And that is why folks, they request moleskin for SFT!
Honestly, I would hold back on what you get and don't get when it comes to class of 17. 16 is not 17. Sequester was not in anyone's vocabulary. DoD is cutting their budget even for FY14. Money is tight...please read the SFT/EA thread and my link about how 17 combat squadrons are grounded or standing down.
Will they get service uniform regardless of scholarship? Yes. However, when DS entered only 200's got ABUs when they became a 200, not 100 and 1 semester in AFROTC. They all got service blues, and PT gear, but that was the start and end for 100s.
If it is true that the AF is cutting 21% of their budget, things will be different for 100's. Than again, the new ABUs are suppose to change (the current is not working). Thus, they may give them out to 100's because they will have a new one when they become ADAF.
DS's yr group they changed from BDU to ABU. AFA got the new ones 1st.
In the end every det is different. I would bank on blues, and probably PT uniforms, but ABUs is a det by det. Sim to the flight suit question thread for CSO/ABM scholarship recipients. Some are getting them as soon as they have the scholarship, other dets are waiting until they become a 300, and than you have others waiting until they are 400s.
JMPO, now throw that 0.018643 cents in the circular filing cabinet. The fact is whatever they give, it will be free.
Only when they get higher up, will they start buying items. I.E. Mess Dress. Corframs, etc. That is why they offer every cadet commissioning the option to return the items, or purchase new.
We purchased every yr items. 200 yr, bought blues pants, and shirts. 300 yr. purchased a mess dress and corframs. 400 another set of pants, shirts, and jacket. When he graduated he handed back all of the items they gave him over 4 yrs. It wouldn't have been xmas or his birthday without an AF clothing item.