_Colonel_—A gold band one-half of an inch wide around the sleeve with a knot of three loops, one large loop placed vertically and two smaller loops placed horizontally at each side below the large loop, the knot being placed above the gold band, the dimensions of the knot being height eight inches and width six and three-quarters inches. The knot for the rank of colonel is composed of five rows of braid one-eighth of an inch wide spaced one-quarter of an inch apart. The insignia indicating the corps, department or arm of the service is worn in the center of the space formed by the lower curves of the knot and the gold band around the sleeve. For chaplains this insignia is a Latin cross of silver. _Lieutenant Colonel_—The same as for a colonel except that the knot is composed of four rows of braid. _Major_—The same as for a colonel except that the knot is composed of three rows of braid. _Captain_—The same as for colonel except that the knot is composed of two rows of braid. _First Lieutenant_—The same as for a colonel except that the knot is composed of one row of braid. _Second Lieutenant_—There is no knot, the one-half inch band of gold braid around the sleeve with the insignia indicating the corps, department or arm of the service being the only ornamentation on the sleeves. [Illustration: U. S. Army. Officers’ shoulder straps worn on blue dress coats 1. General 2. Lieutenant General 3. Major General 4. Brigadier General] [Illustration: U. S. Army. Officers’ shoulder straps worn on blue dress coats 1. Colonel 2. Lieutenant Colonel (Silver leaf) Major (Gold leaf) 3. Captain 4. First Lieutenant 5. Second Lieutenant] The sleeves of the white mess jackets have the same insignia to indicate rank and corps as those of the full dress coat but the band around the sleeve and the knot are made of white braid. The rank of General officers is indicated on the overcoat by silver stars placed between the two bands of black braid on each sleeve. _The corps, department or arm of the service_ to which an officer belongs is shown in two ways; first, by the color of the “facings,” or distinctive color trimmings of the uniform, and second, by the insignia of the different corps, departments and arms of the service worn upon the collars and also upon the sleeves of the full dress coat, special evening dress coat, mess jackets and overcoat. _Facings._—The facings or distinctive colors for the various corps, departments and arms of the service are as follows: