Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia

(2) Females wear full-size medals centered on the left side of the coat. The bottom row of the medal pendants are
positioned parallel to the bottom of the nameplate. Females may adjust the placement of the medals and nameplate to
conform to individual body shape differences. The number of medals worn in each row depends upon the size of the
coat. When full-size medals are worn, up to three full-size or miniature combat and special skill badges from groups 1
to 5 are authorized for wear above the medals, in order of group precedence (see para 29–17a). Females may not wear
the Driver and Mechanic badges with full-size medals, and they may not wear special skill and marksmanship badges
below the medals (see fig 29–5).
Figure 29–5. Wear of full-size and miniature medals, Army blue and white uniforms, female (new version coats)
c. Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is worn with the neckband ribbon around the neck, outside the shirt collar
and inside the coat collar, with the medal hanging over the necktie. Authorized foreign neck decorations are worn
beneath the Medal of Honor (see fig 29–6).
Figure 29–6. Wear of Medal of Honor
29–9. Wear of miniature decorations and service medals
a. Miniature medals are replicas of regular size medals, made to a scale of one-half the size of the original. Except
for the Medal of Honor, for which there is no miniature, only miniature decorations and service medals are authorized
for wear on the mess and evening mess uniforms. Personnel will not wear full-size medals, service and training
ribbons, or U.S. and foreign unit award emblems with miniature medals. Only the dress miniature-size combat and
special skill badges are worn with miniature medals.
b. Miniature decorations and service medals are authorized for wear on the following uniforms.
(1) Male personnel. On the Army white and blue uniforms, the white and blue mess and evening mess uniforms;
and on the left lapel of formal civilian attire, when wear of Army uniforms is inappropriate or not authorized.
Miniature badges are authorized for wear on the AG shade 415 shirt. (See para 29–17b for wear of combat and special
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