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!
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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.
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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!!
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Originally posted by allen_gamble View Post1600 officers, and the Chief still remembers that I'm the guy who forgot his name plate. Doh!!My new word for the day is FOCUS, when someone irritates you tell them to FOCUS
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