USAFE-AFAFRICAI36-129 governs Uniform Work Clothing standards and issuance conditions for non-US citizen personnel in Germany.
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The publication addresses wear, personal appearance, maintenance, allowances, special requests, laundry, reimbursement, and items not considered UWC. It requires employees and organizational officials to follow specified standards for issuing, using, returning, and maintaining UWC.
Applies to: It establishes standards and conditions for issuing Uniform Work Clothing (UWC) to non-United States (US) citizen employees paid from appropriated funds and administered by a USAFE Civilian Personnel Section (CPS) in Germany.
Employees wear UWC if a clear identification is required for the performance of their duties. They wear UWC while on official duty and may wear it while traveling to and from official duty stations, unless precluded by local instructions. (paragraph 2)
Military grooming standards may not be imposed on civilian employees wearing UWC. (paragraph 2)
Firefighters should be clean-shaven to ensure that the face mask of the self-contained breathing apparatus tightly fits. (paragraph 2)
Employees must keep all UWC items clean and neat and obtain replacements when initial issue items are no longer serviceable. All items of clothing and equipment issued under this instruction are organizational property. (paragraph 2)
The initial allowance is issued at no charge to employees upon their assignment to positions requiring the wear of UWC. The same applies to the replacement of items that became unserviceable by normal wear and tear. (paragraph 2)