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The patches on the left sleeve of the shirt should be placed as follows: Blue Shadows patch one inch from the top of the sleeve. Rank should be placed one inch below that. A crease must also run down the middle of the sleeve and both patches.

Any rank patches on the right sleeve of the shirt should be placed at an equal distance as the patch on the left. This measures out approximately four and one half inches due to size of the Blue Shadows patch. A crease must run down the middle of the sleeve as well.

The name badge (A) goes on the right side of the shirt centered above the right pocket. The name badge must also rest flush on top of the pocket seem.

Ribbons (B) are to be placed above the left pocket and centered. Insert shows how to place multiple ribbons. The ribbons must also rest flush on the left pocket. A piece of cardboard can be placed under the shirt behind the ribbons to flatten out any wrinkles. Do not wash ribbons with water. Use a vacuum cleaner to get any dust off. Try not to touch the face of the ribbons at all.

Officer crossed sabers (C) are placed on the left side and should line up with the tips parallel to the top of the collar. Sergeant's circled saber pins, go on both left and right sides with the tips also lined up parallel with the top of the collar.

Officer rank pins (D) go on the right side but are lined up parallel with the front edge of the collar. Sergeants use the right side for the saber pins and placed in the same way as stated above.

The tie ends (E) should be tied so that the tips line up evenly at the bottom.

The shirt buttons, belt buckle and pant fly should all make a straight line down the front as shown in illustration (F). The pants must also have a crease pressed down the middle of the front and back sides.

With the cover on the helmet, the rank (A) should be placed on the helmet so that it is centered in the middle of the black cover's seam, illustrated as a solid white line down the middle of the picture. The rank is to be placed so that it measures 1/2 inch above the top of the helmet's visor that is underneath the cover illustrated as the broken line in the picture. Officers should place the sabers (B) so that they rest on top of the helmet's visor and then place the rank pin one inch above the sabers.

Ribbons are to be placed on the shirt resting on top and centered on the left pocket. The order in which the ribbons are placed when more than one is worn is any of the Award ribbons (C) are to be placed closest to the buttons in the middle of the shirt. The Advanced Team ribbon (D) is placed on the outside, closest to the left arm.