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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Boots
- Black service boots: clean, blacked, and buffed.
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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.
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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.