“The Army authorized diacritics and hyphens on nameplates as a way for Soldiers to identify themselves,” Sgt. Major Ashleigh Sykes, Sergeant Major of Uniform Policy at the Office of U.S. Army ...

Army Sgt. Maj. Ashleigh Sykes sports the newly authorized nameplate for the Army Green Service Uniform in this undated photo. (Angel Tomko/U.S. Army) ...

“We decided to hang up 8-by-10 photos of 10 potential celebrities in the bank and let the ladies who came in vote on who they wanted for the grand marshal.