I am glad to see many of the changes in the newest 670-1. The one that I was relieved to see was about the ID braclets. After more than the last decade of war, so many of us have served with people that have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Up until this change the old reg stated that the only ID braclets that were authorized were medical alert and POW/MIA. Those that were wearing the KIA braclets in the honor of our brothers and sisters were wrong.
Here is the new part:
a.
Soldiers may wear a wristwatch, a wrist identification bracelet, and a total of two rings (a wedding set is
considered one ring) with Army uniforms, unless prohibited by the commander for safety or health reasons. Any
jewelry worn by Soldiers while in uniform, or in civilian clothes on duty, must be conservative. Identification bracelets
are limited to the following: medical alert bracelets, missing in action, prisoner of war, or killed in action (black or
silver in color only) bracelets. Soldiers are only authorized to wear one item on each wrist while in uniform, or in
civilian clothes on duty.
And here was the old reg:
Identification bracelets are limited to medical alert
bracelets and MIA/POW identification bracelets. Soldiers may wear only one item on each wrist.