Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia / How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign Countries

by Dion Williams

Captain—The same as for colonel except that the knot is composed of two rows of braid.

First Lieutenant—The same as for a colonel except that the knot is composed of one row of braid.

Second Lieutenant—There is no knot, the one-half inch band of gold braid around the sleeve with the insignia indicating the corps, department or arm of the service being the only ornamentation on the sleeves.

U. S. Army. Officers’ shoulder straps worn on blue dress coats

1.	General	2.	Lieutenant General
3.	Major General	4.	Brigadier General

U. S. Army. Officers’ shoulder straps worn on blue dress coats

1. Colonel		2. Lieutenant Colonel (Silver leaf)
	3. Captain	Major (Gold leaf)
4. First Lieutenant		5. Second Lieutenant

The sleeves of the white mess jackets have the same insignia to indicate rank and corps as those of the full dress coat but the band around the sleeve and the knot are made of white braid.