Indian Army Uniforms
A uniform is a type of clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity. Modern uniforms are most often worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency services, security guards and many others. Today we will be talking about different types of uniforms in Indian army.
These are different for winters and summers. For winters, the
officers wear a peach color shirt, black tie and an olive green blazer along
with a beret or a peak cap. In summers, all ranks wear the popular Olive Greens
which is also a standard uniform in all peace areas.
BluePatrol:
Blue
Patrol is the dress code for ceremonial uniform during winters. The blue patrol
is worn with a ‘bandgala’ coat. The shoulder pips are embroidered along with
ranks on the coat except for armored corps officers who wear a chain mail
along with their ranks on the shoulders. This is also preferred as the mess
dress and formal dress during winters.
The
code 6A/6B is the mess dress for the
Indian Army. The 6 Alpha is the white mess/formal dress for winters similar to
the blue patrol. It is worn with a white coat with black trousers. It is worn
very rarely as officers prefer blue patrol over 6A. Dress 6 Bravo is the summer
mess dress worn with a cummerbund with respective regimental colors.
Ceremonials:
These are worn during military ceremonial occasions like
guard of honor, wreath laying, military funeral, etc. These include wearing
ceremonials with Dress SD during winters and half sleeves during summers. The
ceremonials include neck scarf, cummerbund, medals and decorations.
Combats:
This is the standard field uniform of Indian Army. The
disruptive pattern uniform has a forest camouflage pattern and hence, is also
called “Jungle Dress”. In winters, a sweater or a jacket is worn over it. The
ranks on this dress are embroidered on flaps and the usual metal ranks are not
worn. While in war or exercise, only the basics, rank and name are worn on the
dress and other decorations are worn during peace. The soldiers wear this on
all Fridays including in peace areas.
Some Other Uniforms Are
Black For NSG: The men in black are the badasses of the Indian Army. The black dress
is worn by the officers and men of the Armoured Corps, the NSG and alike. While
all the above are general dress codes for regular men, you really need to prove
your worth to earn these colours.
Dungaree:
Again, for the guys who like flying and like being
airborne, they have to earn the dungarees for the pilots and aircrews. Only the
name tab and rank is worn on the dungarees along with the aircraft symbol they
are associated with.
Smocks:
While black is the color for badass of the Indian Army,
Smock is worn by the highly qualified badass of the Indian Army. Smocks are
worn by paratroopers of the Indian Army during winters are ceremonies.
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