Service Cap ASU S_16 _1E.pdf

This is a Purchase Description (USPD S-16-1E) for military service caps issued by the U.S. Army Uniforms Branch, superseding the previous version (UOC S-16-1D) from June 1983. The document establishes comprehensive specifications for the manufacture and quality of wool felt, fur felt, and polyester/wool service caps for Army personnel.

The purchase description covers five cap types with varying classes: Type I (Fur Felt, Army Green 244), Type IA (Wool Felt, Army Green 244), Type II (Fur Felt, Army Blue 250), Type IIA (Wool Felt, Army Blue 250), and Type III (Polyester/Wool Tropical, Army Blue 450). Each type serves different ranks and personnel categories (General Officers, Field Grade Officers, Company Grade Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted). Cap sizes range from 6-3/8 to 7-7/8 inches. Material requirements specify 100 percent fur or wool content for Types I, IA, II, and IIA, with specific weight (9.0-10.0 ounces per square yard), bursting strength (80-110 pounds per square inch minimum), thickness, shrinkage limits, and colorfast properties detailed in Table I. Construction requirements encompass detailed specifications for linings (rayon), bias tape, crown protectors, sweatbands (leather), braids (mercerized cotton or rayon with gold embroidery for officer ranks), visors (leather or poromeric material), chin straps (leather with gold lace ornaments), front stays, grommets, buttons, eyelets, and labels. Manufacturing operations are specified in Table II with requirements for stitching types, seam construction, pressing, and marking procedures. Quality assurance involves inspection per MIL-STD-105 using Normal Inspection Level II with an Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) of 2.5, with fabric flaws or poor workmanship affecting salability scored as defective units. Testing methods reference FED-STD-191 and FED-STD-751 for textile properties, MIL-STD-105 for sampling procedures, and MIL-C-43665 for mothproofing. Finished cap measurements are specified in Table III with tolerances for height, width, band width, visor width, and crown dimensions. Packaging must follow good commercial practice. Applicable military specifications and federal standards for threads, fabrics, labels, stitching, and textile testing are referenced, with copies available from the Standardization Documents Order Desk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.