Accoutrements are the personal/individual equipment of service people such as soldiers, sailors, police and firemen and employees of some private organizations such as security guards, other than their basic uniform and weapons.
Ceremonial accoutrements may no longer have a practical purpose in modern operations but may be retained to maintain a tradition.
The accoutrements of the modern soldier may include equipment such as sophisticated electronics e.g. radios and night vision equipment and may be worth tens or in exceptional cases, e.g. some special forces soldiers, hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Other items must be returned or otherwise accounted (e.g. covered by a loss or damage form) for when the individual leaves an organization.
Accoutrements on the private market for collectors can be valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on their rarity and/or provenance.