Physical training uniform

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The physical training uniform is a military uniform used during calisthenics drills and, in some cases, very casual periods of time (off-duty time during Initial Entry Training in the Army, for example). The United States Army and Navy and US Air Force require use of a physical training (PT) uniform during calisthenics.

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[edit] Physical Training Uniforms of US Services

[edit] Army

The US Army currently uses the Army Improved Physical Fitness Uniform (IPFU), manufactured by UNICOR. It is essentially a tracksuit, marked with the ARMY name. The Army physical training uniform consists of:

  • T-shirt: Grey Army-marked long-sleeve or short-sleeve T-shirt; large ARMY symbol on front of shirt and stylized A on back.
  • Trunks: Black trunks, multipurpose: can be worn alone for swimming, worn with longsleeve or shortsleeve shirt, or worn under the black IPFU trousers.
  • Trousers: Black trousers, lined with breathable, pored nylon fabric.
  • Jacket: Grey jacket, zipped, with ARMY embroidered on left chest, and inverted (reflective) chevrons extinding from shoulders to mid-stomach and lower back, with hidden vents in back and zippable hidden vents in armpits.
  • Socks: White ankle-length or calf-length socks.
  • Shoes: Approved, well-fitting, comfortable running shoes.

[edit] Air Force

  • T-shirt: White moisture wicking fabric with a reflective Air Force logo on the upper left corner on chest and centered on the back.
  • Shorts: Air Force blue with silver reflective stripes on the leg and features a key pocket within the inner liner and an ID pocket on the lower outside right leg.
  • Pants: Air Force blue with silver and white piping with reflective stripes.
  • Jacket: Air Force blue with a silver reflective chevron on the front and back outlined by white piping. Has refelctive Air Force symbol on the upper left portion of the chest.
  • Socks: White ankle-length or calf-length.

[edit] Navy

  • Shirt - White T-shirt with reflective Navy logo on front and blue NAVY on back.
  • Shorts - Blue nylon shorts with netting.
  • Sweatshirt - Navy blue with Navy logo in yellow, NAVY in yellow on back.
  • Sweatpants - Navy blue pants with refelctive yellow/blue NAVY down the sides.

[edit] Marines

  • Shirt - Plain green t-shirt
  • Shorts - Plain green nylon or "silky" shorts.
  • Sweatshirt - Green sweathshirt with USMC and Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on left chest
  • Sweatpants - Green sweatpants with USMC and Eagle, Globe, and Anchor on left thigh.