marine corps uniform regulations - US

8000. GENERAL
8-3
MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8
UNIFORMS FOR NAVY PERSONNEL, RESERVE/
RETIRED MARINES, MCJROTC, AND CIVILIANS
1. Any individual wearing the Marine Corps uniform is expected to reflect
the high personal appearance standards and esprit de corps that all Marines
in uniform represent. To this end, particular attention will be paid not
only to the correct and military wear of uniform components, but also to the
individual's personal and physical appearance.
2. All personnel exercising the privilege of wearing the Marine Corps
service or dress uniform will comply fully with Marine Corps grooming and
weight control standards.
8001. NAVY PERSONNEL SERVING WITH MARINE CORPS UNITS. (See figs. 8-1 through
8-3.)
1. Service Uniforms. The wear of Navy or Marine Corps service uniforms by
Navy personnel serving with Marine Corps units will be as follows:
a. Officers. Navy officers may purchase and wear Marine Corps service
uniforms at their option. When the Marine Corps service uniform is worn,
Navy officers will abide by Marine Corps grooming and physical appearance
standards and the uniform will be worn in the manner prescribed for Marine
officers, except as otherwise specified in this chapter. Those officers who
do not elect to wear Marine Corps service uniforms will wear the equivalent
Navy service uniform and abide by Navy grooming and physical appearance
standards.
b. Enlisted
(1) Marine Corps service uniforms are provided only to those Navy
hospital corpsmen, dental technicians, or religious program specialists who
elect to wear them. These Navy enlisted will wear Marine Corps service
uniforms for the duration of their continuous service with Marine Corps units
when directed by the commander. They will abide by Marine Corps grooming and
physical appearance standards and, except as otherwise prescribed in this
chapter, wear the service uniforms with the same required/optional components
and in the same manner as prescribed for Marines.
(2) Navy hospital corpsmen, dental technicians, or religious program
specialists who do not elect to wear Marine Corps service uniforms, or those
Navy enlisted personnel in other specialties not entitled to the service
uniform option, will wear the equivalent Navy service uniform when required
and abide by Navy grooming and physical appearance standards.
(3) All Navy enlisted personnel serving with Marine Corps units and
who wear Navy service uniforms will be issued sufficient quantities of unit
identification marks (UIM's) for wear on their service uniforms. Unit supply