| The Line or Deck branch. | A foul anchor. |
| Navigating branch | A steering wheel. |
| Engineers | A three-bladed propeller. |
| Firemen | A two-bladed propeller. |
| Torpedo branch | Two torpedoes crossed with a hammer below. |
| Gunnery branch | Two cannon crossed. |
| Gunlayers | Two cannon crossed with a bursting bomb in the center. |
| Electricians | A device representing three branches of zig-zag lightning with a hammer in the center. |
| Mining division | A submarine mine case. |
| Divers | A submarine mine case and a hammer. |
| Carpenters | Two hatchets crossed. |
| Plumbers | Two hatchets crossed with a flame in the center. |
| Joiners | A saw. |
| Musician of the band | Two anchors crossed with a harp in the center. |
| Radio operators | Three branches of zig-zag lightning. |
| Hospital man | A gold star with a red Geneva cross on white ground in the center. |
| Stewards | A sheaf of wheat. |
| Buglers | An anchor crossed by a trumpet. |
| Signalman | A triangular pennant with vertical stripes. |
Enlisted men who have been promoted for gallantry in war service wear a gold crown on the sleeves above the specialty marks.
Uniforms of the Belgian Army
Before 1914 the uniforms of the Belgian Army for home service were very elaborate and decorated with gold and silver braid and ornaments, although uniforms of cotton khaki were worn in hot weather on foreign service; but the experience of the present war showed the necessity of an inconspicuous dress for field service, and as a result the army is now provided with a field uniform designed after the British Army service uniform and made of dark khaki-colored woolen cloth.
The officers’ field service uniform consists of a coat similar to that worn by British officers except that it has a standing collar; breeches of the same material and color as the coat; a cap after the British design, and tan leather boots, or tan leather shoes with khaki-colored wrap puttees or tan leather strap puttees.
With this uniform the British “Sam Browne” tan leather belt and shoulder strap is worn.
The corps or arm of the service to which an officer belongs is shown by patches of colored cloth on the collar at each side of the neck opening. The rank of officers is indicated by insignia upon these collar patches, as follows:—
| Major General | Three stars arranged to form an equilateral triangle with two vertical bars in front of it and a device made up of the King’s monogram, wings, a spear head and bolts of lightning, all in gold embroidery. |
| Brigadier General | The same as for major general, except there is but one vertical bar. |
| Colonel | Three gold stars arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle pointing down with a semicircular gold bar beneath it. |
| Lieutenant Colonel | The same as for colonel except there are but two stars. |
| Major | The same as for lieutenant colonel except there is but one star. |
| Commandant | Three gold stars arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle pointing down. |
| Captain | The same as for commandant except that the lower star is silver. |
| First Lieutenant | Two gold stars. |
| Second Lieutenant | One gold star. |
| Adjutant | One silver star. |
Photo. Harris & Ewing, Washington, D. C.