For casual dress, volunteers shall wear:

• Trousers
  • Practical, durable cargo pants in olive drab or tan without excessive ornamentation, or
  • Cargo shorts or convertable cargo pants (zip-off legs) of the same kind. Convertible pants are practical in the field, not just for dealing with weather, heat , and water but also for rapidly examining sprains and leg injuries with less damage to the wardrobe.
  • For women: tasteful cargo capris are an alternative.
  • In long pants, it is preferred that the pants blouse over the boots. Pants with legs that tie and tuck or have stirrups to secure them into the boot are more practical in warm weather duty (ticks and briars) in any case.
  • Careful selection will allow casual dress pants to interchange with dress uniform. It is suggested that a volunteer start with dress-capable uniform pants and consign them to field use as they show wear.
• Belt
  • Standard, military-style webbing belts in olive drab or tan with standard brass buckle. The buckle may be embellished with the Maltese Cross, with "LC", or plain.
  • Coordinated suspenders may be worn if desired and may be more practical in field duty. Button on suspenders will likely be more durable and reliable than clips.
• Shirt
  • Official Auxiliary knit shirts, currently in grey. We will have order numbers available for vendors who provide them to spec in a selection of approved colors. We will do group purchases or issue donated shirts as available.
  • Rank insignia pins to the collar tabs of the shirts.
  • Imprinted Auxiliary tee-shirts or tasteful non-logoed casual shirts/blouse with imprinted Auxiliary hats/jackets for informal events (no rank insignia).
• Hat
  • Optional.
  • Imprinted Auxiliary hat.
  • Plain brown, tan, or olive drab ballcap; avoid blue or black;
  • Plain brown or olive drab oilcloth or similar brimmed hat. Take care to avoid confusion with the "Mounty"-style hat sometimes worn by Deputees or Sheriff. Look for a western or Australian style.
  • Hard hat if required for duty. For easy recognition in the field, rank insignia is painted on the back of a hard hat, usually in black: a single vertical stripe for a Lieutenant (either grade), a double-stripe for Captain, an oak leaf or club for Major, horizontal chevrons for enlisted (one for Private, two for corporal, three for Sergeant, four for Master Sergeant, and five for Sergeant Major--- this makes it easy to update for promotions and brevet promotions can be done quickly in the field).
• Boots
  • Standard black or tan service boots; note that black is required for dress uniform if you wish to have a pair which does double-duty.
• Weather gear
  • Imprinted Auxiliary or "Sheriff's Office" windbreakers or short jackets, as available.
  • If necessary, any required gear or appropriate coat with a safety vest or imprinted safety vest.
  • For officers: a full-length wool or duck officer's coat in grey (wool), tan, or olive drab with insignia pinned to epaulets.
• Safety or occupational equipment
  • Required safety equipment takes precedence over uniform requirements. If you are required to wear a bunker jacket for an assignment, wear a bunker jacket. If you are required to wear a tactical vest, tool vest, non-flammable vest, riding helmet, equestrian clothing, leathers (motor cycle use), one-piece clothing with no snaggable parts for machinery, etc., satisfy safety first. As these issues develop, we will work out ways to attempt to satisfy them and retain a distinctive, identifiable look.
  • At an incident site, the rules of the ICS Safety Officer or similar designated responder-safety official (or orders of the Sheriff/supervising Deputy) regarding clothing and equipment take precedence over anything in this section.

