Wear And Appearance Of Army Uniform And Insignia

Front 1

What Army regulation covers "Wear and Appearance of Army Uniform and Insignia"?

Back 1

AR 670–1

Front 2

What is the most notable difference between the Army Blue Service Uniform trousers worn by Soldiers in the ranks of PVT through SPC and those worn by NCOs in the ranks of CPL through SMA?

Back 2

The trousers worn by the junior enlisted Soldiers will not have a gold stripe along the legs

Front 3

As a "rite of passage" when a Soldier progresses in rank and enters the NCO Corps, what is added to the Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 3

The trousers will have a gold stripe added and the wear of the beret will be replaced with a Service Cap

Front 4

How will service ribbons be worn on the male Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 4

The ribbons centered 1/8 inch above the left breast pocket. Ribbon mounts will remain centered above the pocket even if the top ribbon row is offset

Front 5

How will service ribbons be worn on the female Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 5

The ribbons centered on the left side, with the bottom row positioned parallel to the bottom edge of the nameplate

Front 6

How is the Regimental Distinctive Insignia worn on the male Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 6

The RDI centered 1/8 inch above the top of the pocket flap, or 1/4 inch above any unit awards or foreign badges that are worn.

Front 7

How is the Regimental Distinctive Insignia worn on the female Army Blue Uniform?

Back 7

The RDI centered 1/2 inch above the nameplate, or 1/4 inch above any unit awards or foreign badges that are worn.

Front 8

Where are unit awards worn on the male Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 8

Emblems with or without frames are worn centered with the bottom edge of the emblem 1/8 inch above the right breast pocket flap.

Front 9

Where are the unit awards worn on the female Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 9

Emblems with or without frames are worn centered on the right side of the uniform, with the bottom edge 1/2 inch above the top edge of the nameplate

Front 10

How are marksmanship badges worn on the male Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 10

Marksmanship badges are worn on the upper portion of the left breast pocket flap, or on the lower portion of the pocket flap, if special skill badges are worn

Front 11

How are marksmanship badges worn on the female Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 11

Marksmanship badges are worn on the left side, 1/4 inch below the bottom ribbon row, or in a similar location if ribbons are not worn

Front 12

Which direction does the belt tab on the army belt extend to on the male Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 12

The wearer's left

Front 13

Which direction does the belt tab on the army belt extend to on the female Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 13

The wearer's right

Front 14

How many marksmanship badges are authorized for wear at one time on the Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 14

No more than 3

Front 15

What is the maximum number of clasps that can be attached to each marksmanship badge?

Back 15

No more than 3

Front 16

How is the branch insignia worn on the male Enlisted Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 16

Centered on the left collar, with the bottom of the disk approximately 1 inch above the notch, with the center line of the insignia parallel to the inside edge of the lapel

Front 17

How is the branch insignia worn on the female Enlisted Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 17

Worn on the left collar with the bottom of the disk centered between the outside point and the inside edge of the collar, approximately 5/8 inch up from the notch, with the center line of the branch insignia parallel to the inside edge of the lapel

Front 18

How is the U.S. insignia disk worn on the male Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 18

The bottom of the disk placed approximately 1 inch above the notch, centered on the right collar, with the center line of the insignia parallel to the inside edge of the lapel

Front 19

How is the U.S. insignia disk worn on the female Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 19

The bottom of the insignia disk is centered on the right collar, approximately 5/8 inch up from the collar and lapel seam, with the center line of the insignia parallel to the inside edge of the lapel

Front 20

How are service stripes placed on the Army Blue Service Uniform?

Back 20

Worn centered from seam–to–seam on the outside bottom half of both sleeves. The first stripe is sewn on an angle of 30 degrees, with the lower end inserted in the front inside seam, 1/4 inch above the cuff braid. The upper end of the stripe is inserted in the back seam of the sleeve. Each additional stripe is spaced 1/8 inch apart from the last, and above the first stripe

Front 21

One service stripe represents how many years?

Back 21

3 years

Front 22

What is the estimated lifetime of the new ACU?

Back 22

6 months

Front 23

Explain the new digitized pattern

Back 23

The new pattern is designed to work in the three primary combat environments: woodland, desert, and urban. Though not optimized for any particular environment, it is effective in all three

Front 24

Describe the rank and grade insignia on the ACU

Back 24

The rank and grade will be black embroidery on the digitized fabric with hook fastener, except major and 2nd lieutenant; which will be bronze embroidery with hook fastener. The olive drab areas of the warrant officer rank will be foliage green

Front 25

Up to how many skill badges can a Soldier wear on the ACU?

Back 25

Up to 5

Front 26

Branch insignia will not be worn with the ACU with one exception. Who is allowed to wear branch insignia and how is it worn?

Back 26

U.S. Army Chaplaincy religious denomination insignia may be worn 1/8 inch above and centered on the name tape

Front 27

How many skill tabs can be worn on the ACU?

Back 27

No more than 3