The new CF Green uniform as illustrated in the July-August 1967 issue of Sentinel magazine. Note the lack of a Maple Leaf over the Sergeant's chevrons, and the short lived Air, Sea and Land collar badges.

Under Unification the legal entities of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force were eliminated along with their distinctive uniforms and rank titles. The traditional Service Dress uniforms were replaced by a uniform adopted for primarily political purposes, the Canadian Forces Green Uniform or "CF Greens".

About 400 prototypes were introduced for trials in 1967 and first revealed in public at Expo'67, however full production does not appear to have begun until early 1969. In practice, serving members wore their old uniforms until worn out and it would be almost another 4 years before CF Greens were on universal issue to both Regular and Reserve units.

The CF Green Service Dress uniform for male members consisted of a polyester/wool Rifle Green jacket, trousers and necktie, light "Linden Green" long and short sleeve shirts, a service dress cap, and a gabardine raincoat. A Greatcoat and astrakhan style hat were provided for wear in winter. The pattern of uniform was identical for all male ranks, except for that of General Officers, who had epaulettes on the jacket. The development of a woman's version of the CF Green uniform was approved in 1967 and it was expected that 20 - 25 servicewomen would be issued trial versions in 1968 with wide scale issue beginning in 1969.¹

The dark "Rifle Green" colour was very acceptable to the army, but was unacceptable to many senior officers of the Navy and Air Force. For many Navy junior ranks however, the new uniform was less complicated to wear and easier to take care of than the old square rig or "Popeye The Sailor" uniform. Better still, in foreign ports they were no longer mistaken for "bloody limeys".

Described by some soldiers as being made from a "fabric-like substance", the early production CF Greens were remarkable for their ability to attract dust, hair, lint and other debris, unless they were carefully treated with a stain repellent, typically Scotchguard. CF Greens and it's fatigue counterpart, CF Work Dress, were unfavorably compared by soldiers to leisure suits and gas station attendant's uniforms.

The cut of the jacket and trousers was similar to that of a business suit of the period and as issued, it was rather shapeless and needed to be tailored to present a proper appearance. It served a very important political purpose however, that in colour, cut and insignia, it was distinctly Canadian, an important factor in Peacekeeping, where any association with "colonial" troops, especially in former British colonies, could be a disadvantage.

The Canadian Forces Green uniform lasted in service about 15 years and was replaced by "Distinctive Environment Uniforms" (DEU) in 1985.

A typical Military Police Platoon 1970. The Captain and Warrant Officer in the front row and the Master Corporal and Pay Level 4A Private on the left and right flanks are wearing the new CF Green uniform. The remainder, (with the exception of a Provost in shirt sleeve order)are wearing their respective Army or Air Force Summer Service Dress. Of interest are the black and white MP brassards, the white cap covers, white pistol lanyards and the RCAF pattern black leather pistol belts.

By 1971 the CF Green uniform is worn by all ranks. The MP brassard has been replaced by the Military Police Identification Badge. The Security Branch cap and collar badges have not yet come into the supply system and the RCN, RCAF or C Pro C cap badges are still being worn.

It is 1972 and what is known as MP-3 Dress is now standard. However the Security Branch insignia is still not available. This Platoon now includes a female member.

By the early 1970s members of the Military Police trade wore standard CF uniforms as described in Canadian Forces Dress Regulations CFP 265, Article 234:

1. Personnel employed as military police shall adhere to the forms of occupational dress as listed.
2. It is to be noted that items of dress, such as raincoats,overcoats, Arctic clothing, etc. have not been included in this order. They shall be worn as directed in this manual or in orders issued by the local commander as applicable.
3. Black leather accoutrements are NOT to be worn over outer protective garments.
4. When on duty, in the capacity of their trade, military policemen will wear the applicable CF service dress orders S-3, S-4A, S-4B or S-4C.
5. Subject to orders issued by the local commander, uniform jackets may be removed. In such situations, distinguishing accoutrements shall continue to be worn. The military police badge shall be affixed to the left breast shirt pocket.
6. On orders MP-2 and MP-3 the military police badge, not the brassard, is to be worn on the uniform service dress jacket (or on the shirt when it is permitted to remove the jacket). The MP brassard is to be worn on outer protective garments only, such as parkas, raincoats and overcoats.
7. When belts are worn with CF service dress uniform for military police orders MP-2, MP-3 and MP-4 (when applicable) detachable waistbelt hooks detailed in Article 418, para 2. shall be worn.

