no offense, but have had my fair share of ventilator-dependent patients who have spent one too many warm summer evenings sharing a good cigar, coctail and conversation! At least do yourself a favor and don't inhale!
Back to O-coats-
ok, my "inbox" has been maxed out!
you can order the O coat (also called a Bridge coat) at
www.navy-nex.com
follow links to military uniforms- then navy uniforms- then scroll way down to outerware.
To answer the questions received:
1. you will need your mid's name and last 4 digits of ss# to access site. You may have to wait until after they are issued their alpha numbers on I-Day and become "active military." (as with all "official issue," they don't want these things to get into the wrong hands!) In the meantime, give your mid an IOU for "one very lovely, very warm, very practical Officers Coat!"
2. Yes, there is a bridge coat for women... typical sizes in short, regular and x-long....again, get the same size as they are issued for the gortex one.
3. Size: order the same size as the gortex one they get issued (so if they get issued a 44R in gortex, order 44R in bridge coat, ditto for short and XL).
4. XL: don't order XL UNLESS they are issued XL in gortex (the length is regulation)
5. O-Coats are NOT available at the MID STORE- you have to order at this site. They MAY be available at the mid's uniform shop in bancroft (parents do not have access to that area)- but I am not sure. Most parents I know ordered the coats online at the site above.
6.Buyer beware: if you google, you will find other sites selling "brige" and "o-coats" on-line for about half the price..... unfortunatly parents have found out the hard way that they are not only poor quality, but more importantly, they are not regulation issue.... so mids can, and do, get in trouble for wearing them. Do yourself- and your Mid- a favor and stick to the regulation one..... as dad-grad pointed out, his is 38 years old, has been soaking wet, but it is still good enough for his wife to confiscate!!!
