Dressing for Orientation

[CharlesInCharge23]

I have my orientation to the academy Tuesday morning. The acceptance letter said to dress in "proper business attire" I definitely do not want to over or under dress for this so I was wondering if I could get some pointers about what to wear? Should I could with a full suit and tie? Pants, tie, shirt? Any and all input is appreciated, thanks!

[Billdozer79]

Suit. Always a suit. If it is necessary, take off the jacket.

[CharlesInCharge23]

Suit. Always a suit. If it is necessary, take off the jacket.

That is what I have been thinking but I just wanted second opinions... never doubt your gut I guess.

[Billdozer79]

Good luck in the academy

[just joe]

Shiny aviator glasses and one of those "cop" t-shirts. If you have one, wear a complete gun belt (minus pistol) so they know you are ready to go and don't fool around.

[Iowa #1603]

I was thinking flip flops, a wife beater and a thong.

You really want to stand out that first day

[Billdozer79]

I was thinking flip flops, a wife beater and a thong.

You really want to stand out that first day

That's only during DT's

[jdthor]

naw he needs on of those shirts that say F the police.That always gets my attention that someone really likes what we do and wants to join us for a visit

[BNWS]

The only way to over dressed would be to wear a tux. Jacket and tie. No jeans. Shoes (not boots). When I became a Detective I always wore a sports jacket and tie with dockers. No supervisor ever told me I was under dressed even though I knew they would prefer me to wear a suit. I did this to save on dry cleaning. I did notice though that on my annual evaluation under the "appearence" column out of a rating of 1 to 5, I always got a 3 (meets Standards). There were always other yahoos who would wear worse stuff. I guess they figured at least I was Business casual. Same with orientation. Just don't be the yahoo.

[Gradient Shift]

We had one guy show up to my orientation wearing an orange or yellow sweater vest. One or two people did not wear a suit jacket. Everyone else was wearing a suit.

[CharlesInCharge23]

I wanted to go for a suit but just wanted to avoid the over dressing, I tend to do that. But I'll definitely take care of that now.

[Paul150]

Business attire generally means a suit, including jacket and tie.

[allen_gamble]

Business attire universally means a suit and tie. Anything less would be business casual. Wear a business suit, and nothing flashy or fancy.
My orientation did not specify what to wear, so I wore khakis with a button up shirt and tie. But if it specifies business attire, they are expecting suit.

The one thing I probably screwed up on was I didn't shave my beard for orientation (orientation was about one month before the academy). Luckily, I look so different with a beard that I don't think anyone recognized me or remembered the beard.

I had an additional uniform faux pas after I was an officer. My shift was to receive an award, and the Chief was going to be pinning ribbons. I rarely wear my dress uniform, and I forgot my freakin' name plate! The Chief noticed right away, and he still gives me a hard time about it (all in good fun). 1600 officers, and the Chief still remembers that I'm the guy who forgot his name plate. Doh!!

[Iowa #1603]

1600 officers, and the Chief still remembers that I'm the guy who forgot his name plate. Doh!!

Remember the maxim-------------1000 "Att-a-boys" do not cancel one "Oh Crap"

[CharlesInCharge23]

I was wondering about the shaving thing myself but it looks like clean shave and short hair is the way to go for it.