DA PAM 670-1: 21-3. Headgear insignia

21-3. Headgear insignia

a. Service cap, heritage green, unisex. Soldiers wear the following insignia secured through the front eyelet.

(1) Officers. The insignia is the coat of arms of the United States, 2 –3/8 inches in height, in gold-colored metal

(see fig 21–1). It is worn by commissioned officers and warrant officers.

(2) Sergeant Major of the Army. The insignia is the coat of arms of the United States within a wreath, 1 –15/16

inches in height, in gold-colored metal (see fig 21–2).

(3) Enlisted personnel. The insignia is a plain, gold-colored disk, 1–1/2 inches in diameter, with a gold-colored

metal coat of arms of the United States attached to the disk (see fig 21–3).

b. Service cap, Army blue, male; and hat, drill sergeant, male. Male personnel wear the following insignia, secured

through the front eyelet, on the service cap and drill sergeant hat.

(1) Officers. The insignia is the coat of arms of the United States, 2 –3/8 inches in height, in gold-colored metal

(see fig 21–1). It is worn by commissioned officers and warrant officers.

(2) Sergeant Major of the Army. The insignia is the coat of arms of the United States within a wreath, 1 –15/16

inches in height, in gold-colored metal (see fig 21–2).

(3) Enlisted personnel. The insignia is a plain, gold-colored disk, 1–1/2 inches in diameter, with a gold-colored

metal coat of arms of the United States attached to the disk (see fig 21–3).

c. Service hat, Army blue, female; and hat, drill sergeant, female. Female personnel wear the headgear insignia

centered on the hatband of the service hat. On the drill sergeant hat, the insignia is worn centered between the top of

the hat and the hatband.

(1) Officers. The insignia is the coat of arms of the United States, 1–5/8 inches in height, in gold-colored metal. It

is worn by commissioned officers and warrant officers.

(2) Enlisted personnel. The insignia is the coat of arms of the United States, within a ring that is 1 –3/4 inches in

diameter, in gold-colored metal.

d. Beret (black, tan, green, maroon, and brown). See paragraph 20–4 for additional beret wear guidance. Person-

nel will wear the following insignia on berets:

(1) Soldiers assigned to units authorized an organizational beret (tan, green, maroon, or brown) and all Special

Forces Soldiers wear their unit’s distinctive flash on the beret. All other Soldiers wear the Army flash on the black

beret, unless authorization for another flash was granted before implementing the black beret as a standard Army

headgear. The flash is sewn centered on the stiffener of the beret with noncontrasting thread (see fig 21–4).

(2) Officers wear nonsubdued grade insignia centered on the flash; chaplains wear their branch insignia (see fig

21–5) (see para 21–5b(1)(c) for wear guidance of general officer grade insignia on the beret).

(3) Enlisted personnel wear their DUI centered on the flash. Soldiers assigned to units without a DUI wear the RDI

on the flash (see fig 21–6).

e. Garrison cap, Army green, male and female.

(1) Officers will wear nonsubdued grade insignia on the garrison cap centered on the left curtain 1 inch from the

front crease (see fig 21–7).

(2) Enlisted personnel will wear their DUI on the garrison cap on the left curtain 1 inch from the front crease (see

fig 21–8).

f. Helmet liner and helmet camouflage cover. Only the insignia described below is authorized for wear on the

helmet liner or helmet camouflage cover. Personnel will not alter the color of the helmet, except for safety or training

requirements.

(1) All personnel except chaplains. All personnel, except chaplains, wear their subdued grade insignia centered on

the front of the camouflage cover approximately 2–1/2 inches up from the bottom rim (see fig 21–9). Subdued pin-on

or embroidered sew-on grade insignia is authorized for wear on the camouflage cover. Commanders may not require

enlisted Soldiers to attach embroidered grade insignia, unless it is issued and attached without cost to the Soldier.

Wearing nametapes or using other means to apply names to helmet bands is determined by the commander and is

provided to Soldiers at no cost.

Note. Chaplains wear their subdued branch insignia in lieu of grade insignia.

(2) Military police personnel. MP personnel may have the letters “MP” in white, centered on the front of the

helmet liner, 1–1/2 inches up from the bottom rim (see fig 21–10). On helmets with camouflage covers, MP personnel

are authorized to have the letters “MP” in black, 1 –1/2 inches up from the rim. Personnel will center their grade

insignia 1/2 inch above the white or black “MP” letters. Helmets also must have a painted stripe, 1 –1/4 inches wide

and 2 inches up from the bottom rim, parallel to the rim and following the contour of the helmet liner. As an option,

MP personnel may wear the numerical designation of their unit and DUI over the left and right ears, respectively,

centered on the painted stripe. Personnel will wear the following color stripes on the helmet liner:

(a) Division units. A red stripe, 1–1/4 inches wide (see fig 21–11).

(b) Corps units. A blue stripe, 5/8 inch wide, above a 5/8-inch wide red stripe (see fig 21–12).

(c) Army units. A white stripe, 5/8 inch wide, above a 5/8-inch wide red stripe (see fig 21–13).

(d) All other military police units. A white stripe, 1–1/4 inches wide (see fig 21–11).

g. Patrol cap and sun (boonie) hat. Enlisted personnel, officers, and warrant officers will wear subdued grade

insignia on the patrol cap and sun (boonie) hat. Grade insignia (branch insignia for chaplains) is centered on the front

of the headgear left to right and top to bottom. No other insignia other than the nametape is worn on the headgear (see

figs 21–14 and 21–15).