1、flIL-I-LLIb47A 4 7999906 0377336 O MIL-I-14647A 20 January 1987 SUPERSEDING MIL-S-14647 (USAF) 15 November 1979 MILITARY SPECIFICATION INSIGNIA, RANK AND GRADE, SHOULDER MARKS, ROTC CADETS, ARMY AND AIR FORCE (EMBROIDERED) This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the
2、 Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This specification establishes the requirements for shoulder 1.2 Classification. The shoulder marks covered by this specification shall marks worn by Army and Air Force ROTC Cadets to indicate rank or grade. be of the following types, sizes and classes (se
3、e 6.2). Type I - Army Cadet, Officers Type II - Air Force Cadet, Officers Size 1 - Large Size 2 - Small Class 1 - Colonel Class 2 - Lieutenant Colonel Class 3 - Major Class 4 - Captain Class 5 - First Lieutenant Class 6 - Second Lieutenant Type III - Army Cadet Noncomiisioned Officer Size 1 - Large
4、Size 2 - Small Class 1 - Command Sergeant Major Class 2 - Sergeant Major Class 3 - First Sergeant Class 4 - Master Sergeant Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be used in improving this document should be addressed to: Director, The Institute
5、of Heraldry, US Army, Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22304-5050, by using the self-addressed Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. AMSC N/A FSC 8455 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unli
6、- THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS /( PAGES. - Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-I-Lqb47A 4 m 977790b 0377117 2 a MIL-I-14647A Class 5 - Sergeant First Class Class 6 - Staff Sergeant Class 7 - Sergeant Class 8 - Corporal 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Government documents. 2.1.1 Specifications and sta
7、ndards. The following specifications and standards form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents shall be those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement
8、 thereto, cited in the solicitation. SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL V-T-285 - Thread, Polyester NN-P- 71 - Pallet, Material Handling, Wood, Stringer Construction, 2-way and 4-way (partial) PPP-B-636 - Boxes, Shipping Fiberboard PPP-B-676 - Boxes, Setup MILITARY MIL-C-83448(USAF) - Cloth, Serge, Polyester, T
9、exturized MIL-E- 17568 - Embroidery Materials, Metallic and Synthetic MIL-P-15011 - Pallet, Material Handling, Wood, Post Metallic Construction, 4-way entry STANDARDS FEDERAL FED-STD-191 - Textile; Test Methods FED-STD-751 - Stitches, Seams, and Stitchings. MILITARY MIL-STD-105 - Sampling Procedures
10、 and Tables for Inspection by MIL-STD-129 - Marking for Shipment and Storage MIL-STD-147 - Palletized unit loads MIL-STD-794 - Part and Equipment, Procedures for Packaging and Attributes Packing of 2 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesHIL-1-146478 a e a a 2.1.2 Other Government documents, draw
11、ings, and publications, The following other Government documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues shall be those in effect on the date of the solicitation. DRAWINGS THE INSTITUTE OF HERALDRY B-3- 99 -
12、 Air Force ROTC Shoulder Marks - Male B-3- 100 - Air Force ROTC Shoulder Marks - Female 8-3- 112 - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Officers - Large B-3-112A - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Officers - Small B-3- 113 - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Officers - Large B-3-113A - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks
13、 Cadet Officers - Small B-3- 114 - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Noncommissioned B-3-ll4A - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Noncommissioned B-3- 115 - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Noncommissioned B-3-125A - Army ROTC Shoulder Marks Cadet Noncommissioned Officer - Large Officer - Small Officer - La
14、rge Officer - Small (Copies of specifications standards, and other Governments documents required by contractors in connection with specific acquisition functions should be obtained from the contracting activity or as directed by the contracting officer .) specification to the extent specified herei
15、n. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of the documents which are DOD adopted shall be those listed in the issue of the DODISS specified in the solicitation. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents not listed in the DODISS shall be the issue of the nongovernment documents which is cur
16、rent on the date of the solicitation. 2.2 Other publications. The following document forms a part of this THE COLOR ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES The Standard Color Reference of America, Tenth Edition United States Army Color Card, The Official Colors for Branches, Agencies, etc. DOD Standard Sh
