Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

(1) Type. The handbag is an optional purchase item.
(2) Description. The handbag is untrimmed, in white leather or fabric, of a commercial design, envelope or clutch
style, with or without a chain or strap.
(3) Wear.
(a) Females may carry the white leather handbag when wearing the Army white dress uniform, during or after duty
hours.
(b) The white fabric handbag is authorized for use with the Army all-white mess uniform. Females also may carry
the handbag when wearing the Army white dress uniform, after duty hours.
(4) The handbag and shoes must be made of the same or similar material.
d. Handbag, shoulder, black.
(1) Type. The handbag is a one-time cash allowance item as part of the initial clothing bag allowance.
(2) Description. The handbag is a commercial design, black, in polyurethane or leather, with a shoulder strap
attached.
(3) How worn. Females may carry this handbag with the service and Army blue uniforms, and with utility uniforms
while in a garrison (non-field) environment. Females may carry the bag in the hand or wear it over one shoulder.
Soldiers may not wear the shoulder bag in such a manner that the strap is draped diagonally across the body, with the
purse resting on the hip opposite the shoulder holding the strap.
27–14. Hat, drill sergeant
a. Female.
(1) Type. The hat is an organizational issue item.
(2) Description. The hat is made from an approved specification or pattern.
(3) How worn.
(a) The hat is worn with the utility and service uniforms by female drill sergeants assigned to valid drill sergeant
positions. Noncommissioned officer (NCO) faculty members of a drill sergeant school who have graduated from drill
sergeant school and are actively engaged in drill sergeant instruction will wear this hat. Upon release from this
assignment, NCOs are no longer authorized to wear the drill sergeant hat.
(b) The hat is worn straight on the head with no hair visible on the forehead below the front brim of the hat.
Personnel will wear the hat so as to retain its original design and will not crush, flatten, dent, or otherwise reshape the
hat. Personnel will wear the hat with the left side of the brim snapped, and the right side parallel to the ground. The
chinstrap is worn with the chinstrap keeper pushed up under the chin. The headgear insignia worn on the drill sergeant
hat is described in paragraph 28–3c (see fig 27–10).
Figure 27–10. Hat, drill sergeant, female
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