Regimental Sergeant Major Three narrow stripes around the cuff parallel to the lower edge. Sergeant Major Two stripes around the cuff with two diagonal stripes above them. First Sergeant Two stripes around the cuff. Quartermaster Sergeant One stripe around the cuff with one diagonal stripe above it. Sergeant One stripe around the cuff. Corporal One stripe around the cuff, narrower than that worn by a sergeant. Specialty marks are worn upon the sleeves above the elbow to mark men assigned to special duties. Engineers A plumed helmet. Aviator The King’s monogram with an eagle’s wing at each side. Hospital Corps A caduceus surrounded by a wreath. Cycle Corps A bicycle wheel. Grenadiers A bursting bomb. Bandsmen A lyre. The men wear tan leather belts and cartridge pouches. UNIFORMS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY The officers and enlisted men of the Russian Army formerly had a great variety in uniforms for the different corps and branches of the service; the infantry of the regular Line wore uniforms of green cloth with red facings; the hussars wore green jackets trimmed across the front with white stripes and loops, red breeches and black high boots; the guards wore green uniforms with yellow facings; the Don Cossacks wore uniforms of dark gray, the coat being long and the breeches very loose and the headdress being a black shako; and the Kuban cossacks wore a uniform of similar design of reddish brown cloth. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 an effort was made to standardize the field service uniforms with the result that the present service uniform is of cloth of a gray-brown shade. The Cossacks have to some extent preserved their distinctive dress. The service uniforms for officers consists of a single-breasted sack coat with a standing collar, a pocket with flap on each breast and closed by a row of gilt buttons down the front; breeches of the same color with stripes down the outer leg seams of varying widths according to rank and of different colors according to the corps or arm of the service; a bell-crowned cap with sloping visor, and black boots. [Illustration: Russian Army. Officers’ shoulder straps indicating rank The straps are of black cloth covered with gold or silver lace, depending upon the rank and corps of the officer. Those for General Officers are of gold lace with silver stars 1. General 2. Lieutenant General 3. Major General 4. Colonel 5. Lieutenant Colonel 6. Senior Captain 7. Junior Captain 8. First Lieutenant 9. Second Lieutenant]