17、ades for Heraldic Yarns for Embroidery and Ribbons 1974. (Application for copies of the color cards should be addressed to the Color Association of the United States, Inc., 343 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10016.) 3 Licensed by Information Handling Services.- - MIL-I-34647A 4 7777706 0377337 6 MIL-1-
18、1 4647A AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS ( ASTM) ASTM-D-3951 - Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging. (Application for copies of ASTM publications should be addressed to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.) (Nongovernment
19、 standards and other publications are normally available from the organizations which prepare or which distribute the documents. documents also may be available in or through libraries or other informational services. ) These 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of th
20、is specification and the references cited herein, (except for associated detail specifications, specification sheets or MS standards) the text of this specification shall take precedence. Nothing in this specification, however, shall supersede applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exempt
21、ion has been obtained. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Standard sample. Unless otherwise specified (see 6.2), samples shall be furnished by the contracting officer to be used for guidance, information and as a standard for design and workmanship. may appear in the guide samples in which event the specification
22、shall govern. Variation from this specification 3.2 First article. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, a sample shall be subjected to first article inspection (see 4.4 and 6.4). 3.3 Material. 3.3.1 Cloth, laminated. The laminated cloth shall be composed of two layers of clo
23、th bonded together with an adhesive by heat and pressure. be texturized polyester cloth (shell fabric) see paragraph 3.3.1.2 and the other to be a fusible cloth referenced in paragraph 3.3.1.1. The laminated cloth shall show good adhesion between the two fabrics and show no bubbles or puckering in t
24、he shell fabric before or after dry cleaning. One layer to 3.3.1.1 Cloth, fusible. - The fusible cloth shall be a cotton cloth printed with a polyamide adhesive containing a minimum of 300 dots per square inch. 3.3.1.1.1 Cloth, cotton. The weave for the cotton cloth shall be plain and The maximum sh
25、rinkage shall be weight shall be 4 to 5 ounces per square yard. 2 percent warp and filling. greige. The color of the cotton cloth shall be white or 4 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-I-34b47A 4 U 979770b 0379320 2 MIL-1-1 46478 3.3-1.2 Cloth, texturized polyester (shell fabric). The top
26、layer of the laminated cloth shall be a texturized polyester material conforming to MIL-C-83448 (USAF) and shall show good fastness to wet-dry cleaning, perspiration, light, laundry, and crocking. The color of the texturized polyester shall be Black, Cable No. 65018 for type II and III shoulder mark
27、s and shall be Army Green AG344 for type I shoulder marks. 3.3.1.2.1 Color. Unless otherwise specified, the color of the embroidery yarns shall be as shown on the applicable cartoon or drawing. sulphur dyes is prohibited, The use of 3.3.1.2.2 Colorfastness. When tested as specified in 4.6.1, the dye
28、d embroidered yarn shall show good fastness to wet-dry cleaning, bleaching, or light, and fair fastness to laundering except that for black, blue, and red shades, the fastness to bleaching shall be not less than fair as defined in FED-STD-191. 3.3.1.2.3 Matching. The color shall match the standard s
29、ample when viewed under filtered tungsten lamps which approximate artificial daylight having a correlated color temperature of 7000 plus or minus 500 K, with illumination of 100 plus or minus 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match to the sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300 plus or minus
30、100 K. shall be equal to the standards established in the DOD Standard Color Card of Official Standardized Shades for Heraldic Yarns for Embroidery and Ribbons, The degree of luster 1974 3.3.2 Thread. The thread for hemming the shoulder mark shall be polyester and conform to type I, class 1, letter
31、size AA, 2 ply of V-T-285. The thread shall match the color of the top layer of the laminated cloth. 3.3.3 Embroidery yarn. 3.3.3.1 Synthetic metallic embroidery yarn. The synthetic metallic yarn for embroidery shall conform to type III, class 8 or 9 of MIL-E-17568 with the following exceptions: a.
