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Iraq
Index
Figure 12. Officer Ranks and Insignia, 1987
Figure 13. Enlisted Ranks and Insignia, 1987
In the late 1980s, Iraqi uniforms consisted of service and
field attire for both summer and winter and a dress uniform and
mess jacket for officers. The winter service dress uniform, of
olive drab wool, consisted of a single-breasted coat having patch
pockets with flaps, a khaki shirt and tie, and trousers that were
usually cuffless. The summer uniform was similar but was made of
light tan material. The winter field uniform consisted of an
olive drab shirt, wool trousers, and a waist-length jacket. The
summer field uniform was identical in style but was made of
lighter material. Both field uniforms included a web belt, a
beret or helmet, and high-top shoes.
Commissioned officers' rank insignia were identical for the
army and for the air force except that shoulder boards were olive
drab for the army and were blue for the air force. Naval officer
rank insignia consisted of gold stripes worn on the lower sleeve.
Army and air force enlisted personnel wore stripes on the sleeve
to designate rank, while the top noncommissioned officer rank,
sergeant major and chief master sergeant, respectively, consisted
of a gold bar on top of the shoulders
(see
fig. 12 and
fig. 13).
Data as of May 1988
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