Why should officers have to buy uniform?
I asked this very question of the Roadshow Team. Because we cannot afford to stock uniforms for officers.
This was a stupid answer as we buy them from stores anyway. If they only provision enough 'free-issue' items for the airmen and officers buy some then it follows there will be a shortage and a small number of special order items will cost more. Doh!
The tax relief an officer gets for uniforms exactly matches the cost of daily wear for 5 years.
Officers should not have to buy daily wear clothing - then they may stop wearing CS95 and Flying Suits.