• Trousers
  • Practical, durable cargo pants in olive drab or tan without excessive ornamentation, or
  • Convertable cargo pants (zip-off legs) of the same kind with the legs attached.
  • It is preferred that the pants blouse over the boots.
  • Careful selection will allow casual dress pants to interchange with casual uniform. It is suggested that a volunteer start with dress-capable uniform pants and consign them to field use as they show wear.
• Belt
  • Standard, military-style webbing belts in olive drab or tan with standard brass buckle. The buckle may be embellished with the Maltese Cross, with "LC", or plain.
  • Coordinated suspenders may be worn if desired.
• Shirt
  • Uniform shirt or blouse (as appropriate) with epaulets in olive, light green, or tan. There should be enough room on the pocket tab for a name tag or fabric tape. Army surplus green uniform shirts will fill the role well and can be gotten in quantity, though finding shirts with all natural fibers may be more comfortable in summer.
  • Sleeves may be long, short, or roll-up and button.
  • Rank insignia is worn on the epaulets and may be embroidered and sewn on; embroidered, sewn into a sleeve to slide over the epaulet; or pinned.
  • Non-commissioned officers sew an appropriate number of chevrons on the sleeves of long-sleeved shirts.
  • The Auxiliary unit patch goes on the left shoulder. The Missouri seal patch goes on the right shoulder over embroidered fabric tape which says "Volunteer" in blue.
  • Name tag is sewn or pinned to the tab of the left pocket, with "LCSA" on the tab of the right pocket.
  • Shirt is tucked into the pants.
  • A green uniform sweater may be worn over the shirt for cooler weather. Most surplus uniform sweaters have velcro in appropriate places for attaching patches.
• Hat
  • Optional for most occassions.
  • Imprinted Auxiliary ball cap.
  • Officers: Black, smoke grey, or dark green felt or knit beret, English style or English flat-cap. The beret should be wider and have a longer sweep (roughly a hand's-width) than the tight military berets ("tams"). Worn right to left. Berets shall be preferred for more formal occassions. It is also a very distinctive look for easy recognition of officers in leadership positions on the field. These are easy to make locally in quantity and allow some individuality in color and form.
  • When the hat is removed, it is tucked under the left epaulet.
• Boots
  • Black service boots: clean, blacked, and buffed.
• Coat
  • For officers: full-length officer's rain coat in tan, green, or wool coat in grey. These are readily and inexpensively available as surplus from any number of countries and are weather-practical in Missouri.
  • Insignia on the epaulets of the coat as with a uniform shirt (preferred) or pinned to the collar if no epaulets.
  • In Missouri's wind and rain, it is a good idea to look for coats with a pass-through from an upper pocket to the interior of the coat to access protected items in the breast pocket or shoulder holster without opening the coat. Existing coats without a pass-through are readily adapted.
  • A coat with a removable (button in) liner extends the season of use. 
• For very formal occassions, such as civil ceremonies and inaugerations, funerals, parade, etc.
  • White dress gloves
  • Officer's or NCO's sword for color guard, honor guard, and other formal positions; these will be generally obtained and provided by the Auxiliary as needed.
  • Parade rifles will also be obtained and provided by the Auxiliary as and if needed.

We follow the US Army insignia for enlisted personnel, noting that the army has NCO ranks which we do not use.

As with enlisted, we follow the US Army for officer's insignia, ignoring ranks we do not recognize. Our Chief Warrant Officer is equivalent to an Army CW2, our Senior Chief Warrant officer to the CW4. We do not have an equivalent to the CW3 or CW5.
For metal pin-on insignia, we prefer the "subdued" forms of insignia (black in place of silver and brown in place of bronze). Most vendors of insignia provide an option for normal or subdued colors.
We attempt to provide insignia when an officer/NCO is commissioned/promoted. If the insignia is lost, it is the volunteer's responsibility to replace it. If you are promoted, it is considered an honor and courtesy to pass your old insignia down to a newly promoted volunteer.

 
"Embellishments" as used here, refers to any additional items or symbols on the uniform to indicate special office, technical specialty, awards, affiliations, etc.

• Embellishments For Special Office (Shall be worn)
  • The Sergeant-At-Arms, designated assistant, or Range-Master wears a red armband when performing their duty. In casual dress this may simply be a tied red band.
  • Medical personnel acting in that capacity wear a white armband or tabbard with a prominent red cross. In an emergency, any embellishment compliant with the Geneva Convention may be used.
  • Volunteer temporarily deputized by the Sheriff in an emergency: a black and gold braided tassle on the shoulders (worked through the epaulets if wearing epaulets).
• Embellishments For Specialty (May be worn)
  • Volunteers may wear embellishments on their uniform for technical specialties; these may be defined over time, along with the criteria for earning them.
  • An ARES pin for Amateur Radio license and ARES membership in good standing
  • First Responder or greater emergency medical training (TBD)
  • An officer with a First Responder or greater emergency medical training in a designated medical role may additionally wear a caduceus insignia on their collar or epaulets (pin or embroidered)
• Awards and service marks (TBD)