a. The Army black mess skirt is the same skirt worn with the white mess uniform. It is a black knee-length skirt, with a one-panel front and four-panel back of straight design, with a waistband and a zipper closure on the left side. b. The Army black evening mess skirt is a black full-length skirt, with one-panel front and four-panel back of
straight design, with a waistband, a zipper closure on the left side, and an overlapped center back pleat.