DA PAM 670-1: 17-2. Composition
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The female blue mess uniform includes the mess jacket, knee-length blue skirt, black cummerbund, formal white blouse, and black dress neck tab. The evening mess variation uses a full-length blue skirt instead. Footwear is black pumps with sheer stockings.
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View DA PAM 670-1, Section 17-2 (Pages 111-113)Full Details
17-2. Composition
a. The female blue mess uniforms consist of the following:
(1) Jacket, Army blue mess, female (see para 17–7).
(2) Skirt, blue mess (see para 17–8).
(a) Blue, knee-length.
(b) Blue, full-length.
(3) Shirt, white, formal, female mess (see para 20–26a).
(4) Neck tab, black, dress (see para 20–21a).
(5) Cummerbund, black (see para 20–12a).
(6) Undergarments (see para 20–32).
(7) Shoes, pumps, black (see paras 20–27g and 20–27h).
(8) Stockings, sheer (see para 20–28d).
b. The variations of the female blue mess uniform are as follows:
(1) The female Army blue mess uniform includes the Army blue mess jacket, blue knee-length skirt, black cum-
merbund, and formal white blouse with black dress neck tab (see figs 17–1 and 17–2).
(2) The female Army blue evening mess uniform includes the Army blue mess jacket, blue full-length skirt, black
cummerbund, and formal white blouse with black dress neck tab (see fig 17–3).
Related Figures
Figure 17-1: Army blue mess uniform, general officer, female
DA PAM 670-1, Page 112
Figure 17-1 from DA PAM 670-1
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Figure 17-3: Army blue evening mess uniform, other officers, female
DA PAM 670-1, Page 114
Figure 17-3 from DA PAM 670-1
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Figure 17-2: Army blue mess uniform, enlisted, female
DA PAM 670-1, Page 113
Figure 17-2 from DA PAM 670-1
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