1997 RMRO 9 - Royal Marines

If adquart rs Royal Marines
by
Major General D A S Pennefather CB OBE
Commandant General
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No 006* - 010*
7 February 1997

felt that this is unacceptable. l/Multl Natlonal Coalition it i
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lfi,SIGNtA
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1 It has been apparent for some t' ,
c~mbat Dress, there is no visible dis~~e t~at~ Whllst wearing DPl1
identify the wearer as being a Ro al M n9Ulshlng flash or badge to
with other formations or as part ;f a :~lnes ~omma~do. When operatin
2. Accordingly, from 1 March 1997 ne ... , dist' 'h' ,
, ' '11 be ' t d d f lnguls lng Formatlon
Ins1gnla w~ ln ro uce , or p~rsonnel serving in 3 Cdo Bde RM and
the followlng dress regulatl(;lI1S wlll apply to all Royal Marines and
Royal Navy/Army Commando Tralned Ranks when wearing DPM Combat Dress;
a. , Royal Harin;s Gener':ll Service . A black on green "Royal
Marlnes Commando flash lS to be worn by all Royal Marines on
both sleeve~ of the outer garment of all types of DPM Combat
Dress (arctlc, temperate, tropical and desert1. The flash is to
be attached centrally with its upper edge 7mm below the shoulder
seams .
b . 3 Cdo Bde RN . When serving with 3 Cdo Bde RM, Royal
Narines and Royal Navy/ArIllY Commando trained personnel are to
\~ear a red field service fighting knife on a black background on
the left sleeve of the outer garment of all types of DPH Cor..oaL:.
Dress (arctic, temperate, tropical and desert). IL:. is to be 'or
on the upper arm, 9cms from the point of the shoulder, and is to
be removed upon leaving the Bde. For Royal I-larines L:.h.!..s :",i:!.:!. be
in addition to the flash identified at sub paragraph 2a aoove.
On no account are Non-Commando trained Royal Navy and A.rrr.y
personnel to Fear the badge at any L:.~e.
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. Arm" Ranks. Army Corr...~a~do ::.rained ranks "':'-- CO:::-:'l;!Ue -:'0
,,'ear the' field service- fig :!:':"~g knife badge as d.!..~~c-:.ed .!..n
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later ial Regulations For :he Al.LtY, O_Ullle , - a;;:p..::_ '-
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