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AR 670-1 — WEAR AND APPEARANCE OF ARMY UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA
AR 670-1: appearance and grooming, hair and fingernails, tattoos and branding. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
GreenBook provides independent scope overviews and catalog metadata. The official source controls the text, applicability, changes, and status; check associated directives before applying policy.
What this publication covers
AR 670-1 is the Army's uniform and appearance policy reference. Soldiers commonly reach for it before an inspection, when checking grooming expectations, or when deciding whether a uniform item belongs in a particular setting. Its appearance chapter groups hair, fingernails, tattoos, jewelry, and related subjects so a reader can locate the relevant policy before working through uniform-specific material.
Start with the subject you need rather than treating every appearance question as a uniform assembly question. DA PAM 670-1 is the companion for wear instructions and illustrations; AR 600-8-22 addresses award authorization. The GreenBook Uniform Builder can help organize an outfit, but it does not approve a tattoo, religious accommodation, or exception. APD also lists associated directives, which should be checked alongside the regulation when researching a change in policy.
- Appearance and grooming
- Hair and fingernails
- Tattoos and branding
- Jewelry
- Uniform wear and insignia
Who commonly uses it
Soldiers preparing uniforms, leaders conducting inspections, and personnel seeking the correct appearance reference.
Where to start in the official publication
These headings were checked against the linked edition's contents. Open the PDF and use its contents or find function; page numbering can differ by viewer.
- Chapter 3: Appearance and Grooming Policies
- Chapter 2: Responsibilities
Common questions
What regulation covers Army grooming standards?
AR 670-1 contains the appearance and grooming policies. Open the official edition and review its associated directives before applying a standard to an individual situation.
Where do I find uniform placement instructions?
Use DA PAM 670-1 alongside AR 670-1 for wear instructions. Award entitlement questions belong with AR 600-8-22 rather than a uniform visualization.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 670-1
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2021-01-26
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2025-03-04
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
APD change entries: 001 - 03/04/2025
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED AR 670-1, 05/25/2017. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
APD status and distribution evidence ↗Last verification records a manual source check. GreenBook does not automatically guarantee that no later guidance has been issued.
Related publications
Related GreenBook tools and guides
- Uniform Builder
Plan an outfit in the signed-in workspace; verify it against official wear guidance.