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discussion:service_bars_reefers_overcoats [2024/10/28 09:44] – [Comments] Gene Hughdiscussion:service_bars_reefers_overcoats [2025/02/01 21:11] (current) – [Comments] Gene Hugh
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 ====== Service Bars, Reefers and Overcoats ====== ====== Service Bars, Reefers and Overcoats ======
 +Also see [[pub:blouse_reefer|]]
 ===== The Question ===== ===== The Question =====
 Are Service Tenure Insignias (aka "Service Bars") worn on the Reefer or the Overcoat? Are Service Tenure Insignias (aka "Service Bars") worn on the Reefer or the Overcoat?
  
 ===== Comments ===== ===== Comments =====
-**No. Service Tenure Insignias are NOT worn on the Reefer or the Overcoat.**+Inspection Division has related that Service Tenure Insignias are **to be worn** on the Reefer/Overcoat.
  
-Uniform And Property [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6169|U04-01]], XI-H-2 (Uniform And Appearance Standards), states that ... "Upon completion of the below-listed periods of service, uniformed members are required to wear service bar(s) and/or star(s) on uniform outer garments __**with the exception of**__ shirts, rainwear, leather jackets, __**wool overcoats**__, fleece jackets, quarter-zip pullover, and sweaters authorized as an outer garment." +As of November 2024, the directives can be misleading to the fact that Service Tenure Insignias are NOT worn on the Reefer or the Overcoat. 
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-There are __**two types of wool overcoats**__, according to Uniform And Property [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6570|U04-01-03]] (Uniform Classifications) which lists the Reefer under the subheading of "Coat, 100% Wool" as an clothing item for Class A Uniforms. This should not be confused with another wool overcoat called the Overcoat, which is for lieutenants and above.\\ {{:discussion:wool_overcoat_u04-01-03.jpg?direct&400|}}+Uniform And Property [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6169?f=tenure|U04-01]], XII-H-2 (Uniform And Appearance Standards), states that //... "Upon completion of the below-listed periods of service, uniformed members are required to wear service bar(s) and/or star(s) on uniform outer garments __**with the exception of**__ shirts, rainwear, leather jackets, __**wool overcoats**__, fleece jackets, quarter-zip pullover, and sweaters authorized as an outer garment."//
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-A __**Reefer is made out of wool and it is an overcoat**__, according to Uniform and Property [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6837|U06-01-04]] (Reefer).\\ //"Four button double-breasted reefer overcoat . . ."// +There are __**two types of wool overcoats**__, according to Uniform And Property [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6570|U04-01-03]] (Uniform Classifications) which lists the Reefer under the subheading of "Coat, 100% Wool" as an clothing item for Class A Uniforms. This should not be confused with another wool overcoat called the "Overcoat" (capital "O"), which is for lieutenants and above.\\ {{:discussion:wool_overcoat_u04-01-03.jpg?direct&400|}} click to enlarge
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-A side note, a Reefer is NOT a Blouse. A [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6847|Blouse]] is a __single-breasted coat__ you would typically wear for graduation and award ceremonies. A [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6837|Reefer]] is a __double-breasted overcoat__ that will be heavier than a Blouse.+A __**Reefer is made out of wool and is an overcoat**__, according to Uniform and Property [[https://directives.chicagopolice.org/#directive/public/6837|U06-01-04]] (Reefer).\\ //"Four button double-breasted reefer overcoat . . ."//\\   
 +{{:discussion:reefer_u06-01-04.jpg?direct&400|}} click to enlarge