UNIFORM AND INSIGNIA OF THE CADETS AT THE U. S. MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, N. Y. The Corps of Cadets at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., is organized into Battalions of four companies each. The Corps of Cadets is commanded by an officer of the Army especially detailed for this duty, who, unless of actual higher rank, has the local rank and pay of a Lieutenant Colonel while performing this duty. The Battalions are commanded by officers of the Army detailed from the Department of Tactics of the Military Academy and while performing the duty of Battalion Commanders they have the rank and pay of Majors. The other officers of the Corps of Cadets are selected from the cadets at the Academy, the grades of rank being as follows: Captain. Adjutant. Quartermaster. Lieutenant. Sergeant Major. Quartermaster Sergeant. First Sergeant. Company Quartermaster Sergeant. Sergeant. Corporal. Privates First Class, according to class standing. Privates Second Class, according to class standing. Privates Third Class, according to class standing. Privates Fourth Class, according to class standing. The insignia of these various ranks, worn on the full dress coat, are as follows: _Captains._—Chevrons of four stripes of single gold lace braid on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Adjutant._—Chevrons of three stripes of single gold lace braid on a black background with three arcs of the same braid beneath, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Quartermaster._—Chevrons of three stripes of single gold lace braid with three horizontal stripes of the same braid beneath on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Lieutenants._—Chevrons of three stripes of single gold lace braid on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Sergeant Major._—Chevrons of two stripes of single gold lace braid with two arcs of the same braid beneath on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Quartermaster Sergeant._—Chevrons of two stripes of single gold lace braid with two horizontal stripes of the same braid beneath on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _First Sergeants._—Chevrons of two stripes of single gold lace braid with a diamond shaped lozenge in the angle beneath, on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Company Quartermaster Sergeants._—Chevrons of two stripes of single gold lace braid with one horizontal stripe beneath, on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Sergeants._—Chevrons of two stripes of single gold lace braid on a black background, on each arm above the elbow, points up. _Color Bearer._—Chevrons the same as for sergeants with a star in the angle beneath. _Corporals._—Chevrons of two stripes of single gold lace braid on a black background, on each arm below the elbow, points up.