marine corps uniform regulations - US

8001
MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
(1) Navy officers and warrant officers will wear appropriate Navy
grade insignia on each shoulder strap in the manner prescribed in
subparagraph 4005.3. Marine Corps branch of service insignia will be worn in
the eyelets provided with the wing tips parallel to the bottom edge of the
coat.
(2) Navy grade insignia and service stripes for Marine Corps service
uniforms consist of blue markings on a green background. Grade insignia is
worn on the left sleeve in the same general manner as on Navy uniforms.
Service stripes will be worn centered on the outer half of the left sleeve
sloping toward the front at an angle of 45 degrees. The bottom stripe will
be about 1/2 inch above the point of the cuff. Marine Corps branch of
service insignia will be worn on the service coats as prescribed in paragraph
4001.
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c. Khaki Shirts (Long and Short Sleeve) and Utility Coat
(1) Navy Officers. Navy collar grade insignia will be worn on khaki
shirts and utility coats as prescribed in paragraph 4005. Staff corps and
warrant officers (except for Christian chaplains) will wear their gold staff
corps device on the left collar in lieu of the grade insignia, in the same
general manner as prescribed in subparagraph 4006.6. Christian chaplains
will wear the staff corps device centered vertically on the left collar with
the center of the device on a line bisecting the angle of the point of the
collar, as illustrated in figure 8-1.
(2) Chief Petty Officers. Chief petty officers will wear Navy 5/8
inch by one inch black metal insignia of grade on each collar point of the
khaki long sleeve shirt in the same manner as the officers’ insignia show in
figure 8-1, and on the khaki short sleeve shirt coat as illustrated in figure
8-2. The black metal 1-1/4 inch device of the size worn with the garrison
cap will be worn on each collar point of the utility uniform, in the same
manner as worn on the short sleeve khaki shirt.
(3) Personnel Below the Grade of Chief Petty Officer
(a) Khaki Shirts. Navy insignia of grade consists of blue
markings on a khaki background and is worn on the left sleeve in the same
general manner as on the Navy uniform shirts. When the green service sweater
is worn, Navy black metal grade insignia is worn on the right collar and the
appropriate branch of service insignia (specialty device) is worn on the left
collar of the khaki shirt in the same manner as on the utility coat. Navy
enlisted who do not rate a specialty device, as described below, will wear
black grade insignia on both collar points.
(b) Utility Coat. For first class petty officers and below, the
black insignia of grade is worn on the right collar point in the same general
manner as prescribed in figure 8-2. The rating insignia (i.e., HM, DT, RP)
will be worn on the left collar point as illustrated in figure 8-2.
d. Field Coat and AWC
(1) Navy Officers and Warrant Officers. Navy insignia of grade is
worn in accordance with subparagraph 4005.3.