Order Of Dress	Occasion	Composition	Remarks
MP-1	Combat	Combat uniform; Caps, combat; or steel helmet; Boots, combat; MP brassard.	Variations of dress may be authorized by combat force Commander.
MP-2	Domestic policing	Service dress uniform; Cap service dress; Cover, cap, service, white; Shoes, high, leather, black; or Shoes, dress, leather, black; Belt, MP, leather, black, w/holster and shoulder strap; (refer to para 3) Badge, military police;(refer to para 6).	MP badge to be worn on left breast jacket pocket
MP-3	Ceremonial	Service dress uniform; Cap service dress; Cover, cap, service, white; Gloves, cloth, white; Shoes, high, leather, black; or Shoes, dress, leather, black; Belt, MP, leather, black, w/holster and shoulder strap; (refer to para 3) Badge, military police;(refer to para 6).	MP badge to be worn on left breast jacket pocket
MP-4	UN duty	As directed by force Commander; White helmet liner; Belt, MP, leather, black,, w/holster and shoulder strap; (refer to para 3) MP brassard	MP brassard to be worn on left arm midway between shoulder and elbow.
MP-5	Special Investigation	Civilian clothing is normally worn on duty. When uniform is worn it will conform to MP-2 dress.	Nil

On many bases, Work Dress was worn instead of Service Dress during the night shift or on weekends.

In 1979, the new CF Dress Regulations A-AD-265-000/AG-001 authorized new MP dress and described in detail the specific articles of uniforms.

Numbered Dress	Composition	Remarks
MP-1 Combat or field duty (men and women);	Combat uniform; beret or steel helmet; boots, combat; MP brassard.	Variations of dress may be authorized by the Combat Force Commander. MP badge not to be worn.
MP-2, Domestic policing(men), preferred order of dress;	Cap,Service or cap winter, man's; shirt man's, broadcloth, linden green; necktie, man's; jacket, man's Service dress; trousers, man's, Service; belt, trousers, man's, leather, black; shoes, dress, leather, black or shoes, high, leather, black; cover cap, Service, white; belt, MP, leather, black (not worn over outer protective garments); and badge, military police.	Military police badge to be worn on left breast jacket pocket. Gloves, black, leather, shall be worn during winter dress period.
MP-2A, Domestic policing (men), shirt sleeves;	MP-2 less jacket, man's, Service dress.	Military police badge to be worn on left breast shirt pocket.
MP-2B, Domestic policing (men), hot weather;	MP-2 less jacket and tie with CF short- sleeved, open collar shirt.	Badge worn as for MP-2A
MP-3, Domestic policing (women), preferred order of dress;	Hat, dark green, felt, bowler dome or women's fur hat, winter; Service dress pantsuit jacket; Service dress slacks; shirt, pastel green, w/collar insert; oxfords, black or shoes, high, leather, black; belt, MP, leather, black (not worn over outer protective garments); badge ,military police.	Military police badge to be worn on left breast of jacket, centred between left seam and edge of lapel. Top of badge to be even with the lower lapel point. Gloves, black, leather shall be worn during winter dress period.
MP-3A, Domestic policing (women);	As for MP-3 except substitute Service dress jacket for Service dress pantsuit jacket and Service dress skirt for Service dress slacks.	As for MP-3
MP-3B, Domestic policing (women);	As for MP-3 and MP-3A less Service dress pantsuit jacket and Service dress jacket respectively.	Military police badge to be worn on left breast of shirt, 4 inches below shoulder seam, centred between the sleeve seam and button line (see annex A to this section). Gloves, white, nylon shall not be worn.
MP-3C, Domestic policing (women);	As for MP-3 and MP-3A less collar insert, with top button of shirt undone.	Badge worn as for MP-3.
MP-4, Domestic policing (men), alternate order of dress when ordered by local commander;	Jacket, working, CF green; trousers, working, CF green; cap, Service w/white cover; shirt, man's, working, lagoon green; shoes, dress, leather, black or shoes, high, leather, black; belt, MP leather, black; badge, military police.	Not to be worn for attendance at civilian tribunals. Military police badge to be worn on left breast jacket pocket. MP belt and cross- strap to be worn under jacket. Top button of shirt to be undone and shirt collar worn outside of jacket collar.
MP-4A, Domestic policing (men), alternate order of dress when ordered by local commander;	As for MP-4 less jacket.	Not to be worn for attendance at civilian tribunals. Military police badge to be worn on left breast shirt pocket.
MP-5, Domestic policing (women), alternate order of dress when ordered by local com- mander;	Jacket, women's, working; shirt, pastel green; slacks, women's working; beret or hat, fur, winter; shoes, oxford, black or shoes, high, leather, black; belt,leather,MP, black; badge, military police.	Not to be worn for attendance at civilian tribunals. Military police badge to be worn on left breast of jacket, centered between the sleeve seam and zipper line, 5 inches below the shoulder seam. MP belt to be worn over the jacket. Top button of shirt to be undone and shirt collar worn outside jacket collar.
MP-5A Domestic policing (women), alternate order of dress when ordered by local com- mander;	As for MP-5 less jacket.	Not to be worn for attendance at civilian tribunals. Military police badge to be worn as for MP-3B.
MP-6, Ceremonial (men and women);	As for MP-2 and MP-3A with addition of gloves, cloth, white; medals; and deco- rations.	When ordered.
MP-7, UN Duty (men and women);	As directed by force commander. White helmet liner; belt, MP, leather, black; MP brassard.	MP brassard to be worn on left arm.
MP-8, Investigative.	SIU members shall wear civilian clothing when employed on investigative duties, except when uniform would facilitate their work. When authorized locally, other MP may wear civilian clothes when employed on investigative duties.	Nil

^{1.Sentinel Magazine January 1968 page 39. ↩}