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Wear
of Miniature Decorations and Service Medals
Quoted
from AR 670-1 - Wear and Appearance
of Army Uniforms and Insignia
a.
Miniature medals are replicas of regular size medals, made to a scale
of one-half the size of the original. Except for the Medal of Honor, for
which there is no miniature, only miniature decorations and service medals
are authorized for wear on the mess and evening mess uniforms. Personnel
will not wear full-size medals, service and training ribbons, or U.S.
and foreign unit award emblems with miniature medals. Only the dress miniature-size
combat and special skill badges are worn with miniature medals.
b.
Miniature decorations and service medals are authorized for wear on the
following uniforms.
(1)
Male personnel. On the Army white and blue uniforms, the white and blue
mess and evening mess uniforms; and on the left lapel of formal civilian
attire, when wear of Army uniforms is inappropriate or not authorized.
Miniature badges are authorized for wear on the AG shade 415 shirt. (See
para 29-17b for wear of combat and special skill
badges with miniature medals; see paragraphs 29-17c
and 29-18d for wear of combat and special
skill badges on the AG shade 415 shirt.)
(2)
Female personnel. On the Army white and blue uniforms; the white, all-white,
black, or blue mess uniforms; the Army white, blue, or black evening mess
uniforms; and on the left side of formal civilian attire when wear of
Army uniforms is inappropriate or not authorized. Miniature badges are
authorized for wear on the AG shade 415 shirt. (See para
29-17b for wear of combat and special skill badges with miniature
medals; see paragraphs 29-17c and
29-18d for wear of combat and special skill badges on the AG shade
415 shirt.)
c.
The maximum length of holding bars for miniature medals is 2¾ inches.
Miniature decorations and service medals are worn in the order of precedence
from the wearer's right to left, with the medal of highest precedence
worn on the top row, if more than one row is required. Miniature medals
are worn side by side when four or less are worn in the same row, and
they may be overlapped. If the medals are overlapped, the overlap will
not exceed 50 percent and will be equal for all medals. When more than
one row of miniature medals are worn, the second and subsequent rows are
positioned so that the medal pendants on the row below are visible. The
top row of miniature medals is centered over the row immediately below.
Miniature medals are worn as follows:
(1)
Male personnel. Miniature medals are worn centered on the left lapel,
approximately ½ inch below the notch of the mess and evening mess uniforms,
and will not extend beyond the edge of the lapel. Personnel may adjust
placement of the medals to accommodate the wear of dress miniature badges
(see fig 29-7 below). Personnel will wear miniature medals on the Army
blue and white uniforms only when these uniforms are worn as formal dress
uniforms (with bow tie). When worn on the blue and white uniforms, the
miniature medals are worn above the left breast pocket in the same position
as full-size medals (see fig 29-4; in the Army
Uniform Regulation). (See para 29-17c in the Army
Uniform Regulation for wear of dress miniature badges with miniature
medals on the blue and white uniforms.)
Figure 29-7. Wear
of miniature medals on mess uniforms, male
(2) Female personnel. Miniature medals are worn centered on the left
lapel of the Army blue mess and the new versions of the Army white mess
uniforms. On the black mess uniform, the old version of the white mess
jackets, and on the Army white and blue uniform coats, females wear
the medals centered on the left side of the jacket (not on the lapels).
The medals are placed so the bottom line is positioned parallel to the
top edge of the top button of the Army white and blue uniform coats,
and in a similar position on the new version of the white mess uniforms,
and the blue mess and evening mess uniforms (see fig 29-8 below). Females
may adjust placement of the medals to conform to differences in individual
body shape. Personnel may wear miniature medals on the Army blue and
white uniform coats only when these uniforms are worn as formal dress
uniforms. (See para 29-17c in the Army
Uniform Regulation for wear of dress miniature badges with miniature
medals on the Army blue and white dress uniforms.)
Figure 29-8. Wear
of miniature medals on mess uniforms, female
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