any combination. The new regs will let wing commanders decide whether to allow airmen to wear approved morale patches on their operational camouflage pattern, or OCP, uniforms on Fridays, or during special events, the press release said. So airmen might be advised to hold off on booking their tattoo appointments right away. The finer details on what will and won't be allowed under these new changes won't be known until the updated regulations are released in October, the Air Force said.
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