1 st Battalion Airborne 509 th Infantry Wear

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wear and Appearance of the Army Green Dress Uniform and The Army Blue Uniform for Enlisted Soldiers Reference: AR 670 -1 dated 1 July 2002

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Task: Prescribe wear and appearance of the Army Green Dress Uniform and the Army Blue Uniform for Enlisted Soldiers. Condition: Classroom environment with either uniform on a hanger. Standards: Correctly assemble and wear either uniform in accordance with Army regulations.

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry The Army Green Dress Uniform When the Class A Service Uniform is worn with the white shirt and black bow tie, it becomes the Army Green Dress Uniform. When worn as the Green Dress Uniform, the rules regarding what can be worn change:

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Items authorized for wear: • Belt with brass buckle and tip • Coat, black, all weather • Cuff links, gold (on white shirt with French cuffs) • Black dress gloves • Black scarf • White shirt • Black Bow Tie (for functions after Retreat) • Shoe, black, oxford (low quarter) • Fourrageres, lanyards, infantry cords • Enlisted U. S. Insignia and Branch Insignia • Grade Insignia • Service Stripes and Overseas Service Stripes • Regimental Distinctive Insignia • Nameplate • Full-size medals or ribbons • Unit awards • All U. S. badges, marksmanship, special skill and combat • Foreign badges • Beret (Before Retreat only)

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Items not authorized for wear: • Bloused Jump boots • Airborne Background Trimming • Spurs • Cowboy hats • Distinctive items for Military Police • Berets (after retreat) • Combat Leaders Identification (green tabs) • Marksmanship badges awarded by other U. S. services • Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) • Dress Miniature Medals • SGT Audie Murphy badge, St. Maurice, St. Barber, etc. , other civic and quasi-military society awards are worn only when attending a meeting or function of that organization or society

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Commercially purchased White Shirt authorized with the Army Green Dress Uniform and the Army Blue Dress Uniform Long sleeves Turn-down collar with tapered points, no buttons or snaps Regular or French Cuffs Plain Polyester or Cotton broadcloth Plain design; no ruffles or pleats

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Commercially purchased Black Bowtie authorized for wear with the Army dress uniforms Square ends, not more Than 2 ½ inches wide Black silk or satin, of commercial design

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry The Army Blue Uniform

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Items authorized for wear: • Belt/Suspenders • Coat, black, all weather • Cuff links, gold (on white shirt with French cuffs) • Black or white dress gloves • Black scarf • White shirt • Bow Tie (for functions after Retreat) • Shoe, black, oxford (low quarter) • Aiguillettes, fourrageres, lanyards, infantry cords • Enlisted U. S. Insignia and Branch Insignia • Grade Insignia • Service Stripes • Regimental Distinctive Insignia • Nameplate • Full-size or miniature medals (either/or but not mixed) • Unit awards • All U. S. badges, marksmanship, special skill and combat • Foreign badges

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Items not authorized for wear: • Jump boots • Jump wing backgrounds • Spurs • Cowboy hats • Distinctive items for Military Police • Berets • Combat Leaders Identification (green tabs) • Shoulder sleeve insignia, current unit or former wartime unit • Marksmanship badges awarded by other U. S. services • Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) • SGT Audie Murphy badge, St. Maurice, St. Barber, etc. , other civic and quasi-military society awards are worn only when attending a meeting or function of that organization or society

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Placement of U. S. Insignia Collar U. S. Insignia centered on collar, 1” above notch in the collar Center line on collar Imaginary line parallel with inside seam of lapel, bisects U. S. Insignia. Lapel

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Placement of Branch Insignia Center line on collar Branch Insignia centered on collar, 1” above notch in the collar When wearing Infantry Blue Disks, Measure one inch from the notch in the collar to the brass disk, not to the blue disk. Collar Imaginary line parallel with inside seam of lapel, bisects Branch Insignia. Lapel

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Placement of Nameplate centered between the top Of the pocket flap and the top of the Button on the right breast pocket. 3 rd Zouave badge centered on Right breast pocket. YARBOROUGH

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Placement of U. S Unit Awards Worn in order of precedence from right To left above the right breast flap. Remember: The wheat grows up. Worn either flush to the top of the Pocket flap or up to 1/8” above. YARBOROUGH Unit awards may be worn with Full-size medals or service Ribbons, but not when wearing Minature medals.

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Placement of Regimental Distinctive Insignia Worn ¼” above unit awards. YARBOROUGH

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Foreign Parachutist Wings RDI worn ¼” above foreign awards. Foreign awards worn ½ ” above unit awards. YARBOROUGH

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Aligning to the Right Aligning awards to the right due to lapel concealing items. RDI worn ¼” above foreign awards. Foreign awards worn ½ ” above unit awards. YARBOROUGH

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Decorations and Service Ribbons worn above the left breast pocket in order of precedence starting at the top right. Worn up to 1/8” between rows and above pocket flap. Up to 4 ribbons can be worn on each row depending on size of the pocket flap. For proper order of precedence, see AR 670 -1, page 274 -275.

