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Uniforms, Insignia, and Grooming

|Purpose |

|THIS LESSON PROVIDES INFORMATION ON MCJROTC UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, |

|AND PERSONAL GROOMING. IT REINFORCES HOW TO WEAR THE UNIFORM, |

|INSIGNIA PLACEMENT ON THE UNIFORM, AND TIPS FOR PERSONAL |

|GROOMING. |

Introduction

One commandant wrote, “that well-dressed soldiers are usually well-behaved soldiers.” The Marine Corps has enjoyed success and an outstanding reputation on both counts. Marines are held accountable for maintaining the Marine Corps reputation for smart, soldierly, and correctly worn uniforms.

The Marine Corps Uniform Regulations provides the standards for uniforms, insignia, and grooming. Marines are to set the example by rigid compliance, and enforce the regulations meticulously.

MCJROTC uniforms, insignia, and personal grooming follow the same standards as those of the Marine Corps. The uniform will be worn in accordance with MCO P1020.34, Marine Corps Uniform Regulations. Just as the Marines do, you too must set the example by compliance and must enforce the regulations. This lesson will reiterate what you learned in your first year about Marine Corps and MCJROTC uniforms.

Types of Uniforms

In your first year, you learned that Marine Corps uniforms are divided into three categories: dress, service, and utility. This section will provide a refresher for you of each type of uniform. See Figure 1: Uniform Explanation Chart at the end of the lesson.

Dress Uniforms

Dress uniforms are worn for parades, ceremonies, reviews, and official social occasions. There are two forms of the dress uniform. They are the Blue Dress and Blue-White Dress.

• Blue Dress “A” uniform is identical to the Blue Dress “B” except that medals are worn on the Blue Dress A and ribbons are worn on the Blue Dress B. Uniform is blue coat and trousers/skirt/ slacks.

• Blue-White Dress “A” uniform consists of the same items as the blue dress "A" except the trousers/skirt/ slacks are white. The coat is blue and medals are worn.

• The Blue-White Dress “B” uniform consists of the same items as the blue-white dress "A" uniform, except that ribbons are worn in lieu of medals.

• Blue Dress "C" Uniform: This uniform consists of the long sleeve khaki shirt with blue trousers/skirt/ slacks. Males will wear necktie and clasp. Females will wear black neck tab.

• Blue Dress “D” Uniform: This uniform consists of the short-sleeve shirt with blue trousers/skirt/slacks.

Service Uniforms

For most day-to-day activities, Marine personnel wear what are termed “service uniforms." There are three forms of service uniforms, designated "A," "B," and "C."

• Service "A" Uniform: This uniform consists of the green coat and trousers/shirt/ slacks with ribbons. Women may wear either the long or short sleeve khaki shirt and green neck tab with this uniform.

• Service "B" Uniform: This uniform is the same as the Service A except that the green coat is not worn. It consists of the long sleeve shirt with green trousers/skirt/slacks. Males wear necktie and female wear green neck tab.

• Service "C" Uniform: This uniform consists of the short-sleeve shirt with green trousers/skirt/slacks.

Utility Uniforms

The Utility Uniform consists of camouflage coat and trousers. It is not authorized for wear except when in the field for field-type exercises or for those work conditions wherein it is not practical to wear the service uniform.

Physical Training Uniform

The Physical Training (PT) uniform consists of the green trunks and the standard brown or green undershirt or as prescribed by the commander.

Cadet Insignia

The charts below show cadet rank insignia.

Cadet Officer Insignia

The description for cadet company and field grade officer insignia is set forth below:

• The cadet company grade officer insignia consists of a flat disk, ¾ of an inch in diameter (large size) and ½ an inch wide in diameter (small size).

• The Cadet field grade officer insignia consists of flat lozenges, ¾ of an inch wide by 1 ¼ inches long (large size) and ½ an inch wide by ¾ of an inch long (small size).

• All cadet officer insignia will be of silver metal.

Placement of MCJROTC officer disks and lozenges on the uniform will be in the manner prescribed for the Marine Corps general officer insignia. The lozenge will be worn as follows:

• Coat - the long axis will point fore and aft.

• Shirt (including shirt w/quarter length sleeves) - one long axis point of each lozenge will point toward the top edge of the collar.

• Garrison cover - right front and centered.

Only the grade insignia set forth in Appendix R of MCO P1533.6 is authorized for cadet officers and will be furnished at Government expense.

Cadet Enlisted Insignia

The cadet enlisted gold on scarlet MCJROTC insignia will be sewn on the blue coat. The plastic grade insignia will be worn on the collar of the utility coat and khaki shirts as set forth in MCO P1020.34. Scarlet on green MCJROTC insignia will be worn on the green coat. No other style of enlisted grade insignia will be authorized for wear on the MCJROTC uniform.

Placement of Insignia

Insignia will be placed according to the guidelines in the figures below.

Grooming

Good grooming is essential to reflect the highest standards of dress. Therefore, here are some tips for good grooming.

• Hair should be neatly groomed. For males, hair should be neat and closely trimmed. The hair may be clipped at the edges of the side and back; should be evenly graduated from zero length at the hairline in the lower portion of the head to the upper portion of the head; and will not be over 3 inches in length fully extended on the upper portion of the head.

• For males, keep clean-shaven, except for a mustache.

• All leather must be maintained in very high polish.

• To make utility trousers look smartest with field boots, use blousing bands to cuff the trousers. Other methods to cuff the trousers include rubber bands, sleeve garters, or sections of inner tube inside the interior cuff.

• Keep the overlap of your khaki web belt within the prescribed 2-4 inches, 2 ¾ to 3 ¾ inches for coat belts.

• Although your uniforms contain many pockets, the safest rule is to carry nothing in them. Specifically, you should never place anything in exterior pockets of a dress or service uniform (exceptions: pencil out of sight in a shirt pocket, notebook in hip pocket: wallet, and handkerchief kept flat in trousers pockets).

• It is convenient and military to carry your handkerchief unobtrusively tucked inside your left sleeve.

Conclusion

How you wear your uniform reflects directly on you, the MCJROTC, and the Marine Corps. It is up to you to know the standards of dress, set the example, and enforce standards. (

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