Uniform

Modern uniforms are most often worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools, and by inmates in prisons.

In some countries, some other officials also wear uniforms in their duties; such is the case of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service or the French prefects.

The use of uniforms in commercial or public-service organizations often reflects an effort in branding and in developing a standard corporate image; it also has important effects[which?]

[2] Employees all wearing black, for example, may appear conspicuous and thus represent the organization even though their attire is uniform only in the color of their clothing, not in its features.

[3] And Pratt & Rafaeli (2001) described dress as one of the larger set of symbols and artifacts in organizations, which coalesce into a communication grammar.

Countries where mandatory school uniforms are common include Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Australia, UAE, Singapore, Albania, Philippines, some schools in Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia and the United Kingdom, among many other places.

In individual sports like tennis and golf, players may choose any clothing design allowed by the competition rules.

Some NFL teams, most notably the Dallas Cowboys, prefer to wear their white jerseys for home games.

These chemical resistant and water proof uniforms are not only safe to work in but also provide a professional, polished appearance throughout the day.

The original uniform, which has created a familiar image in the public eye, consisted of a khaki button-up shirt, shorts and a broad-brimmed campaign hat.

Baden-Powell himself wore shorts since being dressed like the youth contributed to reducing perceived "distance" between the adult and the young person.

Nowadays, uniforms are frequently blue, orange, red, or green, and shorts are replaced by long pants in areas where the culture calls for modesty, and in winter weather.

A variety of uniforms used in the Canadian Militia , 1898.
Swedish police women in 1958
Uniformed newspaper vendors in Mexico City . Employers in some workplaces require their employees to wear a uniform.
An airline pilot in uniform.
A Russian honor guard wearing their full dress uniforms . Full dress is a formal uniform typically worn in ceremonies.
Taiwan schoolgirls in uniform during the time of Japanese rule, 1927.
A uniformed police officer in Sweden. The police often wear uniforms to distinguish themselves in public.
Prisoners in Utah (c. 1885) wearing striped prison uniforms . Prisons often require inmates to wear uniforms.
Statue of a Boy Scout in uniform. The Scout uniform is a specific characteristic of scouting used in most of their events.