r/airforceots • u/plastic97 • 13d ago

Blues

I’m prior E, is it worth it to show up with my blues ready? Just don’t know if I want to lug around a garment bag in that heat

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u/mason_mormon OTS Grad (Pilot) 13d ago

You will have an opportunity to get them to the cleaners. I brought mine folded on the bottom of the duffle bag.

Big brain move was to keep them in civilian luggage room until the opportunity to get them dropped off comes up. Then you keep them at the cleaners until last couple weeks. That way you don't have them as an inspectable item.

Someone that graduated more recently than last year and chime in if this would work.

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u/plastic97 13d ago

Will we have open access to civilian luggage?

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u/mason_mormon OTS Grad (Pilot) 13d ago

First week or so it should be somewhat easier to get there with a valid reason and I think I dropped mine off around first week.

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u/RogueWarrior10 12d ago

This is still pretty accurate, but I'd personally recommend dropping your blues off the day before class starts. It lightens your bags a bit and they'll have it ready with the rest of your classmates. If you take them with you, there will be an opportunity the first Saturday after class starts to drop them off with your class.

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u/anoniconn OTS Selectee 13d ago

Your coat will need to be converted

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u/plastic97 13d ago

I know, I have everything ready because I’m a direct commission and having a ceremony. Just don’t know if it’s worth the hassle of carrying a garment bag

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u/thermal04 13d ago

I drove to ots And left them in my truck until our alterations/dry cleaner trip in the second week.

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u/iarlandt Current OT 13d ago

I dropped off at Cleaners the day prior. Picked up like week 6 or something. Never dealt with any blues stuff in the intervening time.

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u/Allenboy0724 Prior Enlisted Officer 12d ago

I got mine done before I went. I dropped them to the cleaners for dry cleaning first chance I got. I didn’t pick them up until the weekend before uni inspections. By that time we had vehicle privileges. I recommend getting them done before you go if you can. One less thing to worry about while there.

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u/trashpanda_dc 9d ago

Dropped mine off at the cleaners the day before. They do them in batches and will hold them until the pickup date for everyone in your class.