The standard uniform of the day for sailors in the national capital region is now service khaki for officers and chief petty officers and the navy service uniform for enlisted sailors in ranks e. Officer s arm of service pins u s for the regular army were worn on the upper lapels and their branch of service pins were worn on their lower lapels. With the service uniform the enlisted arm and branch of service insignia was embossed on circular pins while the officer s insignia was free work i e open design with no backing.
Ar 670 1 paragraph 19 18 states all soldiers will wear the full color u s. Flag is the same for all camouflage patterns of the army combat uniform. The wear guidance for wear of the u s.
Army are the army combat uniform used in operational environments and the army service uniform worn. The two primary uniforms of the modern u s. Army uniform designs have historically been influenced by british and french military traditions as well as contemporary u s.
The uniforms of the united states army distinguish soldiers from other service members u s. In 1957 a 2 inch wide set of goldenlite yellow on blue stripes were worn with the new optional army blue wac dress uniform. Enlisted rank insignia with a blue background was worn on the army blue dress uniform.
The new enlisted rank insignia were then used on all army uniforms e g green khaki and fatigue. There were few alterations and adjustments made as the army grew from a limited peacetime defense force of 100 000 men to a war fighting force of several million men. The heer as the german army and part of the wehrmacht inherited its uniforms and rank structure from the reichsheer of the weimar republic 1921 1935.
