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

In its military sense the word " uniform," as a noun, is specifically used to denote the distinctive style of dress and equipment established by governmental regulation and worn by any naval or military organization in order that all of the individual elements of that organization will present a homogeneous appearance. In general all uniforms are divided into two principal classes, dress uniforms and undress or service uniforms, the modern field uniforms belonging to the latter class. Dress uniforms are for use on occasions of ceremony and, as in the case of civilian attire, they are usually more ornate and gaudy than the working service uniforms.

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Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia

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CHAPTER I ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF UNIFORM

CHAPTER II SERVICE, CORPS AND RANK

CHAPTER III ENSIGNS, FLAGS AND PENNANTS

CHAPTER IV UNIFORMIS AND INSIGNIA OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

CHAPTER VI UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE U. S. MARINE CORPS

CHAPTER VII UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE U. S. COAST GUARD

CHAPTER VIII UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA OF THE U. S. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE AND U. S. COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY

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