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Description A single-breasted, long sleeved, mess jacket made from authorized plain white fabric. a. Males Jacket is semi-peaked with narrow lapels with the back tapered to a point, and loops for shoulder boards. There are two 35-line, navy eagle, buttons down each side of the front, with a front closure held together by two 28-line navy eagle buttons with a link approximately 3/4 inch long. Buttons are gold for officers/CPOs and Silver for E6 and below. Required buttons are described in article 5403. b. Females Jacket is bolero style and has a narrow shawl collar. There are three 22-1/2-line navy eagle buttons down each side of the front, without front closure. Buttons are gold for officers/CPOs and silver for E6 and below. Required buttons are described in article 5403. Correct Wear Men wear held together using two 28-line Navy Eagle buttons with a link approximately 3/4 inch long fastener. Women wear jacket open. For insignia, see article 4101 for Officers, 4211 for Chief Petty Officers, and 4221 for E6 and below.