Thread: BCG's

So, when I get to basic, I will be required to wear the not so stylish BCGs. I was wondering if you are forced to also wear those during AIT and airborne school? I usually wear contacts and was wondering if during anytime of my training I would be allowed to wear either regular glasses or my contacts?

usually in training environments, BCGs are required. that is how it works. you can wear your contacts off duty.

I had BCGs in basic and I didnt wear them. But I could see well enough to do what I needed to do. By the time your out of basic you will be able to wear your own glasses or any other pair of army issue glasses, they issue glasses which are not BCGs as well. As for airborne, Im guessing civilian glasses are not authorized so try and get a pair of regular army issue glasses.

My son wore BCGs throughout OSUT but was allowed to wear civilian glasses for Turning Blue and contacts for graduation. While in Airborne he had to wear BCGs during training hours, but whatever he wanted on his own time. Same for RASP Hold.
For the pics they took during OSUT, he just took the BCGs off. The only time I saw him in BCGs was in the picture that is taken when you run off the field after your first Airborne jump. He wouldn't tell me his roster # so I couldn't buy his pic, but since I'm such an awesome mom I sorted through the almost 500 pics online, found his and ordered wallets for family and friends. Let this be a lesson to all you 'cruits, don't mess with a mom's quest for photos of her child. She will search and search until she finds one and then she will embarrass you with it. That's our job! LOL!!
DeeDee

Tac Glasses are Tac Glasses, as along as all are kitted out the same, who cares?... Training is all about learning for the journey.. try to leave the preconceptions of whats cool or not and embrace training for what it is... training... now is the time to learn learn learn and be ready for the long career ahead as a soldier of the US Army... gear queer is not in the job description!!... LOL....

Buh-Bye!!!

Military dumps infamous ‘BCG’ eyeglasses - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times


Navy Bureau of MedicineThe new standard-issue eyeglasses will be offered to all active-duty and Reserve personnel and will be the sole choice for service members at recruit depots.

Military dumps infamous ‘BCG’ eyeglasses



By Patricia Kime - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jan 20, 2012 14:41:11 EST
Military recruits who wear glasses no longer will have to endure the embarrassment of sporting BCGs — those beloved standard-issue specs, technically called S9s, which are universally known as “Birth Control Glasses” because they’re supposedly so unattractive.
The Naval Medical Logistics Command has chosen a new design, which will be offered to all active-duty and Reserve personnel and will be the sole choice for service members at recruit depots.
The glasses, with a hipster, Buddy Holly vibe, will soon be the rage on recruits’ faces in Great Lakes, Ill., Parris Island, S.C., Fort Sill, Okla., Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and elsewhere.
“Service members have told us they like the appearance of the new frame. We are confident this frame will increase the likelihood that military personnel will continue to utilize their eyeglasses beyond boot camp,” said Capt. Matt Newton, commander of the Naval Ophthalmic Support and Training Activity, Yorktown, Va.
Recruits who need glasses are issued them as part of standard boot camp medical care. Service members who have not been issued glasses at boot camp within the past year have access to a broader variety under the military’s “Frames of Choice” program. They can choose from among six frame designs that come in several color choices and include wire frames and aviator styles.
Before the new specs, called 5As, were selected, they were put through a rigorous test program, challenging their endurance, functionality and yes, even their cosmetic appearance.
The 5A will arrive at recruit depots in the coming months. Within six months, they also will be available to all active-duty and Reserve service members, according to a Navy release.
As for the BCGs? They’ll continue to be standard issue for retirees, at least for now. According to the Navy, the Defense Department’s Optical Fabrication Enterprise will decide during the next two years whether to provide the new glasses to the retired population.

Ohhh, I wonder if I'll get the new BCG's or not. At least they don't look like they cover half your face, lol.