I'm currently in charge of designing uniforms for another Explorer post I work for, any of you guys have any ideas of what would look cool?

 

PLEASE NOTHING OUTRAGEOUS, don't give me Campaign hats that are 600 dollars or a full on 1950's style suit kind of uniform, just something simple.

Anything with white! So they can curse their existence trying to keep it clean.

Here's some pictures of my local department for some examples.

 

Make them buy their own boots. Black Boots or Duty Shoes. 

Get a Duty Belt and Belt Keepers

Issue them gear for their belts; Flashlight (or at least an O-Ring if your dept has a Maglight pool), Flash light Holster (Will vary by light), Pouch for rubber gloves, Radio Holster, Singular Cuff Case, and a pair of cuffs.

I suggest pooling different sized Duty Belts, they can pick them up when they go on ride alongs or do events. So you don't have to buy each explorer their own. Or risk one of them losing a piece of their's. 

Nylon is much cheaper than leather and doesn't require the same maintenance in the long run. 

Simple and Cheap are the two best words for an Explorer Uniform. 

I suggest a different color uniform shirt than what the sworn members of your department wear. 

If the sworn members wear all navy blue, then I'd get black pants with a light blue shirt. If the sworn members wear tan over olive drab, then I'd suggest gray over black. And so on, lighter color on top, not the same as sworn officers to avoid mix up. 

Get them a long sleeve and a short sleeve uniform shirt. Make them buy a clip on tie to go with the long sleeve shirt. 

Dark pants that go with the shirt. 

Ballcap and a Uniform Hat. Because god forbid something terrible happen, you don't want to be at a funeral or some other memorial wearing a ballcap. 

I like badges, but they run at about $100 a piece. So I'd get an embroidered one on the shirts. 

Have a jacket pool they can take from too. Jackets can just be black for cheap costs and black jackets look alright on any uniform. 

Here's the security section of Quartermaster, has some cheaper selections for clothing. 

 

Just my dreams if I got to redesign my old post's uniforms. Good luck man, stay safe. 

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 20169 yr by Sawdbuster

15 minutes ago, Sawdbuster said:

Make them buy their own boots. Black Boots or Duty Shoes. 

Get a Duty Belt and Belt Keepers

Issue them gear for their belts; Flashlight (or at least an O-Ring if your dept has a Maglight pool), Flash light Holster (Will vary by light), Pouch for rubber gloves, Radio Holster, Singular Cuff Case, and a pair of cuffs.

I suggest pooling different sized Duty Belts, they can pick them up when they go on ride alongs or do events. So you don't have to buy each explorer their own. Or risk one of them losing a piece of their's. 

Nylon is much cheaper than leather and doesn't require the same maintenance in the long run. 

Simple and Cheap are the two best words for an Explorer Uniform. 

I suggest a different color uniform shirt than what the sworn members of your department wear. 

If the sworn members wear all navy blue, then I'd get black pants with a light blue shirt. If the sworn members wear tan over olive drab, then I'd suggest gray over black. And so on, lighter color on top, not the same as sworn officers to avoid mix up. 

Get them a long sleeve and a short sleeve uniform shirt. Make them buy a clip on tie to go with the long sleeve shirt. 

Dark pants that go with the shirt. 

Ballcap and a Uniform Hat. Because god forbid something terrible happen, you don't want to be at a funeral or some other memorial wearing a ballcap. 

I like badges, but they run at about $100 a piece. So I'd get an embroidered one on the shirts. 

Have a jacket pool they can take from too. Jackets can just be black for cheap costs and black jackets look alright on any uniform. 

Here's the security section of Quartermaster, has some cheaper selections for clothing. 

 

Just my dreams if I got to redesign my old post's uniforms. Good luck man, stay safe. 

 

 

 

Thanks man, helped a lot!

On 12/30/2016 at 0:36 AM, Deputy Dandy said:

Thanks man, helped a lot!

 

He nailed it. I disagree with a badge, however. Stick with the patch on the shirt. Make the uniforms mock the physical appearance of the department. IE: if the agency uses dress pants over cargo pants, have the explorers wear dress pants as well. Make it extremely clear that they are not LEOs. That could put them at risk for god only knows what. Off colors, White / Grey etc.

I would also suggest you to make the design connoting contiguousness to the citizens.