DA PAM 670-1: 12-8. Slacks, blue

12-8. Slacks, blue

a. Design. The slacks will be made from an approved specification or pattern.

b. General description. The slacks are straight-legged with slightly flared bottoms and a zipper front closure on

the center front. The slacks have two side pockets. General officers will wear dark blue slacks. All other personnel

will wear light blue slacks.

c. Slack leg ornamentation. Ornamental braid is sewn on each outside seam of the slack leg from the bottom of

the waistband to the bottom of slack leg as follows:

(1) General officers have two 1/2-inch, two-vellum gold, synthetic metallic gold, or gold-colored nylon or rayon

braids spaced 1/2 inch apart.

(2) All other officers have one 1-inch, two-vellum gold, synthetic metallic gold, or gold-colored nylon or rayon

braid.

(3) Enlisted personnel (corporal and above) have one 1-inch gold-colored nylon or rayon braid.

(4) Enlisted personnel (specialist and below) wear no ornamentation on the outside of the seam of the slack leg.

d. Social functions. Female personnel are authorized to wear the Army blue slacks or skirt (optional) for social

functions when the dress variation is worn.

e. How worn. The slacks should fit easily over the hips and snugly at the waist where the side pockets lay flat

without bulging. The center of the waistband should be at the natural waistline. The crotch of the slacks should not

bind, but it should fit with a slight ease and allow for squatting and bending. The bottom of the slacks will reach the

top of the instep in the front and reach a point approximately midway between the top of the heel and the top of the

oxford shoe in the back (when wearing the optional pump, this may vary slightly depending on heel height) (see TM

10–227 for additional fit guidance).