Army colors of the Swiss Army

The troop colors of the Swiss Army are the weapon colors that are used in the coloring of armpit loops and collar tabs as well as the Béret color, whereby the colors of the Bérets are not necessarily identical to the colors of the armpit loops .

Colors underarm loops and collar tabs

There are the following colors for the armpit loops and collar tabs (order and designation according to "Swiss Army 2006"):

Branch of service

Branch of service	colour		Insignia (examples)		comment
infantry	Dark green				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A) Right: Main field female of the infantry
Armored troops	yellow				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A)
Rescue troops and artillery	red				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A)
Luftwaffe (air and anti-aircraft troops)	Cobalt blue				Right: First lieutenant in the air defense
General staff officers , engineering troops, command support	black				Left: Armpit loop Colonel i Gst, for the starting uniform (Tenue A)
Transmission and command support forces	Silver gray
Logistics troops	Bordeaux red				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A)
Medical troops and Red Cross service	blue
Military security	Gray
NBC defense troops	Mustard yellow				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A)
Special forces	beige

Branch of service

Branch of service	colour		Insignia (examples)		comment
General Staff Service , Military Intelligence Service, Army Pastoral Care , On call	black				Left: Brigadier armpit loop for the starting uniform (Tenue A)
Military justice	violet				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A)
Territorial Service	orange				Left: Armpit loop soldier for the exit uniform (Tenue A)
Other services
UN military observer	Light Blue				Left: Major armpit loop for the starting uniform (Tenue A)

Beret colors

Basically, the color of the Bérets depends on the color of the military type. However, there are deviations, as silver-gray or yellow Berets, for example, are considered too impractical. Members of the troops affected are usually equipped with black Berets. So there are the following colors for the Bérets:

Beret colors	colour		Béret (examples)	comment
General staff service, territorial service, tanks, genius, rescue, transmission / command support, NBC defense, military intelligence, military justice, army chaplaincy, standby service, sport, Swisscoy (from contingent 27)	black
Infantry, military music	green
artillery	red
air force	Cobalt blue
Medical troops and Red Cross service	Royal blue
Logistics troops (supply, material, transport, veterinarians)	Bordeaux red
Military security	Gray
Peacebuilding mission for the UN	Light Blue

See also

Portal: Swiss Army  - Overview of Wikipedia content on the Swiss Army

• Grade of the Swiss Army

Web links

• Swiss Army website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bérets: In the infantry, artillery, medical troops, air and anti-aircraft troops and logistics troops, the Bérets are also in the badge color (otherwise black).