What color must a shoulder bag be if carried in uniform?

• A. Bright red.
• B. Black or match camouflage pattern being worn, and may not have any commercial logos.
• C. White.
• D. Any color, as long as it is conservative.

Answer: (B)

Uniform appearance is kept cohesive when accessories blend with the overall look. For a shoulder bag carried with Army uniform, the color must be black or match the camouflage pattern you’re wearing, and it may not have any commercial logos. This keeps the bag from standing out and distracting from the wearer. White, bright red, or other contrasting colors would disrupt the uniform’s uniformity, and the rule isn’t satisfied by “any color as long as it’s conservative” because the standard specifies the bag color rather than a broad, subjective guideline.