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Combat and Special Skill Badges and Tabs; Groups: Group 2: Combat Medical- Badges Expert Field Medical Badge Group 4: Glider Badge Parachutist Badges Pathfinder Badge Military Freefall Parachutist Badges Air Assault Badge Ranger Tab Metal Replica Special Forces Tab Metal Replica Group 3: Army Astronaut device Army Aviator Badges Flight Surgeon Badges Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badges Group 5: Diver Badges Driver and Mechanic Badges Parachute Rigger Badge Group 1: Combat Infantryman Badges Expert Infantryman Badge

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Combat and Special Skill Badges and Tabs; Rules: Rule 1: You can wear up to five combat and special skill badges at one time; this total does not include special skill tabs (Ranger, SF). Rule 2: You can wear only one badge each from groups 1, 2, and 3, three badges from group 4 and two badges from group 5. The total number cannot exceed five badges Rule 3: You may wear up to three badges from groups 1 through 3 above the ribbons or pocket flap. Rule 4: When no badges from groups 1 through 3 are worn, you may wear three badges from groups 4 and 5 above the ribbons or pocket flap. Rule 5: When three badges are worn above the ribbons or pocket flap, you may wear three Badges (including marksmanship badges) on the pocket flap. Rule 6: There is no precedence for special skill badges within the same group. (Example: Parachutist badge, Air Assault, Pathfinder – neither has precedence over the other). However, there is precedence between the groups, I. e. Group 1 has precedence over group 2, and so forth. Rule 7: Combat badges take precedence over special skill badges (CIB over EIB).

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Marksmanship Badges; Rules: Rule 1: You may wear up to three marksmanship badges on the pocket flap. Rule 2: You may attach up to three clasps (bars) per marksmanship badge. Rule 3: Only a total of three marksmanship or special skill badges can be worn on the pocket flap. Rule 4: Marksmanship badges are worn in order of precedence from the wearer’s right and to the left of any special skill badges.

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Marksmanship Badges: Question: “Am I required to wear a marksmanship badge even if I prefer to wear other special skill badges? ”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Marksmanship Badges: Answer: All soldiers wear at least one marksmanship badge unless they fail to qualify or are exempt from qualification by Army regulation. AR 670 -1, page 291

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 1: Wearing one combat or special skill badge (not from groups 1, 2, 3) above ribbons. Badge worn ¼” above ribbons

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 2: Wearing two combat or special skill badges above ribbons. ½” between badges.

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 3: Wearing one combat or special skill badge above ribbons (not from groups 1, 2, 3) and one marksmanship badge. Badge worn ¼” above ribbons Marksmanship Badge worn 1/8” below top of pocket flap seam. Centered

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 4: Wearing one combat or special skill badge above ribbons (not from groups 1, 2, 3) and two marksmanship badges. Marksmanship Badges worn 1/8” below top of pocket flap seam, equally spaced on the pocket flap. Expert Marksmanship Badge takes precedence and is worn to the wearer’s right. At least 1” between badges 1”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 5: Wearing two combat or special skill badge above ribbons (not from groups 1, 2, 3) and two marksmanship badges. ½” between badges. Marksmanship Badges worn 1/8” below top of pocket flap seam, equally spaced on the pocket flap. At least 1” between badges 1”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 5: Wearing three combat or special skill badge above ribbons (not from groups 1, 2, 3) and two marksmanship badges. ½” between badges. Badge worn ¼” above ribbons

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 6: Wearing one combat or special skill badge from group 1, 2, or 3 above ribbons and one badge from groups 4 -5. Badge worn ¼” above ribbons Remember: When wearing badges from groups 1, 2, or 3, badges from groups 4 and 5 are worn only on the pocket flap. 1/8”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 7: Wearing one combat or special skill badge from group 1, 2, or 3 above ribbons and two badges from groups 4 -5. Badge worn ¼” above ribbons 1/8”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 8: Wearing two combat or special skill badges from group 1, 2, or 3 above ribbons and two badges from groups 4 -5. 1/2” Badge worn ¼” above ribbons 1/8”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Combat and Special Skill Badges: Example 9: Aligning awards to the left due to lapel concealing items. 1/2” 1/4” Ribbons and badges above the pocket flap aligned to the left, even with the left edge of the pocket flap

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Full-Size Decorations and Medals worn above the left breast pocket in order of precedence from the right. Worn up to 1/8” between rows and above pocket flap. Service and training ribbons are not worn when full-size medals are worn.

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Full-Size Decorations and Medals (continued) Medals are worn in a likemanner as ribbons. Second and subsequent rows of medals may not contain more medals than the rows below it. Worn up to 1/8” between rows of medals

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Full-Size Decorations and Medals (continued) When wearing full-size medals, up to three full-size or miniature combat and special skill badges from groups 1 -5 may be worn above the medals in order of group precedence. Driver and mechanic badges are not worn with full size medals. Nothing worn on the pocket flap when full-size medals are worn. Up to three badges here

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Wearing Full-Size Decorations and Medals (continued) Example: Wearing full-size medals and three full-size combat and special skill badges from groups 1 -5 in order of group precedence. 1/2” 1/4”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Miniature Decorations and Medals (Blue Dress Uniform only) Example: Wearing miniature medals and three miniature combat and special skill badges from groups 1 -5 in order of group precedence. No marksmanship badges, driver or mechanic badges, unit awards, training or service ribbons when wearing miniatures. 1/2” 1/4”

1 st Battalion (Airborne) 509 th Infantry Useful websites: Need help putting ribbons together in the proper order? This site will do it for you: http: //armyawards. com/awards. shtml Download the latest copy of Army Regulation 670 -1: http: //www. usapa. army. mil/ Want to find your unit crest, lineage, and honors? Guidons? Flags? Visit The Institute of Heraldry: https: //www. perscom. army. mil/tagd/tioh. htm For questions and answers about uniform wear, and the latest uniform changes: http: //www. odcsper. army. mil/default. asp? pageid=69 f New equipment, basic issue items, updates and latest changes: http: //www. forscom. army. mil/ocie/default. asp

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