DA PAM 670-1: 19-2. Composition

19-2. Composition

a. The female white mess uniforms consist of the following:

(1) Jacket, Army white mess, female (see para 19-7).

(2) Skirt (see para 19-8).

(a) White, knee-length.

(b) Black, knee-length.

(c) Black, full-length.

(3) Shirt, white, formal, female mess (see para 20-26a).

(4) Neck tab, black, dress (see para 20-21a).

(5) Cummerbund.

(a) Black (see para 20-12a).

(b) White (see para 20-12b).

(6) Undergarments (see para 20-32).

(7) Shoes.

(a) Pumps, black (worn with white mess and evening white mess only) (see paras 20-27g and 20-27h).

(b) Pumps, white (worn with all-white mess only) (see paras 20-27g and 20-27h).

(8) Stockings, sheer (see para 20-28d).

b. The variations of the female white mess uniform consist of the following:

(1) The female Army white mess uniform includes the Army white mess jacket, the black knee-length skirt, the black cummerbund, and the formal white blouse with black dress neck tab (see fig 19-1).

(2) The female Army all-white mess uniform includes the Army white mess jacket, the white knee-length skirt, the white cummerbund, and the formal white blouse with black dress neck tab (see fig 19-2).

(3) The female Army white evening mess uniform includes the Army white mess jacket, the black full-length skirt, the black cummerbund, and formal white blouse with black dress neck tab (see fig 19-3). Figure 19-3 shows the Army white evening mess uniform with the old version of the white mess jacket.