DPDU Jacket with brassard : Commander D M Stevens, RANR

Long sleeved Australian Army shirt in 2003 type Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) fabric as used in Iraq. The sleeves are reinforced between elbow and wrist with a second layer of fabric, and are adjustable at the cuff by a fabric tab and three buttons. All buttons are of khaki plastic. The shirt has a five button closure, all but the topmost button being concealed. There are four expanding pockets (one on each breast and one on each upper arm) closed by pairs of buttons concealed under flaps. The breast pockets are angled downwards from the shoulder. Above the right hand breast pocket is a Velcro strip for a name tape (which is not present). The name 'STEVENS' is written in black felt pen inside the collar. The shoulder straps are each secured by a single button near the collar, and hold machine embroidered slides showing the rank rings of a Commander and the word 'AUSTRALIA' in black cotton. A piece of Velcro is attached above the pocket on the left sleeve, but no patch is present, as this sleeve is covered by a brassard. The brassard is made from the same DPDU fabric as the shirt, and is attached to the left hand shoulder strap. It is adjustable for size by a Velcro strip on the inside of the sleeve, and features a sewn on woven fabric patch of the Australian flag, machine embroidered in blue, white and red cotton, above the word 'AUSTRALIA' in blue.

Worn by Dr David M Stevens, Director of Naval Historical Studies, who held the rank of Commander, RANR, while serving in the second Gulf War, 2003.