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ABU Buying Guide



Posted : Tuesday Oct 23, 2007 18:59:40 EDT

* Airmen are allowed to purchase with their own money and wear commercial versions of the ABU, but the Air Force can’t help if the uniform is substandard.

* Manufacturers licensed by the Air Force to produce ABUs are:

Propper International

American Apparel

Bethel Industries

National Industries for the Blind

National Industries for the Severely Handicapped

Tama Manufacturing

Any other brand is a knockoff and should be avoided.

* The only uniforms that units may buy with government funds are those sold through AAFES.

* Clothing allowances count as personal funds and may be used to purchase commercial ABUs.

* About 25,000 ABUs will be available in the majority of AAFES stores beginning in mid-November.



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