BDUs aren't "supposed" to be sent to the cleaners. They were designed to be
washed, dried, and then worn. The problem is that the Air Force doesn't
have a clue and thinks BDUs are supposed to have creases.

I was in spec ops and was in one of the first units in theAir Force to get
BDUs. We were told not to starch and press BDUs because it killed the Nomex™
and to not have the pockets sewn shut. Doing such would make the uniform
"unservicable."

Then again, in the 1970s permanant press fatigues were prohibited on the
flightline because they were static electricity risks. A few years later the
cotton fatigues were gone and all you could wear were permanent press.

I guess logic loses out to fashion every time. How long before the new uniform
has to be tailor fitted?

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired