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In 1955–56, AVRK officers adopted a new distinctive [[blue-grey]] overseas dress uniform, consisting of a tunic and slacks modelled after the U.S. Air Force M1947 service dress. On active service, the blue dress uniform was worn with a light blue shirt and blue-grey tie, replaced on formal occasions by a white shirt and black tie. The American-style open-collar, four-buttoned tunic had two pleated breast pockets closed by pointed flaps and two unpleated pockets at the side closed by straight flaps (senior officers' tunics sometimes had their side pockets closed by pointed flaps instead). The front fly and pocket flaps were secured by gilt buttons bearing the standard FARK emblem, replaced after March 1970 by the FANK emblem; a short-sleeved light blue shirt was worn in lieu of the tunic on hot weather.
A light blue-grey working uniform, consisting of a shirt and pants whose cut followed that of the earlier M1945 tropical dress, was also adopted for all-ranks<ref>Conboy and Bowra, ''The War in Cambodia 1970–75'' (1989), p. 22.</ref> though AVRK ground personnel in the field often wore the standard ARK French all-arms M1947 drab green fatigues ({{lang|fr|Treillis de combat Mle 1947}}). Female personnel were issued light blue and working blue-grey short-sleeved blouses based on their male counterparts' versions, except that the blouses' front fly closed on the left side, and were worn with a matching blue-grey knee-length skirt.<ref>Conboy, ''FANK: A History of the Cambodian Armed Forces, 1970-1975'' (2011), p. 248.</ref> After March 1970, as part of the
Pilots were issued Khaki and Olive Green (OG) [[flight suit]]s, with both French and US patterns being worn. Privately purchased Thai camouflaged flight suits in "[[ERDL pattern|Highland]]" pattern were worn by Khmer Air Force [[Douglas AC-47 Spooky|Douglas AC-47D Spooky]] gunship aircrews on occasion, such as the members of the first contingent sent in May–June 1971 to Udorn Airbase in [[Thailand]] for gunship training.<ref>Davis and Greer, ''Gunships, A Pictorial History of Spooky'' (1982), p. 14.</ref><ref>Conboy and Bowra, ''The War in Cambodia 1970-75'' (1989), p. 43, Plate E1.</ref> A U.S. Air Force survival mesh vest was usually worn with the flight suits after 1970.
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