DA PAM 670-1: 11-4. Materials

11-4. Materials

The male ASU and dress variation will be made of the following materials and shades:

a. Coat.

(1) 55/45-percent polyester and wool serge, 9.5–10.5 ounce, Army blue 450 or Army blue 150.

(2) 55/45-percent polyester and wool tropical, 9 ounce, Army blue 450 or Army blue 150.

(3) 55/45-percent polyester and wool gabardine, 10.6 ounce, Army blue 450 or Army blue 150.

(4) 55/45-percent polyester and wool elastique, 13.5 ounce, Army blue 450 or Army blue 150.

(5) 100-percent wool elastique, 16 ounce, Army blue 450 or Army blue 150.

(6) 100-percent polyester, 7.2 ounce, Army blue 450 or Army blue 150.

b. Trousers.

(1) General officers. The trousers and coat will be made in the same material and shade, dark blue in Army shade

150 or 450.

(2) Other officers and enlisted personnel. The trousers will be made in the same material as the coat, except the

color will be light blue in Army shade 151 or 451.

c. Braid. The gold braid on the trousers will be 100-percent polyester produced by a certified braid supplier.

d. Shirts, short- and long-sleeved. Issue shirts are 65-percent polyester and 35-percent cotton in a herringbone

weave with stretch, approximately 4.5-ounce weight, with a durable press and soil release finish in shade Army white 521. The optional shirts are 65-percent polyester and 35-percent cotton in a herringbone weave, approximately 5- ounce weight, with a durable press and soil release finish in shade Army white 521.

e. Headgear, service cap (optional). The service cap will be made in the same material and shade as the coat,

except that officers also are authorized to wear the service cap in fur felt, 9-ounce weight, dark blue in Army shade 250.