Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

d. Subdued pin-on grade insignia for enlisted personnel. Subdued metal pin-on grade insignia is identical to the nonsubdued
pin-on grade insignia described above, except the insignia has a dull, flat black finish.
e. How worn.
(1) Non-subdued grade insignia, sew-on.
(a) Enlisted non-subdued cloth grade insignia is sewn on each sleeve of the Army green, blue, and white uniform
coats, and on each sleeve of the mess and evening mess jackets. Insignia with a green background is worn on the Army
green uniform coat; insignia with a white background is worn on the white uniform coat, and on the white mess and
white evening mess jackets. Insignia with a blue background is worn on the Army blue coat, and on the blue mess and
blue evening mess jackets. Enlisted personnel may wear either the large- or small-size insignia.
(b) The insignia is worn centered between the shoulder seam and elbow on all uniform coats. When the position of
the shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) does not allow for proper placement of the grade insignia as stated above, the grade
insignia is placed 1 ⁄2 inch below the SSI, on the left or right side of the coat, as applicable (see fig 28–60).
Figure 28–60. Wear of sew-on insignia of grade, enlisted
(2) Non-subdued grade insignia, pin-on.
(a) All enlisted personnel will wear non-subdued, pin-on grade insignia on the black all-weather coat and the
windbreaker. All hospital and food service enlisted personnel will wear non-subdued, pin-on, insignia on the hospital
duty and food service utility uniforms. All specialists and below will wear the non-subdued, pin-on grade insignia on
the AG 415 shirt.
(b) Personnel will wear the non-subdued pin-on insignia centered on both collars, with the centerline of the insignia
bisecting the points of the collar, 1 inch up from the collar point (see fig 28–62).
Figure 28–62. Wear of pin-on insignia of grade on collars, subdued and non-subdued
200 AR 670–1 3 February 2005