Army Uniforms: Women's Officer Service Dress Blue Uniform Center (by Marlow White), new-style Class A

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Army Female Officer Service &
Dress Blue Uniform Center

Marlow White has set up this page as a resource for female Officers of the U.S. Army who are looking for information pertaining to the Service (Class A) & Dress Blue Uniform. It is meant to summarize applicable Army Uniform Regulations, but please note that as of DEC 2007, the Army has NOT published a change to AR 670-1. Should any of you receive notice that the change to AR 670-1 has been published, please let us know.

All potential changes pertaining to the uniform change are shown in red. Note that these changes are at this point tentative, based on an interim announcement, and are not yet authorized or confirmed by a published change to AR 670-1.

Dress Blue Uniform Change Update (6 Mar 08): GEN Casey has commented recently that an announcement concerning the Dress Blue Uniform Change is likely to occur early this summer. Our guess is that such an announcement would be on June 14 (Army's Birthday) as previous major uniform changes have been announced on that date. Currently, the "Class A" version of the Dress Blue is not implemented and the Class A Green Uniform is still in effect. Marlow White is NOT a member of the Army Uniform Board; however, the industry's expectations are that the Army's Dress uniform will become a variation of the current Dress Blue Uniform.

We recognize that our Soldier-Clients will want to make wise purchasing decisions ahead of the pending uniform change. One of our roles at Marlow White is to function as an information center for you.

Why do female uniforms cost more than the male uniforms?

This page is divided into the following sections:

Occasion for Wear (describes when to wear the Army Service [pending] & Dress Blue Uniforms)

Required Uniform Components (items which comprise the Army Service [pending] & Dress Blue Uniforms)

Prescribable Uniform Components (items which might be required by the Local Uniform Authority)

Optional Uniform Components (items which are optional and may be worn with the Army Service [pending] & Dress Blue Uniforms)

Uniform Variations (when they are worn and items which are included):

Dress Blue (Current) - Required Components:

Dress Blue (Current) - Prescribable Components:

Items which can be required by the Local Commander. Unless required or prohibited by the Local Commander, the items are considered optional and can be worn at the discretion of the individual.

Dress Blue (Current) - Optional Components:

Items which are worn at the discretion of the individual unless prohibited by the Local Commander.

Worn for official formal evening functions when civilians normally wear evening clothes (black tie or tuxedo). Note that the service cap is optional wear after retreat.