AR 670-1: 23-8. Uniform similar to the Army uniform

23-8. Uniform similar to the Army uniform

a. A person, for whom one of the following uniforms is prescribed, may wear the uniform, provided it includes

distinctive insignia prescribed by the Secretary of the Army to distinguish it from the U.S. Army uniform.

(1) Instructors or members of an organized cadet corps at a State university, college, or public high school that has

a regular course of military instruction will wear the uniform prescribed by the academic organization.

(2) Instructors or members of an organized cadet corps at an educational institution that has a regular course of

military instruction in military science with an Army instructor will wear the uniform prescribed by the academic organization.

(3) When authorized by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, members of a military society com-

posed of persons discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from the U.S. Army may wear the uniform prescribed by the military society.

b. Pursuant to 10 USC 773, none of the uniforms prescribed in paragraph 23–8a, may include insignia or grade the

same as, or similar to, those prescribed for officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps.

c. State Defense Forces (SDF) may adopt the service uniform and the utility uniform, provided all service uniform

buttons, cap devices, and other insignia differ significantly from that prescribed for wear by members of the U.S. Army. SDF should contact the National Guard Bureau for more information.