DA PAM 670-1: 20-21. Neck tabs

20-21. Neck tabs

a. Black, dress.

(1) Type. The black dress neck tab is an optional purchase item.

(2) Description. The material is polyester and cotton broadcloth in Army shade 305. It is a quarter-moon neck tab

that fits under the collar of the white formal blouses.

(3) How worn. The black dress neck tab is worn with the white formal blouse with the white and blue mess and

evening mess uniforms.

b. Black, service.

(1) Type. The black service neck tab is an optional purchase item.

(2) Description. The material is polyester and cotton, procured, durable press, plain weave poplin in an inverted

V-shape in Army shade 305. The neck tab wraps around the neck under the collar of the female short- and long-

sleeved and tucked-in and overblouse service shirts and fastens to itself with a hook-and-loop fastener. The neck tab

design is one of overlapping tabs forming an angle.

(3) How worn. The neck tab is worn with the Class A (ASU and mess uniforms only) uniform and with the short-

and long-sleeved, and tucked-in and overblouse styles service shirts. The neck tab is required for wear when the long-

sleeved shirt is worn without the Class A coat. It is also required for wear when the short- and long-sleeved shirts are

worn with the Class A coat. The neck tab is optional when the short-sleeved shirt is worn with the Class B uniform

and when either the short- or long-sleeved shirt is worn with the black pullover or cardigan.