AR 670-1: 1-6. Authority

1-6. Authority

a. Portions of this regulation are punitive. Violation of the specific prohibitions and requirements of specific por-

tions by Soldiers may result in adverse administrative action and/or charges under the provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

b. Only uniforms, accessories, and insignia prescribed in this regulation, found in the common table of allowances

(CTA), or as approved by Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), will be worn by personnel in the U.S. Army. Unless specified in this regulation, the commander issuing the clothing and individual equipment will establish wear policies for organizational clothing and individual equipment. No item governed by this regulation will be altered in any way that changes the basic design, or the intended concept of fit, as described in AR 700–84, including plating, smoothing, or removing detailed features of metal items, or otherwise altering the color or appearance.

c. AR 70–1 prescribes Department of the Army (DA) policies, responsibilities, and administrative procedures by

which all clothing and individual equipment used by Army personnel are initiated, designed, developed, tested, ap- proved for acquisition, fielded, and modified.

d. AR 385–10 prescribes DA policies, responsibilities, and administrative procedures and funding for protective

clothing and equipment.

e. In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 771 (10 USC 771), no person except a member of the

U.S. Army may wear the uniform, a distinctive part of the uniform, or a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the U.S. Army uniform, unless otherwise authorized by law. Soldiers are not authorized to wear distinctive uniforms or uniform items of the U.S. Army or of other U.S. Services with, or on, civilian clothes, except as authorized by this regulation.