a. Design. The jacket will be made from an approved specification or pattern.
b. General description. The jacket, which is cut on the lines of an evening dress coat, descends to the point of the hips and is slightly curved to a peak in back and in front. Two 25-ligne buttons, joined by a small gold or gold-colored chain about 11â2 inches long, are worn in the upper buttonholes. The shoulders have a device for the attachment of shoulder knots on officer uniforms.
c. Shoulder knots. (See para 24â5d and fig 22â11.)
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d. Jacket sleeve ornamentation.
(1) General officers wear a cuff of white mohair or mercerized cotton braid 4 inches in width, positioned 1â8 inch from the bottom edge of each sleeve. General officer grade insignia is centered on the outside of the sleeves, 1 inch above the upper edge of the cuff braid. When general officers wear their branch insignia, it is centered on the outside of the sleeves, 1 inch above the upper edge of the cuff braid. Grade insignia is positioned 1 inch above the branch insignia. If branch insignia is worn, general officers will wear the non-subdued, metal pin-on insignia. Grade insignia is embroidered white cloth or silver bullion. General officer stars are 1 inch in diameter and are worn with one point facing upward. The following describes general officer stars:
(a) General insignia is four stars, with 11â4 inches between the midpoints, centered horizontally on the outside of the sleeves (see fig 22â4).
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(b) Lieutenant general insignia is three stars, with 13â8 inches between the midpoints, with the middle star centered horizontally on the outside of the sleeves (see fig 22â5).
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(c) Major general insignia is two stars, with 2 inches between the midpoints, centered horizontally on the outside of the sleeves (see fig 22â6).
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(d) Brigadier general insignia is one star centered horizontally on the outside of the sleeves (see fig 22â7).
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(2) Other commissioned and warrant officers wear a band of white mohair or mercerized cotton braid sewn on each sleeve, 1â2 inch wide, with the lower edge parallel to, and 3 inches above the bottom edge of each sleeve. A trefoil is attached to the upper edge of the braid on each sleeve. It consists of a knot composed of three loops, one large upper loop and two small lower loops of 1â4-inch white soutache braid, interlaced at the points of crossing, with the ends of the knots resting on the sleeve braid. Officer grade insignia (non-subdued pin-on or embroidered white cloth) is worn vertically in the center of the space formed by the lower curves of the knot and the upper edge of the braid (see figs 22â8 and 22â9).
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