Uniforms of the United States Army

To carry the tradition of uniforms in the United States Army, goes back to the time after the Revolutionary War, when it was possible in 1779 to hand over the first uniforms in the now consolidated United States.

The wearing of uniform is held in the regulation Army Regulation 670-1.

Assigned versions

The current battle dress of the United States Army named Army Combat Uniform, whose most striking feature is its digital camouflage pattern.

The dress uniform of the Army of the United States is called Full Dress or Army Blue. Since the end of 2007, it replaced the once-white dress uniform as well as the classic service uniform called Army Green. The delivery to the recruits scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2009 and in the last quarter of 2011 are mandatory.

The service or wax uniform (Service / Garrison Uniform) was introduced in the mid-1950s to replace the olive - dark yellow uniform used since 1902. It is just like the Full Dress cut and in today's "official" kept army green (Army Green). Until the 1980s, the shirt was yellow-brown, and to wear black tie. This part has been replaced in the log of a matching with the rest of uniform green shirt. In this uniform grade team wear their rank on both sleeves, the officers, in contrast, epaulets. The latter carry on their uniforms in addition bands at the cuffs and stripes on the pants, which are each made of black mohair wool. In 2001, berets were also combined with the uniform after the wearing of the Green Berets and Rangers was extended to the entire U.S. Army. At ceremonies in the open air Plastrone, boots and gun belt be worn while enlisted personnel wear black hard leather shoes in the service, which only differ Rangers, paratroopers and special forces with special leather boots, the so-called Corcoran.