(1) Where worn
All personnel may wear ribbons representing decorations, service medals, service ribbons, and training ribbons on the ASU coat and the service uniform shirt.
Female personnel may also wear ribbons on the maternity tunic.
(2) How worn
Service ribbons are worn in order of precedence from the wearer’s right to left, in one or more rows, with either no space between rows or 1/8-inch space between rows.
No more than four ribbons are worn in any one row.
Soldiers will not start a second row unless they are authorized to wear four or more ribbons.
The determination of whether three or four ribbons are worn in each row is based upon the size of the coat and the position of the lapel.
The first and second rows will contain the same number of ribbons (three or four) before starting a third row.
Second and subsequent rows will either contain the same number of ribbons or less than the row below.
The top row is centered on the row beneath or may be aligned to the wearer’s left, whichever presents the best appearance (see fig 22–1).
(a) Male personnel
Reference: fig 22–2
On the ASU coat and service uniform shirt, male Soldiers wear the ribbons centered 1/8 inch above the left breast pocket.
Ribbon mounts will remain centered above the pocket even if the top ribbon row is offset (see fig 22–2).
(b) Female personnel
Reference: fig 22–3
On the ASU coat, service uniform shirt, and the maternity tunic, female Soldiers wear the ribbons centered on the left side, with the bottom row positioned parallel to the bottom edge of the nameplate.
Female Soldiers may adjust the placement of the ribbons to conform to individual body shape differences (see fig 22–3).
(c) Army green service uniform
Reference: fig 22–4
On the AGSU coat, Soldiers wear the ribbons centered 1/8 inch above the left breast pocket.
Ribbon mounts will remain centered above the pocket even if the top ribbon row is offset (see fig 22–4).
Ribbons are not authorized on the AGSU shirt.
