SPC Private RallyPoint Member 5005636 <div class="images-v2-count-2"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-367397"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-are-there-colors-prescribed-for-enlisted-specific-corps%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+are+there+colors+prescribed+for+enlisted+specific+corps%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-are-there-colors-prescribed-for-enlisted-specific-corps&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy are there colors prescribed for enlisted specific corps?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-are-there-colors-prescribed-for-enlisted-specific-corps" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="056235aeb8c5785921723fe34b6b647a" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/367/397/for_gallery_v2/27181fb.jpeg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/367/397/large_v3/27181fb.jpeg" alt="27181fb" /></a></div><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-2" id="image-367398"><a class="fancybox" rel="056235aeb8c5785921723fe34b6b647a" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/367/398/for_gallery_v2/557bcd3.jpeg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/367/398/thumb_v2/557bcd3.jpeg" alt="557bcd3" /></a></div></div>I know on the ASU Officers shoulder board display the color of their assigned branch. Why is there colors assigned to enlisted specific jobs? We would never were them in our uniform. Are they used else were? 2019-09-08T22:20:48-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 5005636

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2019-09-08T22:20:48-04:00 2019-09-08T22:20:48-04:00 SFC Ralph E Kelley 5005810

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Tradition

2019-09-08T23:30:03-04:00 2019-09-08T23:30:03-04:00 CSM Charles Hayden 5005812

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-367421"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-are-there-colors-prescribed-for-enlisted-specific-corps%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Why+are+there+colors+prescribed+for+enlisted+specific+corps%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhy-are-there-colors-prescribed-for-enlisted-specific-corps&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhy are there colors prescribed for enlisted specific corps?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-are-there-colors-prescribed-for-enlisted-specific-corps" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="0b7c9a0f65e3e6d4706fc24d97a8efcd" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/367/421/for_gallery_v2/d4cbf22.jpeg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/367/421/large_v3/d4cbf22.jpeg" alt="D4cbf22" /></a></div></div>An overseas cap pictured here had colored braid around the upper edges. The Orange brains not deciphered in the photo was for Signal Corps.

2019-09-08T23:30:52-04:00 2019-09-08T23:30:52-04:00 MAJ Javier Rivera 5005838

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I today’s uniform, branch color do not show up on enlisted uniforms. But waaayyyy back then it did on some items.

2019-09-08T23:48:43-04:00 2019-09-08T23:48:43-04:00 SFC Quinn Chastant 5007175

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The colors are representative of the branch. For Males: If you ever have opportunity to wear Mess Dress, basically the Army version of a Tuxedo, the suspenders can be the Branch Color. However refer to DA Pam 670-1; 18-27 for guidance.

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