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Uniforms[edit]

German Army signallers in service uniforms

The service uniform is theoretically the standard type of Bundeswehr uniform for general duty and off-post activity,^[43] but is most associated with ceremonial occasions.^{[citation needed]} The army's service uniform consists of a light gray, single-breasted coat and darker grey trousers, worn with a light blue shirt, black tie, and black shoes.^[43] The peaked, visored cap has been replaced by the beret as the most common form of headgear.^[43] Dress uniforms featuring dinner jackets or double-breasted coats are worn by officers for various social occasions.^[43] The battle and work uniform consists of Flecktarn camouflage fatigues, which are also worn on field duty.^{[citation needed]} In practice, they are also used for general duty and off-post at least at barracks where there is also field duty even by others, and for the way home or to the post, and generally regarded as the Heer uniform.^[44] In all three services, light sand-coloured uniforms are available for duty in warmer climates.^[43] In 2016 a new Multitarn pattern was launched, similar to the MultiCam uniforms of the British Army or US Army.^[45][46][47]

A different, traditional variety of the service uniform is worn by the Gebirgsjäger (mountain infantry), consisting of ski jacket, stretch trousers, and ski boots. Instead of the beret, they wear the grey "mountain cap". (see here for details.) The field uniform is the same, except for the (optional) metal Edelweiss worn on the forage cap.

A German infantryman stands at the ready with his Heckler & Koch G36 during a practice exercise in 2004 as U.S. troops watch in the background. All rifles in the photo are equipped with blank firing adapters.

The traditional arm-of-service colours appear as lapel facings and as piping on shoulder straps.^[43] Generals wear an inner piping of gold braid; other officers wear silver piping.^[43] Lapel facings and piping are maroon for general staff, green for infantry, red for artillery, pink for armour, black for engineers, yellow for communications, dark yellow for reconnaissance and various other colors for the remaining branches.^[43] Combat troops wear green (infantry), black (armour), or maroon (airborne) berets.^[43] Logistics troops^{[citation needed]} and combat support troops, such as artillery or engineers, wear red berets.^[43] A gold or silver badge on the beret denotes the individual branch of service.^[43]

The naval forces wear the traditional navy blue, double-breasted coat and trousers; enlisted personnel wear either a white shirt or a navy blue shirt with the traditional navy collar.^[43] White uniforms provide an alternative for summer.^[43] The officer's dress cap is mounted with a gold anchor surrounded by a wreath.^[43] The visor of the admiral's cap bears a double row of oak leaves.^[43]

The air force service uniform consists of a blue jacket and trousers with a light blue shirt, dark blue tie, and black shoes.^[43] Olive battle dress similar to the army fatigue uniform is worn in basic training and during other field duty.^[43] Flying personnel wear wings on their right breast.^[43] Other air force personnel wear a modified wing device with a symbol in its centre denoting service specialisation.^[43] These Tätigkeitsabzeichen come in bronze, silver, or gold, depending on one's length of service in the specialty.^[43] Wings, superimposed over a wreath, in gold, silver, or bronze, depending on rank, are also worn on the service or field cap.^[43]