Blue, tan, white and green in your future.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Robert Coates has unveiled plans for the introduction of three distinctive environmental uniforms for the Canadian Forces.

While retaining the unified force structure, the sea element will be issued with dark blue uniforms, the land element will wear green and the air element will have light blue uniforms.

“This new initiative is tangible evidence of the government’s commitment to the Canadian Forces. Moreover, since the cloth and uniforms will be manufactured in Canada. it will also provide a significant boost for the textile and clothing industry” Mr. Coates said.

The cuts of the land and air uniforms will be the same as-the present Canadian Forces uniform, but with the addition of epaulettes for

former. The sea element will wear a double-breasted jacket. Rank symbology will remain the same to illustrate the fact that the Canadian Forces remain a unified force.

There will be both winter and summer dress, with the lighter weight summer versions for the elements being white for the sea, tan for the land and light blue for the air.

All servicemen and servicewomen, Regular and Reserve, will be provided with an initial free issue of the uniform. A limited number of uniforms will be issued by summer, 1985. All members of the Regular Force and Primary Reserve should have their winter uniforms by the fall of 1987 and their summer uniforms by the spring of 1988.

Uniforms for the Supplementary Reserve and the Cadets will be issued at a later date in a manner similar to that for the Regular Force and the Primary Reserve.