Did it say CDC on her pants.  Anyone can go and buy the same pants from any uniform store (there are several here in Bakersfield).  I would venture a guess that she is not LE.  She was probably wearing BDU's.  I have even seen the pants at second hand stores

She was not wearing BDU's she was wearing the olive green expensive pants (wool maybe) with the yellow braid (or whatever thats called down the side).  I am not aware of any agency in this county who wears those particular pants besides CDC. Plus she had the high polished black boots and standard black basket-weave belt. 

Should she have taken off the pants to be "proper"?

If she had nothing that advertised where she worked then whats the problem.  Oh no, she bought something to drink on her way home.  She removed the CDC shirt, she was off duty, and did not break any laws.  There job is hard enough without people like you coming down on them for nothing. 

the pants don't say CDC and they all do not have the gold braided cord down the side. She could have been CDC or could have been with some other agency.

I'm with you Wolverines1........no harm done.

if she is over 21 who cares if she was buying liquor ? I saw an off duy BPD officer in Quiznos last night ... the nerve :)

CDC officers usually only wear the top, because there was an incident where some officers down south were driven off the road by some ex-felons. Thats the story I was told, either way its better to be safe than sorry. And why are our peace officers subject to the fashion police.

Queen3780, why are you so surprised? I once caught an off duty CDC officer, in uniform, getting a hummer from a street hooker off Union Ave. late one night. Another time we did a search warrant in East Bako and an off duty, in uniform, CDC officer tossed a bag of crank as we came thru the door. They aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer. However, if I had to work in a zoo like they do, I'd have a bottle of booze under my seat to drink on my way home everyday.

She should be able to buy booze as long as she isn't consuming it. On every military base there's a Class 6 (liquor store) where all the joes and janes buy their liquor (in uniform).

I think your premise goes wrong where you call them Law Enforcement, having done both jobs I feel qualified to say that there is a huge difference between chasing a spun out, armed, gangster through his own neighborhood in the middle of the night and handing out toilet paper and fish kits to him after he is incarcerated.  Being a prison guard was the most boring job I ever had but I am glad someone else doesnt mind doing it.  As for the comparison to the military, in the Marine Corps we were not allowed to leave the base in utilities and few wore dress uniforms to work...maybe that comparison would be ok if she had been shopping in the prison canteen.  I think queen maybe meant unprofessional rather than tacky in the original post and I would have to agree, but we have all made mistakes.  Hopefully some guards will see this and realize their actions are a reflection on their department and profession and act accordingly before anything bad happens to change their policies.