David Accetta
Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center
David Accetta served in the Rhode Island Army National Guard during high school. He earned a B.A. in speech communication from the University of Rhode Island where he was also in the Army ROTC. He also completed a number of courses offered through the U.S. military.
He entered the military as a member of the Rhode Island Army National Guard 19th Military Police Company. He became an assistant professor of military science and operations, as well as a military history instructor at the University of Rhode Island. He was chief of public affairs in Germany before going to Iraq where he spent 7 months as an Iraq Operations Officer and Chief of Public Affairs. He also served with the U.S. forces in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom VIII.
Accetta retired from active military service in 2008. He has served as the Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center since 2009.
In the News…
The Army is developing an Army Tactical Brassiere at its Massachusetts Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center. If approved by the Army Uniform Board, it will be the first official uniform bra the Army has offered its female soldiers in its history.
In order to develop the bra, DEVCOM surveyed “hundreds of female soldiers across the Army in different places and in different jobs,” to gather information about the “proper fit, function, support and performance.” The design team has been working under David Accetta at DEVCOM.
Because the bra is considered a tactical piece, not just a sportswear item, thorough tests were conducted in developing the current prototype, including flame testing at DEVCOM’s Thermal Test Facility. Findings from these tests will be presented by the development team when the bra is presented to the Army Uniform Board later this year.
If the bra “becomes an official Program of Record as a result of the upcoming Army Uniform Board, we would see that as a win for female soldiers across the Army, who would then likely be issued the ATB upon initial entry to the Army,” Accetta said.
