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DA PAM 670-1 — GUIDE TO THE WEAR AND APPEARANCE OF ARMY UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA
DA PAM 670-1: uniform wear instructions, uniform components, insignia. 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
DA PAM 670-1 is the procedural companion to the Army's uniform and appearance regulation. It is useful when the question is how to wear an authorized item, how uniform components fit together, or where to look for an illustration. A Soldier building a service uniform often needs these practical instructions in addition to the broader rules in AR 670-1.
Keep authorization and placement separate during research. The pamphlet helps with the wear side of a question; the regulation supplies the policy framework, and the awards regulation addresses entitlement to decorations, badges, and tabs. GreenBook links those references together so you can move from the outfit to the underlying authority. For an inspection or purchase, open the official pamphlet and compare the exact uniform and item involved. Do not rely on a screenshot of somebody else's uniform as an authoritative example.
- Uniform wear instructions
- Uniform components
- Insignia
- Decorations and badges
Who commonly uses it
Soldiers assembling uniforms and leaders checking wear instructions, illustrations, and uniform components.
Common questions
How is DA PAM 670-1 different from AR 670-1?
The regulation establishes the uniform and appearance policy framework. The pamphlet provides companion wear procedures and guidance; consult both for a complete uniform question.
Does a uniform tool establish award entitlement?
No. An outfit visualization is a planning aid. Use official award records and AR 600-8-22 to research authorization before applying the wear instructions.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- DA PAM 670-1
- Publication type
- DA_PAM
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2021-01-26
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2021-01-26
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED PAM 670-1, 05/25/2017.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.