ABU Outerwear

What about when it gets cooler or the weather isn't so "sunny SoCal" anymore?

If it just "cooler" and you're maybe just a little chilled then you are allowed to add a layer underneath your ABUs. Per CAPR 39-1, "Thermal undergarments may be desert sand, white or cream colored and are authorized for wear as weather conditions warrant." If you can get your hands on a sand colored "waffle" top, nickname for the mid-weight shirt in the Extreme Cold Weather Clothing System (ECWCS), then you're sitting pretty.

The Foliage Green Fleece

This outer wear item is worn overtop of the ABU blouse, as either a stand alone item or as a liner for the ABU pattern parka or Gore-Tex rain jacket. The fleece jacket has Velcro strips for "CIVIL AIR PATROL" and "LAST NAME" tapes along with a Velcro patch for the rank tab (which should be above the name tape on the right side of the jacket). The rank tab is unfortunately, only available through Vanguard; for cadet airman and NCOs its a blank dark blue tab with Velcro backing that you pin a third metal rank insignia onto and then attach to the jacket, for cadet officers and senior members the ranks come embroidered on. The foliage green fleece is available all over the place -- Vanguard (of course), eBay, commercial retailers, and surplus shops the world over, that is because this jacket was used both by the Air Force with the ABU and with the Army's UCP uniform.

My head's getting cold!

The foliage green fleece beanie is authorized for field wear.