The Canadian Forces Green uniform lasted in service about 15 years and was replaced by “Distinctive Environment Uniforms” (DEU) in 1985. The Distinctive Environmental Uniform was adopted as a dress and duty uniform by the Canadian Forces, marking a return to distinctive service uniforms.
The Army retained the basic CF Green service dress (left top) with some modifications. In the late 1990s, the tan DEU was deleted, and Combat Dress was made the standard dress of the day. Members of the sea, land and air forces were issued uniforms distinctive to their service or “environment”. The Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force each have a distinctive service dress uniform differentiated by color, cut and headdress.
Right Top Male Tan DEU
The pattern of Service Dress cap (left bottom) worn by Senior Officers (Colonels and Majors) was the same as worn with the CF Green uniform.
The pattern of jacket adopted for female members was identical for all ranks. It was worn with a tan shirt and CF Green necktie. Badging and insignia was identical to that of the male members. Members of the land element had the former CF Uniform replaced with a tan DEU for summer and CF Green DEU for winter. The jackets and trousers were similar to the CF Uniform with the exception of the addition of shoulder straps. Right bottom Female Tan DEU