Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

24–6. Trousers, Army blue
a. Design. The trousers will be made from an approved specification or pattern.
b. General description. The blue trousers are cut along the lines of civilian dress trousers, with a high waist and
without pleats, cuffs, or hip pockets. Personnel will wear only the high-waisted trousers with these uniforms.
Suspenders are authorized for wear, but they may not be visible when worn. (See para 24–4b, above, for additional
information on the trousers.)
c. Trouser leg ornamentation. The trouser leg ornamentation consists of an ornamental braid worn on the outside
seam of the trouser leg, from the bottom of the waistband to the bottom of the trouser leg, as follows:
(1) General officers have two 1 ⁄2–inch, two-vellum gold, synthetic metallic gold, or gold-colored nylon or rayon
braids, spaced 1 ⁄2 inch apart.
(2) All other officers and enlisted personnel have one 1 1 ⁄2 inch, two-vellum gold, synthetic metallic gold, or goldcolored
nylon or rayon braid.
24–7. Shirts, white dress
a. Semiformal. A commercial, white, long-sleeved semiformal dress shirt with a soft bosom, French cuffs, and a
standard turndown collar is worn with the Army blue mess uniform.
b. Formal. A commercial, white, long-sleeved formal dress shirt with a stiff bosom, French cuffs, and a wing-type
collar is worn with the Army blue evening mess uniform.
24–8. Headgear
a. The Army blue service cap is the authorized headgear for wear with the Army blue mess and evening mess
uniforms. (See para 20–8 for a complete description.)
b. Personnel are not required to wear headgear with the Army blue mess and evening mess uniforms to evening
social events.
24–9. Cape, Army blue
As an option, all officers are authorized to wear the Army blue cape instead of the black all-weather coat when wearing
the Army blue mess and blue evening mess uniforms after duty hours. Enlisted personnel may not wear the cape. (See
para 27–6c for design and wear policy.)
24–10. Cummerbund, black
a. Design. The cummerbund will be made from a commercial design. It is made of silk or satin material, with four
or five pleats running the entire length of the cummerbund.
b. Wear. All male personnel are authorized to wear the black cummerbund with the Army blue mess uniform. The
cummerbund will be made of the same material as the bow tie, and it is worn with the pleats facing down.
24–11. Vest, white
a. Design. The vest will be made from an approved specification or pattern.
b. General description. The white vest is single breasted, cut low, with a rolling collar and pointed bottom, and
fastened with three detachable, extra small white buttons.
c. Wear. The white vest is worn with the Army blue evening mess uniform.
24–12. Items normally worn with the Army blue mess and evening mess uniforms
a. Accessories.
(1) Buttons (para 27–4).
(2) Cape (officers only) (para 27–6c).
(3) Coat, black, all-weather (para 27–8).
(4) Cuff links and studs.
(a) Gold (blue mess only) (para 27–10b(2)).
(b) White (blue evening mess only) (para 27–10b(1)).
(5) Gloves.
(a) Black, leather, unisex, dress (only when the black all-weather coat is worn) (para 27–12b).
(b) White, dress (para 27–12c).
(6) Headgear.
(a) Cap, service, blue (para 20–8).
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