GENUINE US MILITARY OFFICIAL ISSUE / SURPLUS

US ARMY

ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS

BRASS DRESS UNIFORM COLLAR INSIGNIA

ITEM:                                      US ARMY ENLISTED SOLDIER BRANCH CORPS INSIGNIA

NOMENCLATURE:                   INSIGNIA, BOS, E.P., ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS, ARMY or SIMILAR

ALSO CALLED:                         BRANCH INSIGNIA BADGE

NSN:                                        8455-01-500-3630

NSN SPECIFICATIONS:

·         DEPARTMENT DESIGNATION:    US ARMY

·         DESIGN DESIGNATION:             ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS

·         USER DESIGNATOR:                  ENLISTED PERSONNEL

·         MATERIAL:                                COPPER ALLOY OVERALL

·         COLOR:                                     GOLD OVERALL

·         SURFACE FINISH:                      POLISHED

·         SURFACE TREATMENT:              NICKEL AND GOLD

·         DIAMETER:                               1”, 1 IN., INCH, INCHES NOMINAL

·         ATTACHMENT METHOD:            PIN BACK, PRONG-CLUTCH

·         CAGE CODE:                              81349 or SIMILAR

ABOUT BRANCH INSIGNIA:

US ARMY BRANCH INSIGNIA BADGES REPRESENT A SERVICE MEMBER'S SPECIFIC FIELD OF SERVICE. EACH SOLDIER - BOTH ENLISTED AND OFFICER - WEAR THEIR BRANCH INSIGNIA BADGE ON THEIR CLASS A OR ARMY DRESS BLUE UNIFORMS DENOTING THEIR PARTICULAR SKILL SET.  ARMY BRANCH INSIGNIA BADGES DIFFER FROM ARMY QUALIFICATION BADGES. QUALIFICATION BADGES REQUIRE COMPLETION OF A TRAINING COURSE OR SCHOOL, WHILE BRANCH INSIGNIA BADGES ARE ISSUED TO A SERVICE MEMBER UPON BEING ASSIGNED TO A PARTICULAR AREA OF THE ARMY.  ENLISTED SOLDIERS WEAR THE BRANCH INSIGNIA LIKE THESE, ON THE LEFT COAT LAPEL, OPPOSITE THE U.S. INSIGNIA DISK ON THE RIGHT LAPEL. BRANCH INSIGNIA IN THE US ARMY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED AND WORN PRIOR TO THE CIVIL WAR IN THE 1850s.