Uniform Components
| Category | Name | Nickname | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headgear | Garrison cap | Bider or biter | Tan/dark tan cover. Cadets who are on scholarship and have completed set criteria may attach an ROTC-specific brass emblem to the front. Seniors have an alternating black and gold braid with no dent or peak in the back. Juniors have a white braid with a slight peak in the back. Sophomores have a black braid with a noticeable peak, while freshman have no braid and a significant peak. |
| Campaign cover | Howdy Hat, Smokey-the-Bear Hat, Drill Sergeant Hat | Dark Green, with Corps Stack and class color braid (seniors wear a gold braid). This can be worn with any uniform in place of the Garrison Cap or BDU cover. | |
| Service cover | Dark green crown and brass Corps Stack with tan band (gold for seniors), brown visor and strap. The visor and strap are often “marbleized” with black shoe polish to maintain a shiny finish. Seniors wear a gold band to represent cadet officer rank. | ||
| Army Combat Uniform cover | Rank is centered on the crown | ||
| Shirts | Class B Summer | Short sleeve tan shirt with two breast pockets and a seam with three points pointed downward on the back. The major unit crest is placed on the shoulderboards. Citation cords are worn over the wearer’s left shoulder. Corps brass/Band Lyres is worn on the wearer’s left collar and rank is work on the right. ROTC and Specialty badges, marksmanship ribbons, and rack ribbons are worn over the left breast pocket while a nametag and a replacement badge are worn on the right pocket. Presidential Citations are also worn above the right pocket. Patches indicating ROTC affiliation are worn on the upper left arm and a TAMU patch is worn on the left. Worn with a white T-shirt underneath. | |
| Class A Summer | Long sleeve version of the Class B Summer shirt. All decorations are the same as the Class B Summer shirt. Sometimes worn with a black tie. | ||
| Midnights | Dark green version of the Class A Summer shirt. All decorations are the same as the Class B Summer shirt with the exception of ribbons, which may be hanging ribbons. Worn with a tan tie. | ||
| Class C | Army Combat Uniform (ACU) | Camouflage long-sleeved blouse with rank centered on chest. Worn with a sand colored T-shirt. Contract upper class cadets may also wear the utility uniform of their service when attending their weekly ROTC classes (Army Combat Uniform for Army contract seniors, Flight Uniforms for Air Force contract seniors with flight status, or Digital Utilities for Navy & Marine cadets). | |
| Class D | PT Gear | Unit-specific t-shirt or grey/maroon Corps sweatshirt with Corps Logo, worn primarily during physical training activities. | |
| Jackets | Black Jackets | A Black jacket. Rank is displayed on the shoulder boards. | |
| Raingear | A dark tan overcoat used in inclement weather and can be worn over any uniform. | ||
| Letterman's sweater | White sweater with maroon trim or a maroon sweater indicating Juniors and Seniors who have participated in varsity sports (to include Band members and Yell leaders) | ||
| Pants | Summer | Slacks made from the same color & material as the Summer shirts. Seniors pants are actually jodhpurs made in the same color and material. | |
| Winter | Darker than and heavier slacks than the summer pants. Seniors pants are jodhpurs made in the same color and material. | ||
| Class C | Army Combat Uniform trousers | ||
| Class D | PT gear | Grey or black shorts or grey Corps sweatpants, worn primarily during physical training activities. | |
| Footwear | Black low-quarter shoes | These are not permitted to be patent leather. They are worn with black socks. Women may wear neutral-color hose when wearing a skirt. | |
| Combat boots | Tan combat boots that conform with U.S. military regulations. They are worn with green/gray boot socks. | ||
| Senior boots | These cavalry riding boots are a privilege reserved for seniors. Most seniors purchase them from one of several local companies; they can also be rented from the Corps Museum, or in some cases, seniors wear the boots a family member wore before them. | ||
| Belts and Buckles | Freshman belt | Black cotton with standard army-issue brass buckle. | |
| Sophomore Belt | Black nylon with flat, two-clamp, no tab brass buckle. | ||
| Junior Belt | White cotton with flat, two-clamp, no tab brass buckle with the Corps Stack. | ||
| Senior Belt | White nylon with flat, two-clamp, no tab brass buckle with the Army Crest. | ||
| Other | Sam Browne Belt | A wide calfskin belt with matching shoulder strap connected by brass pins, buckles, and hooks used for carrying a sabre. A silver, double-braided chain and hook connects to the scabbard of the sabre. Optional for use with a sabre. May be worn without a sabre for formal events when weapons are inappropriate (such as the commander of a funeral detail while in a church). Typically this item is reserved for seniors serving in a command capacity. | |
| White cotton gloves | Worn for formal functions. A rubberized gripping surface on the outer surface of the palms are authorized only for those carrying sabres, guidons, flags, or bugles. |
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