AR 670-1: 21-17. Shoulder sleeve insignia-current organization

21-17. Shoulder sleeve insignia—current organization

a. Authorization. SSI of a design approved by TIOH, are authorized for the following echelons:

(1) ACOM, ASCC, and/or DRU (as defined by AR 10–87).

(2) Armies.

(3) Corps.

(4) U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC), regional support commands, to include Army Reserve Aviation

Command.

(5) Divisions.

(6) Corps support commands.

(7) Separate TOE brigades and brigade combat teams (not organic to divisions).

(8) Separate regiments (not organic to a group, brigade, or division), except training support regiments and/or

battalions, which will wear the SSI of the training support division to which assigned.

(9) General officer commands, USAR.

(10) U.S. Army element of unified commands.

(11) DA field operating agencies based on the following:

(a) An identifiable command structure.

(b) A valid justification in terms of unit mission, improving unit morale, and degree of unit permanency.

(c) At least 250 military personnel assigned to the organization.

(12) Other organizations, except U.S. Army garrisons, meeting the following criteria:

(a) An identifiable command structure.

(b) A valid justification in terms of unit mission, improving unit morale, and degree of unit permanency.

(c) At least 500 military personnel assigned to the organization (limited to the Army element of Joint organiza-

tions).

b. Approval. Units meeting the criteria established above will submit requests for authorization of SSI through

command channels to DCS, G–1 for approval, with a copy of permanent orders activating the unit and a proposed SSI

design. Approval for SSI will be forwarded to TIOH for design development. TIOH is the approval authority for the

SSI design. Once the design has been approved and developed, no changes will be made to the insignia.

c. Provisional units. The authorization of SSI will not be granted for provisional units.

d. Authorized wearers. Personnel wear the SSI of the unit to which assigned. Personnel assigned to units not au-

thorized SSI will wear the SSI of the command to which the unit is assigned. As an exception, personnel assigned to

training support regiments and battalions will wear the SSI of the training support division to which assigned or

aligned. Soldiers assigned to a warrior transition unit will continue to wear their organizational headgear and SSI

authorized from their last unit of assignment. Cadre assigned to U.S. Army Medical Command will wear the U.S.

Army Medical Command SSI.

(1) ACOM, ASCC, and/or DRU commanders are authorized to permit, on a case-by-case basis, the wear of corps

or separate brigade SSI by members of units attached to specific corps or separate brigades on a permanent basis. The

term “permanent” applies to those units that are, have been, or expect to be attached for an extended period of time.

Units that are temporarily attached for activation, training, and/or deployment are not considered permanently at-

tached.

(a) Soldiers assigned to a Main Command Post-Operational Detachment (MCP–OD) unit partnered with a Corps

or Division are authorized to wear the partnered unit’s SSI for training and deployment. Each Corps and Division has

one identified MCP–OD projected to augment their staff when required for deployment. These alignments balance

the advantages of long term relationships between units versus relationships based on mission, regional combatant

commands, or contingency focus.

(b) Soldiers assigned to the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) and the 528 th Sustainment Brigade (Airborne)

will wear the SSI of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) as subordinate units of the 1 st Special Forces Com-

mand (Airborne). Approved SSI for 95 th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) and 528 th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne)

are not rescinded.

(2) Personnel attached to Headquarters Company, U.S. Army, who are assigned to, or performing duty with HQDA

staff agencies and offices of the DoD, will wear the Army logo on the Class C uniform.

(3) The DA staff support SSI is worn by personnel assigned to DA field operating agencies, unless the agency is

authorized its own SSI.

(4) Personnel assigned to corps artillery and division brigades will wear the SSI of the corps or division.

(5) Army personnel assigned or attached for duty with advisors to foreign governments, except Army attachés, will

wear the U.S. Army Mission SSI.

(6) Individuals being transferred from one organization to another may continue to wear the insignia of the former

unit until they report for duty at the new organization.

(7) Army personnel assigned to a Joint command, DoD, or Federal agencies will wear the SSI designated for Joint

or DoD agencies, unless agencies are entitled to an SSI within their own right.

(8) Army personnel and ARNG and USAR Active Guard Reserve (AGR) personnel assigned as ROTC instructors

will wear the Cadet Command SSI.

(a) ARNG Soldiers in the ARNG Title 10 AGR Program will wear the SSI of the command, unit, or agency to

which attached, when one is authorized, except as indicated in paragraphs 21–17d(7) and 21–17d(8).

(9) USAR will wear SSI as follows:

(a) Units not authorized an organizational SSI that are assigned to a general officer command authorized an organ-

izational SSI will wear the SSI of the general officer command, even though the general officer command may be

assigned to an operational, functional, training, or support command.

(b) Units that are not authorized an organizational SSI, but are under the command of the USARC, will wear the

SSI of the USARC.

(c) Units assigned directly to a Army headquarters located within the United States that are not authorized an SSI,

or units under the command of a general officer command that is assigned directly to a Army headquarters located

within the United States, will wear the insignia of the appropriate Army located within the United States.

(d) Members of the Individual Ready Reserve will wear the Individual Ready Reserve SSI. Individual mobilization

augmentees will wear the SSI of the organization to which designated. Personnel participating in the AGR or ROTC

simultaneous membership program will wear the SSI of commands, units, and agencies to which attached.

(10) Initial entry training Soldiers in one of the following categories may wear organizational SSI:

(a) USAR trainees will wear the insignia of their parent USAR organization as soon as they are issued uniforms.

Their parent units will provide initial entry training Soldiers with their SSI before they enter initial entry training.

(b) Unit-of-choice trainees are authorized to wear the insignia of the specific unit for which they enlisted.

(11) Soldiers assigned to TRADOC will continue to wear the SSI approved for TRADOC on the Class C uniform.

e. The U.S. Army logo patch. The U.S. Army logo is a registered trademark of the Army, visually central to the

Army’s branding and trademark licensing program administered on behalf of the Army by the ASA (M&RA). The

logo patch may be worn when authorized by the CSA. The U.S. Army logo patch is authorized for wear as shown in

DA Pam 670–1.

f. Modification. Units are not authorized to modify their SSI or shoulder sleeve insignia-military operations in

hostile conditions (SSI–MOHC) without prior approval from the DCS, G–1. In addition, TIOH must approve the

design of any modification and authorize its manufacturing in accordance with paragraph 2–3.

g. How worn. See DA Pam 670–1.