Evening journal., 1917-09-04
LESSON Ne. Is.
ARMY INSIGNIA.


Preceding Lessons: 4. Your Post OF
Honor. 2. Making Good as Soldier. 3.
Nine soldlerly Qualities. 4. Getting
Ready for Camp. D. First Days in
Camp. G. Cleanliness in Camp. 7. Your
Health. 8. Marching and Care OF Feet.
Q, Your Equipment and Arms. 40, Re-
creation in Camp. a. Playing the
Game. 70. Team Work in the Amy.
&c. Grouping Men into Teams. "A. The
Team Leaders. 20. Fighting Arms OF
Che Service. &c, staff Branches OF tho
Service, I. A., staff Branches OF tho
Service, IL.
The uniform OF the United States
Army stands for democracy, II Ia al
most the same for all ranks from
private to commanding general-sO
Och so, IN fact, that It ls often din
cult 20 recognize mans place In tho
service at FIRST glance, But closer
view Will tell the whole story to any
experienced observer.
insignia" is the term used 10 In
clude all. the badges, buttons, braids,
hat cords, and other devices which
indicate these three things,
4. The rank OF each officer or soldier.
2, His branch OF the service or his
special duties,
3. His personal experience or record,
An ordinary private's uniform car
ries no insignia OF rank, When man
II. D.
In the Engineer Corps, Hospital Corps,
Ordnance Department Quartermaster
Corps, or Signal Corps, he IS entitled
10 wear on the sleeves OF his coat and
shirt the design OF the department to
which he belongs,
A lance corporal wears on his sleeve
an inverted N-shaped bar, A corporal
has two bars, and a sergeant three
bars, Below the sergants three v
shaped (inverted) bars may appear a
number OF additional marks. indicating
his duties. For example, a lrst SER
geant has a diamOnd-shaped mark the
stable sergeant has a device represent
ing a horses head the color sergeant
has a star: the battalion uuartermaster
sergeant has three horizontal bars
the chief trumpeter has one bar and
a device representing a bugle: and 50
on. All the cloth designs, such as those
lust described which are sewn on The
sleeves, are known as "chevrons,"
Insignia Of Rank.
Above tho nOn-commlssiOned officers
rank Is shown by various insignia on
the shoulder loops Of coats, on The
sleeves Of coats and overcoats, on th'
collars OF shirts. and by hat cords
The most important are those mad'
Of metal and sewn on shoulder loops
and shirt collars. A major general ha,
two silver stars; a brlgadier general
one silver star; colonel silver
sagle; lieutenant colonel, a silver Oal
eafl a major, a gold oak leaf, a cap
isln, two silver bars; and a FIRST lieu
tenant, one silver bar. A second lieu
tenant has no shoulder insignia. lol
san readily tell the rank Of any office
W glanclng at these metal insignia.
70 IS often quite necessary, however
% recognize that some one at a llttl
distance Is a commissioned officer Il
order that you may treat him will
the courtesy due 90 all officers j
his case you look for the marks IN
Heating that man holds a commits
ZION without waiting 10 observe hi
lxact rank. Until recently commits
Iloned officers customarily wore lcsth
er lcegings, while all enlisted me-
wore canvas. leggings. However, leath
sr legeings may now be worn h
r,cuntcd men. The hat cord is anolhe
mark Of rank which is easily oh
served: the hat cords Of generals ar
gold: those OF other officers are O
gold and black. Another mark o. a
DfCccr Is a band OF brown braid Ohou
three inches from the end OF the roa
sleeve. Oflcers OF the General Stai
Corps wear black braid instead q
brown. On overcoats the braid Is sew
on in loops except that OF general OF
ncers, who wear two black bands q
braid
Every branch Of the service has II
special color which appears on IN
lat cords Of enlisted men, on the cheN
IONS Of non-commissioneG officers. an