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
Midshipman Commander Commanding the Regiment.
Midshipman Lieutenant Commander Commanding a Battalion.
Midshipman Lieutenant Regimental Adjutant and
Company Commander.
Midshipman Junior Lieutenant Regimental Commissary and
Regimental Signal Officer,
Battalion Adjutant, and junior
Company officer.
Midshipman Ensign Regimental Aide, Battalion
Commissary, and junior Company
officer.
Midshipman Regimental Staff
Petty Officer.
Midshipman Battalion Staff
Petty Officer.
First Petty Officer.
Second Petty Officer.
First-Class Petty Officer.
Second-Class Petty Officer.
The Midshipmen are provided with uniform as follows:
_Full dress_—consisting of a dark blue double-breasted jacket cut to
reach just below the waist, roached at the sides over the hips, pointed
at front and back, with standing collar and two rows of gilt buttons
down the front and three gilt buttons on each cuff; dark blue trousers,
a blue cap similar to that worn by other naval officers, white gloves
and black shoes.
_Service dress_—consisting of a dark blue blouse coat similar in cut
and design to the blue service coat of other officers; dark blue
trousers, the blue cap and black shoes.
_White service dress_—consisting of a white duck coat with gilt buttons
similar in cut and style to the white service coat of other officers,
white duck trousers, white cap and white shoes.
_Khaki undress_—consisting of a khaki blouse, trousers and cap.
_Working dress_—consisting of khaki blouse and trousers and white hat.
_Working undress_—consisting of khaki shirt and trousers and white hat.
The overcoat is an ulster of dark blue cloth, double-breasted,
buttoning to the neck with two rows of gilt buttons on the front with a
wide rolling collar.
The insignia of the Corps of Midshipmen are a gold anchor worn on the
full dress jacket and blue service coat on each side of the collar near
the front. All Midshipmen attaining above 85 per cent in standing also
wear a gold star on each side of the collar.
The rank of Midshipman Officers is indicated by stripes of gold braid
one-eighth of an inch wide sewn around the sleeves of the full dress
jacket, service coat and overcoat, the lower stripe being about two
inches from the lower edge of the sleeve, the number of stripes for the
different grades being:
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