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Iād just MTP itā¦
Fundamentally, Iād change the way the regs are written - from āthisā, to āthis, that, or the other - but not X or Yā because we depend on parents budgets, and simple availability.
I absolutely would put a Field Conditions clause in - that all that really matters is kids not being cold, or wet, or having wrecked feet - and it would be explicitly worded to stamp on the toes of any cretin, so youād say āwe do not care what colour your gloves are, or if the fleece under your windproof is blue, or if your boots or black, or brown, or grey, or tanā¦ā.
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This
Much better on cold days.
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Thatās allowed though (Iāve even seen them worn with Blues on RAF stations)
Honestly, I think the AAFC cadets practical uniform looks pretty spot on!
They still have a dress uniform for parades etc
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RAAF working dress has a much better quality shirt than ours, with patches and medal ribbons sewn on, and they have patent leather shoes (which is great for uniformity).
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We really should be patent leather for shoes across the board by now. Itās only the infantry whoād need watching with all the spare time theyād have from not bulling.
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Wouldnāt patent shoes look a little American?
Standards dear boy!!
Oooh Shiny!
Do we all look āAmericanā when wearing No. 5s?
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I just do not get blue camo, it just not a thing. Just make it plain blue or proper multicam with big Air Force patch.
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Grey multicam makes sense. Blend into the operating surface!
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the yanks tried that
I donāt see it as practical camouflage but following tradition. Traditionally, the air force wore exactly the same battle dress uniform as the army: only in a different colour. This follows that tradition more closely than blue boiler suits, in my opinion.
RN uniform would be better off grey, so they blend in with the ship, when dry: changing to luminous orange when submerged in water.
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And it was a good idea.
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One might still be allowed to wear the Thunderbird No2 jacket: has anyone out there seen the official order or instruction declaring it obsolete? The reason for withdrawal from service could have been the electrical static hazard caused by the material, like the old jokes about the smart casual civvy clothes worn off-duty at the WOs & SNCOs Mess (earthing spikes included).
A BD jacket made from light wool to match the No2 trousers, light blue shirt and tie would work for me. The wool serge original BD could only be worn in the pre-global warming era.
Iāve never liked the GPJ: it must be the least military-looking garment in the UK Armed Forces, and itās not cool-looking enough to wear as a civvy Harrington-type jacket with your stonewashed jeans and oxblood Doc Martenās. 
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But it is fun, and if you do it properly, you can pressure test their Circle of Willis.
After seeing what the AAFC have to wear, Iām never complaining about our 1970s vintage No2 uniform again. Iād even wear a GPJ instead if someone pointed a gun at me and forced me to make the choice under pain of death.
I wonder what the thought process was for choosing blue cammo? āThis is what the sky - the environment in which air forces operate - looks like.ā Somebody really thought that??
Well maybe whilst undergoing some creepy 1960s era Porton Down test of LSD on human subjects, to see what the effects are of weaponising it for delivery upon a target.
āOne of the tasks we can get out volunteers to do is to match camouflage patterns with the surrounding environment.ā
āWeāll keep the results: the information might well be useful in the future.ā 
In that case the Royal Air Force should wear a slate grey combat uniform, to blend in with todayās default UK weather. Blue battledress was fine pre-global warming, when there wasnāt so much cloud cover and rain (Iām thinking the long hot Summer of 1940 hereā¦ Squadron Scramble! Bandits at Angels fifteen!
When the RAF was the āFew,ā but actually bigger than before or ever since).
The Aussies have the opposite problem - droughts - so their uniform should be red and yellow to match wildfires. 
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Thatās the DCPU Hearts and Bunnies kit.
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