CW3 Craig Linghor567025<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When my father passes away, I would like to participate in the honor guard ceremony. When is it authorized for retirees to wear their uniform?When are military retirees authorized to wear their uniform?2015-04-02T01:49:01-04:00CW3 Craig Linghor567025<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When my father passes away, I would like to participate in the honor guard ceremony. When is it authorized for retirees to wear their uniform?When are military retirees authorized to wear their uniform?2015-04-02T01:49:01-04:002015-04-02T01:49:01-04:00LTC David S. Chang, ChFC®, CLU®567033<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>here is more information on it! <a target="_blank" href="http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/retuniformwear.htm">http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/retuniformwear.htm</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default">
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<a target="blank" href="http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/retuniformwear.htm">Military Uniform Rules for Retirees and Veterans</a>
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<p class="pta-link-card-description">Retired military members and certain honorably discharged veterans may wear the US Military uniform on certain occasions.</p>
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Response by LTC David S. Chang, ChFC®, CLU® made Apr 2 at 2015 1:57 AM2015-04-02T01:57:54-04:002015-04-02T01:57:54-04:00CSM Michael J. Uhlig567038<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Going to give a link to AR 670-1. Go to page 46 of the regulation for all the answers you may need.<br /><br />Here's what is indicated in Chapter 23 of the regulation:<br /><br />23–3. Retired personnel<br />a. Personnel who will be advanced to a higher grade upon retirement have the option of wearing the insignia of that<br />grade thereafter.<br />b. Retired personnel on active duty will wear their uniform and insignia in the same manner as prescribed for<br />personnel in the AA of corresponding grade and branch.<br />c. Retired personnel not on active duty may wear either the uniform reflecting their grade and branch on the date of<br />their retirement, or the uniform prescribed for personnel in the AA of corresponding grade and branch, when<br />appropriate, but may not mix the two uniforms. Personnel will wear the grade as shown on the retired grade of rank<br />line on their retirement order.<br />d. Retired personnel not on active duty are not authorized to wear the Army uniform when they are instructors or<br />responsible for military discipline at an educational institution, unless the educational institution is conducting courses<br />of instruction approved by the Armed Forces.<br />e. In addition to the occasions for wear listed above, retired personnel are authorized to wear the uniform only on<br />the following occasions:<br />(1) While attending military funerals, memorial services, weddings, inaugurals, and other occasions of ceremony.<br />(2) Attending parades on national or State holidays, or other patriotic parades or ceremonies in which any active or<br />reserve U.S. military unit is taking part. Uniforms for these occasions are restricted to service and dress uniforms; the<br />combat uniform and physical fitness uniforms will not be worn. Wearing the Army uniform at any other time, or for<br />any other purpose than stated above, is prohibited.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/r670_1.pdf">http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/pdf/r670_1.pdf</a>Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Apr 2 at 2015 2:05 AM2015-04-02T02:05:40-04:002015-04-02T02:05:40-04:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member1006061<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-61975"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image">
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<a class="fancybox" rel="ffaa8ddfa72d5784a56e057351eb2476" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/061/975/for_gallery_v2/311a1f3a.JPG"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/061/975/large_v3/311a1f3a.JPG" alt="311a1f3a" /></a></div></div>I wear mine correctly for funerals and holidays. But I stretched the reg a little for the Air Force Ball here.Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2015 1:55 PM2015-09-30T13:55:54-04:002015-09-30T13:55:54-04:00COL Private RallyPoint Member4201965<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wear of the uniform when not on active duty-<br />Title 10 US Code Chapter 45, paragraph 772, line (c): “A retired officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines may bear the title and wear the uniform of his retired grade.”<br />Granted, this should be done judiciously and with honor.<br />Others may do so IAW regulations as noted elsewhere but the law of the U.S. takes precedence over administrative regulations.Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2018 8:33 AM2018-12-12T08:33:17-05:002018-12-12T08:33:17-05:002015-04-02T01:49:01-04:00