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 Wearing Insignia 

All Auxiliary insignia, with the exception of Commodore shoulder boards, must include the letter “A.” On metal insignia, the “A” is blue for elected leaders and red for appointed officers. Shoulder boards have the red “A” within the outline of a silver color shield for appointed officers. The “A” for elected leaders is the same as the silver color shield. On sew-on insignia, the “A” shall be black in all cases.

 

Auxiliarists who have never held office wear the member device (the Auxiliary emblem) on shirt collars. Auxiliarist shoulder boards have a silver color “A” within the silver color shield on a blue background

 

Members wear the large metal shoulder insignia on the epaulets of blue raincoats, trench coats, windbreakers, and blue overcoats. The letter “A” faces outboard and the outer edge of the insignia is placed ¾ inch from the outer edge. Auxiliarists wear the small metal collar devices with the Undress, Working, Jump suit and Winter Dress Blue uniforms. They are also worn on the garrison cap. Auxiliarists may substitute cloth sew-on embroidered collar devices on the dark blue, long or short sleeve shirts worn with the Working Blue uniform, and Auxiliary Jump suit. Auxiliarists shall substitute cloth sew-on embroidered collar devices on the ODU

 

Member office insignia sewn on cloth tape may be sewn on the collars of all Working Blue uniforms and Auxiliary Jump suits (sew-on tapes are mandatory for ODU).

 

If an Auxiliarist has earned more than one qualification insignia, then the insignia that is worn shall be at the discretion of the Auxiliarist.

 

Auxiliarists may wear the garrison cap with Tropical Blue, Winter Dress Blue, or Undress Blue uniforms. The cap may not be worn with the Dinner Dress, Service Dress Blue, Working Blue, ODU, Jump suit, or Blue Blazer uniforms. The small garrison cap device  and small metal insignia designating organizational leadership position (or member insignia) shall be worn on the cap with both men’s and woman’s uniforms.

 

The Auxiliary ball cap is the cap most commonly worn by Auxiliarists when a ball cap is authorized with certain uniforms. It shall be well-formed and in good condition with no soiling, fading, or tears. Its full front panel shall display in embroidered lettering, “U.S. COAST GUARD” arched and centered over, “AUXILIARY”. Letters are silver colored, ½ inch high. Beneath this lettering, Auxiliarists may have inscribed, in the same type lettering, the number of their flotilla, division, and/or district/region. An example would be, “FLOT 11-4”. Ball caps for DCDRs and above that have silver embroidered visor ornamentation similar to that on the combination cap visor (i.e., “scrambled eggs”) will no longer be authorized for wear as of 31 December 2012. Caps that have mesh backs will no longer be authorized for wear as of 31 December 2012. Auxiliarists must wear either the metal office collar insignia or the member collar insignia (embroidered/sew-on versions will no longer be authorized for wear as of 31 December 2012). Such insignia shall be worn centered between the “U.S. COAST GUARD” and “AUXILIARY”.