Guest guest Posted July 14, 2002 Report Share Posted July 14, 2002 We dont wear a 'uniform' but we dont have public contact either. We have a pullover Jerzeez type shirt with a department emblem embroidered on it and " Gwinnett County Communications " , not our names though. Its inexpensive and comfortable. We used to wear dress blue's before I worked here, but that was abandoned for the pullovers. We do get issued dress 'uniforms' but those are to wear in court. Toni Wyman, (CTO and Tactical Dispatcher) Gwinnett County Police, GA (just N of HotLanta) Lawrenceville, GA (These are only my opinions, not my agency's, after all they are the government and they have opinions of their own) For liability reasons my posts and opinions are to be reprinted with my permission only. Email to: E911GAL136@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2002 Report Share Posted July 14, 2002 In a message dated 7/15/02 4:23:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, E911gal136 writes: > We do get issued dress 'uniforms' but those are to wear in court. > > OOps, hit enter too quickly... the uniforms are to also be worn at special details such as a ceremony, funeral, etc. We are also issued a lined windbreaker type jacket and 2 sweat shirts. Any of those are acceptable attire for work. As far as pants, as long as they are clean, and appropriate. There, I think thats all now. Toni Wyman, (CTO and Tactical Dispatcher) Gwinnett County Police, GA (just N of HotLanta) Lawrenceville, GA (These are only my opinions, not my agency's, after all they are the government and they have opinions of their own) For liability reasons my posts and opinions are to be reprinted with my permission only. Email to: E911GAL136@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Hi ted here in Dutchess County we were Polo shirts (with our name embroidered on the left pocket) and Dickie pants, We are also issued a dress uniform shirt for special details, We are all issued badges which many of us carry in wallets. We also are issued sweatshirts and 1 job shirt a year for the cool months Jeff Noonan 14-42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Currently my centers uniform is navy blue BDU's and a polo shirt, limited now to navy blue, heather gray or white. Prior supervisor allowed any color of polo so there's a mix of colors being worn. Name is optional to be embroidered on the shirts, as is having a badge stitched on. Prior uniform was tan pants and navy blue polo. Prior to that was dark blue pants, light blue shirt, name tag and regulation badge. Prior to that was gray pants and white shirts! So over the last 20 years, we've gotten a bit more casual in our uniform. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Our county dispatchers don'e have public contact and no uniforms. They wear blue jeans and t shirts whatever they want. The city has no public contact either but they wear polo style shirts with Lyncomm on it and kakai pants. Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 We wear white shirts (they can be golf shirts or button ups) with our patch on the left sleeve, black pants, skirts or shorts with black shoes. You have to wear a black belt and if you wear socks, they have to be black. We are supposed to wear a name tag (which is gold and pins on) with the button up shirts. The golf shirts have our first initial and last name embroidered on them. I have heard that while I was gone, they have decided we can wear colored shirts now (I think blue and green) but haven't seen this yet. We don't have any contact with the public, but we are on the news a lot, so I guess this is why we have to wear uniforms. Also, on the weekends and holidays, we can wear " business casual " and nice jeans. We are allowed to wear black jeans, as opposed to slacks, on Fridays. ===== Kim I make a difference Tulsa, OK __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 --- dsptchmom@... wrote: > Currently my centers uniform is navy blue BDU's and > a polo shirt, limited now > to navy blue, heather gray or white. I LOVE the idea of BDU pants (as long as they are not camouflage--I wear enough of that!) The cargo pockets are AWESOME!! I wouldn't have to carry a purse any longer. I love pockets. ===== Kim I make a difference Tulsa, OK __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Funny thing about depts I know that use BDU's, For station duty it seems everyone of them has rules stating they are not to be filled for apperances sake. Now as long as the pockets can be used, I'm a big fan of BDU's! Mike Kim wrote: > --- dsptchmom@... wrote: > > Currently my centers uniform is navy blue BDU's and > > a polo shirt, limited now > > to navy blue, heather gray or white. > > I LOVE the idea of BDU pants (as long as they are not > camouflage--I wear enough of that!) The cargo pockets > are AWESOME!! I wouldn't have to carry a purse any > longer. I love pockets. > > ===== > Kim > I make a difference > Tulsa, OK > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 --- Mike s wrote: > Funny thing about depts I know that use BDU's, > For station duty it seems > everyone of them has rules stating they are not to > be filled for apperances > sake. No point wearing BDU's if you can't use the pockets. They certainly don't look that good---they are especially unflattering on women, probably because they are made just like the military BDU pants which are designed for men. But, that is a whole other subject!!! ===== Kim I make a difference Tulsa, OK __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2002 Report Share Posted July 18, 2002 We are also a university dept and we're just now starting with uniforms. We wear a dark blue polo (w/ gray long-sleeved fleece jacket in cold weather) with university, department, and " dispatcher " embroidered on left chest. We thought about having BDUs or slacks for pants, but went instead with blue jeans. The majority of the employees here are students and it's not logistically possible to come to work, change into uniform, change out of uniform, and still get to class on time. We're still discussing whether we want to have a smaller version of the officers' patch on our sleeves. My personal vote goes to a modified patch that says something about dispatchers as well, but we might toss out the patches entirely if we don't like the appearance. This is one of those times when I'm thrilled to work for a small department. We've only got 9 dispatchers all told, so it's fairly easy to make decisions by vote. Most of us will like what we end up with... *grin* Angie __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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