marine corps uniform regulations - US

MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS 4005
k. Chief Warrant Officer, CWO-5. One silver-colored bar of the same
type as for a first lieutenant, with one scarlet enamel stripe superimposed
lengthwise. Shoulder insignia; center enamel stripe is 1/8-inch wide and 1-
1/8 inch long. Collar insignia; center enamel stripe is 1/8-inch wide and
3/4-inch long.
l. Chief Warrant Officer, CWO-4. One silver-colored bar of the same
type as for a first lieutenant, with three scarlet enamel blocks
superimposed. Shoulder insignia; center enamel block is 1/4 inch wide, with
1/8 inch wide outer blocks, 1/4 inch from the edges of the center block.
Collar insignia; center enamel block is 5/32 inch wide, with 3/32 inch wide
outer blocks, 5/32 inch from the edges of the center block.
m. Chief Warrant Officer, CWO-3. One silver-colored bar of the same
type as for a CWO-4, with two scarlet enamel blocks superimposed. Shoulder
insignia blocks are 3/8-inch wide and 1/4-inch apart. Collar insignia;
blocks are 1/4-inch wide and 5/32-inch apart.
n. Chief Warrant Officer, CWO-2. One gold-colored bar of the same type
as for a second lieutenant, with three scarlet enamel blocks arranged in the
same manner as for a CWO-4.
o. Warrant Officer, WO-1. One gold-colored bar of the same type as for
a CWO-2, with two scarlet enamel blocks arranged in the same manner as for a
CWO-3.
3. Insignia Placement. (See figs. 4-11, 4-13, 4-14 and 4-15, 4-16.)
a. Metal grade insignia will be worn on all uniforms except for the
evening dress jacket. Evening dress jacket insignia will be embroidered,
either directly on the shoulder straps, or on dark blue cloth stitched to the
shoulder straps.
>Ch 3 b. Shoulder grade insignia will be placed on each shoulder strap of
dress jackets, dress/service coats, the AWC, the tanker jacket and field coat
in the manner described below. Shoulder grade insignia will not be worn on
the service or dress blue sweater.
(1) All officers will wear their insignia so that it is equidistant
from the front and rear edges of the shoulder straps. Colonels and below
will position their insignia so that the midpoint of the insignia's outer
edge is 3/4 inch from the armhole seam.
(2) General officers' stars will be worn equally spaced between the
armhole seam and the shoulder strap button or edge of the collar, whichever
is closer. One ray of each star points toward the collar.
(3) Colonels' eagles will be worn with the wings at right angles to
the center line of the shoulder strap with the eagle's head toward the collar
and facing front.
(4) Field grade oak leaves will be worn with the stem toward the
armhole seam.
4-25
Ch 3