Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia: How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign CountriesWilliams, Dion
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Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia: How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign Countries
Williams, Dion
Armies -- Insignia; Military uniforms; Navies -- Insignia; United States. Army -- Insignia; United States. Navy -- Insignia
The service uniform of the enlisted men of the British Army is of the
same khaki-colored cloth as the officers’ uniform and consists of a
cap similar to that worn by officers with a visor of tan leather or of
khaki-colored cloth upon the front of which the regimental or corps
insignia are worn; a single-breasted sack coat buttoning to the neck
with a standing turn-over collar, a patch pocket on each breast and a
bellows patch pocket on each side below the waist, and shoulder straps
upon which are worn, near the arm seam, the regimental badges; breeches
of the same color as the coat; wrap khaki-colored cloth puttees; and
heavy tan leather laced shoes. The overcoat is a short double-breasted
coat with rolling collar and back straps.
In hot weather khaki cotton drill uniforms of the same design are worn.
As variations of this general uniform, the Scottish and Highland troops
still wear the kilts as their winter uniform, although in hot weather
they also wear the full khaki summer uniform, the troops from Australia
and Canada to a great extent wear the wide brimmed felt hat common in
the American service, and the Indian troops wear their native turbans
and trousers although these are of the standard khaki color.
The rank of the noncommissioned officers is indicated in the British
Armies by badges worn upon the sleeves between the elbow and the
shoulder, as in the United States Army, many of these insignia being
nearly the same for the various grades, doubtless due to the fact that
the American insignia were originally taken from the British during the
revolutionary period.
The principal insignia of rank worn on the sleeves of noncommissioned
officers and enlisted men holding special assignments of duty are as
follows:
Staff Sergeant Major, Army
Service Corps A crown surrounded by a wreath.
Master Gunner 1st and 2nd
class, Field Artillery A field gun with a crown above it.
Master Gunner 3rd class.
Field Artillery The same without the crown.
Sergeant Major A crown.
Bandmaster A lyre with leaves at the base
and a crown above it.
Cavalry Squadron Corporal
Major A chevron of four stripes
worn point up with a crown
above it.
Regimental Quartermaster
Sergeant A chevron of four stripes worn
point up with a twelve
pointed star above it.
Quartermaster Sergeant A chevron of four stripes worn
point up.
Company Sergeant Major A chevron of three stripes
worn point down with a
crown above it.
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