32、The finished yarn size shall be 260 (plus or minus) 15 denier. b. The yarn shall have sufficient turns per inch to insure proper uniformity of the metallic ribbon wrapped around the core and can be used on any type of embroidery machine to meet specification requirements. 3.3.3.2 Rayon embroidery ya
33、rn. The rayon embroidery yarn shall be semi-dull, continuous filament, regenerated cellulose type rayon, two-ply yarn. The yarn size and color shall be specified on the applicable cartoon or draw- ing. The yarn shall show good colorfastness to wet-dry cleaning, perspiration, laundering and light. 5
34、Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-I-LYb47A A4 E 7777706 0377L2L 4 E MIL-I-14647A 3.4 Design. The design of each shoulder mark shall be as shown on the applicable drawing. 3.5 Construction. 3.5.1 Embroidering, The device for each class of shoulder mark shall be machine embroidered on the f
35、ace side of the texturized polyester cloth. The applicable yarn shall be as specified in 3.3.3.1 for type II insignia and as specified in 3.3.3.2 for type I and III insignia. The embroidered device shall conform to the applicable cartoon furnished by the Government and will become a part of this spe
36、cification. color, length, minimum number, and density specified by the applicable cartoon. Sufficient base cloth shall be allowed in all directions so shoulder marks can be properly hemmed and joined together, The embroidery stitches shall be of the type, 3.5.2 Cutting. After insignia have been emb
37、roidered, material shall be cut so that the finished shoulder mark will conform to the measurements specified on applicable drawing, 3.5.3 Hemming. The hemming shall be executed at the location indicated on All ends of stitching not caught Hems the applicable drawing. inch using a type 301 stitch of
38、 FED-STD-751. in other seams or stitching shall be backstitched a minimum of 1/2 inch. shall be 3/8 inch, plus 1/8, minus O inch wide and stitching shall be located 1/8 inch, plus O, minus 1/16 inch from the turned edge. item has the shape shown on the applicable drawing. Each hem shall have a minim
39、um of 10-12 stitches per 3.5.4 Pressing, The finished shoulder mark shall be pressed so that the 3.6 Workmanship. The finished shoulder mark shall be clean, well-made and shall conform to the quality and grade of product established by this specification, 3.7 Tolerances, Unless otherwise specified h
40、erein or on the applicable drawing, dimensions shall be within a tolerance of plus or minus 1/32 inch. 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Responsibility for inspection. Unless otherwise specified in the Except as otherwise contract or purchase order, the contractor is responsible for the performanc
41、e of all inspection requirements as specified herein. specified in the contract or purchase order, the contractor may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government. Government reserves the right
42、to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements. The 6 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-I-34b47A 194 77777Ob 0377322 b = MIL-1-1 464711 4.1.1 Responsibility for
43、 compliance. All items shall meet all requirements of sections 3 and 5. become a part of the contractors overall inspection system or quality program. The absence of any inspection requirements in the specification shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility of assuring that all products
44、or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract. Sampling in quality conformance does not authorize submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to acceptance of defective material. The inspe
45、ction set forth in this specification shall 4.2 Classification of inspections. The inspections specified herein are classified as follows: a. First article inspection (see 4.4). b. Quality conformance inspection (see 4.5). 4.3 Inspection conditions. Unless otherwise specified, all inspections shall
46、be performed in accordance with the test conditions specified in applicable test method document or applicable paragraph(s1 in the specification. 4.4 First article inspection. Inspection and testing of the first article sample shall be made on a completely finished item for all provisions of this sp
47、ecification applicable to the end product examination and test. 4.5 Quality conformance inspection. Inspection shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in MIL-STD-105, except where otherwise indicated. 4.5.1 Quality assurance inspection. Inspection shall be in accordance with the provisions
48、set forth in MIL-STD-105 except when otherwise specified hereafter. 4.6 Component and material inspection. In addition to the quality assurance provisions of the subsidiary specifications and drawings, inspection shall be performed on components and materials as specified herein. 4.6.1 Testing of co
49、mponents. table I. The test methods listed in table I shall be in accordance with FED-STD-191, wherever applicable, f ollows : Components shall be tested as specified in The sample unit for testing shall be as 1/4 continuous yard full width of the laminated cloth. 1-1/2 continuous yards full width of the fusible cloth. 1-1/2 continuous yards full width of the cotton cloth. 3-l/2 continuous yards full width of the texturized cloth. 7 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-1-1 46478 The sample unit for thread and embroidery yarn shall be five continuous yards each. requireme
