Posted on Nov 2, 2018
So, I was wondering, on the Army "Green" Service uniform Officers have that black stripe, and what does it mean? like does follow rank?
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The old Black Stripe on the pants denoted those that were Officers and Warrant Officers.
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David Bivins
I mean as in the sleeve of the uniform, and does it follow rank, as in 2nd lt has 1, and 1st LT has 2.
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David Bivins - Ah. I thought you meant the pants. The black stripe on the sleeve served the same purpose as the stripe on the pants. And it was one stripe for all officers
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Ok, grammatical errors aside: it was used to denote Officer rank, warrant and commissioned. Similar to the yellow stripe used today to denote leader (CPL & above) rank today.
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David Bivins
Like I said above, I mean as in the sleeve the uniform and does it follow rank, as in 2nd LT has 1, and 1st has 2.
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LTC Jason Mackay
David Bivins - the only time it changes is for general officers. They have a different one. Other wise WO1-COL all the same.
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