{"id":303615,"date":"2024-07-06T18:15:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=303615"},"modified":"2024-07-06T18:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T12:45:32","slug":"indian-army-dress-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indian-army-dress-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Army Dress Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source- This post on Indian Army Dress Regulations<\/strong> has been created based on the article “No religious markers, make-up or deodorants permitted: What Indian Army dress regulations say”<\/a> \u00a0published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 6 July 2024.<\/p>\n

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Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

Recently, the Defence Services Regulations and Army Dress Regulations listed the detailed instructions on clothing and accessories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

About Indian Army Dress Regulations<\/h2>\n
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1. Unauthorized Ornaments:<\/strong> No unauthorized ornaments or emblems are to be worn with the uniform.<\/span> A signet ring is the only permitted ornament.<\/p>\n

2. Concealment of Religious Items<\/strong>: Chains or sacred threads around the neck must be concealed<\/span> and not visible.<\/p>\n

3. Bracelets and Sacred Threads:<\/strong> No bracelets are allowed<\/span>, except for a single sacred thread on the wrist for pooja days. The \u2018Kada\u2019 is permitted only for Sikh personnel<\/span> and non-Sikh officers commanding Sikh troops.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Prohibited Symbols:<\/strong> No tilak, vibhuti, or visible religious symbol<\/span> is allowed while in uniform.<\/p>\n

5. Fragrances:\u00a0<\/strong> Applying fragrances, such as deodorants and perfumes, is strictly prohibited<\/span>. However, after-shave lotions are allowed.<\/p>\n

6. Watches or watch bands are not allowed<\/span> due to safety hazards. Brightly-colored watches or bands and pocket watches with visible chains are not permitted.<\/p>\n

7. During ceremonial parades, no watches are to be worn except by the senior soldier<\/span> controlling the parade sequence.<\/p>\n

Regulations for Women Personnel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prohibited<\/strong><\/td>\nPermitted<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lipstick, colored nail polish, bindis, false eyelashes, eyeliner, kohl, and general facial make-up.<\/td>\nMarried female personnel can wear the mangalsutra, but it must be concealed within the uniform.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Application of henna on hands is strictly prohibited while in uniform and on duty.<\/td>\nTransparent fingernail varnish and sun-protective facial foundation cream (conservatively applied in field\/operation areas).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No jewelry except small earrings and engagement\/wedding\/eternity\/signet rings are to be worn. Fancy earrings, nose rings, or \u2018press-on\u2019 studs with visible metal stems are not allowed.<\/td>\nVermillion may be applied on the hair parting but must not be visible when wearing a beret\/peak cap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
For ceremonial parades, no rings are to be worn.<\/td>\nNose piercing is allowed, but no nose stud is permitted in uniform. A single stud of neutral color (not exceeding 2.5 mm in diameter) can be worn in a mess dress.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Source- This post on Indian Army Dress Regulations has been created based on the article “No religious markers, make-up or deodorants permitted: What Indian Army dress regulations say” \u00a0published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 6 July 2024. Why in the news? Recently, the Defence Services Regulations and Army Dress Regulations listed the detailed instructions on clothing… Continue reading Indian Army Dress Regulations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-303615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}