Editing Austrian Armed Forces (section)

==== 2019 Uniform changes ====
Since 2019 the new service uniform with a six colour camouflage pattern is issued, but the old service uniform in olive is still widespread and will be taken out of service very slowly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Landesverteidigung |first=Bundesministerium für |title=Verteidigungsminister Mario Kunasek übergibt neue Tarnuniform an die Truppe |url=http://www.bundesheer.at/cms/artikel.php?ID=9906 |accessdate=Jan 24, 2023 |website=bundesheer.at}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2019 |title=Neue Tarnuniformen: Ab heute ist Bundesheer in Camouflage-Look im Einsatz |url=https://kurier.at/politik/inland/neue-tarnuniformen-ab-heute-ist-bundesheer-in-camouflage-look-im-einsatz/400424153}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2019 |title=Österreich: Neue Tarnuniformen |url=https://www.spartanat.com/2019/03/oesterreich-neue-tarnuniformen-ab-2018/}}</ref> The dress uniform is grey; for formal occasions a white uniform may be worn.<ref name=":0" /> The air force uniform is identical, with the addition of wings worn on the right jacket breast—gold for officers and silver for enlisted personnel.<ref name=":0" /> Branches of service are identified by beret colours: scarlet for the honour Guard; green for infantry; black for armour; cherry for airborne; and dark blue for quartermaster.<ref name=":0" /> Insignia of rank are worn on the jacket lapel of the dress uniform (silver stars on a green or gold shield) and on the epaulets of the field uniform (white, silver or gold stars on an olive drab field).<ref>{{cite web |author=BMLVS - Abteilung Kommunikation |title=Bundesheer - Uniformen und Abzeichen - Barettfarben |url=http://www.bmlv.gv.at/abzeichen/barettfarben.shtml |access-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=BMLVS - Abteilung Kommunikation |title=Bundesheer - Uniformen und Abzeichen - Dienstgrade |url=http://www.bmlv.gv.at/abzeichen/dienstgrade.shtml |access-date=24 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" />