marine corps uniform regulations - US

MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 4
INSIGNIA AND REGULATIONS FOR WEAR
4000. AIGUILLETTES (See figs. 4-1 and 4-2.)
1. General. Unless specifically authorized by the CMC, only those officers
listed below will wear aiguillettes.
a. Service aiguillettes consist of the number of loops indicated:
(1) Four Loops. Personal aides to the President or Vice President;
aides at the White House; aides to the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of
Defense, Secretary or Under Secretary of the Navy, and Assistant Secretaries
of Defense or the Navy; aide to the General Counsel of the Navy; and naval
attaches and assistant attaches assigned to an embassy. Naval attaches and
assistant attaches may wear aiguillettes only within areas of accreditation,
except when specifically requested and accompanying an ambassador or foreign
service officer to whom accredited at an official function.
grade.
(2) Four Loops. Aides to generals, admirals, or officials of higher
(3) Three Loops. Aides to lieutenant generals or vice admirals.
(4) Two Loops. Aides to major/brigadier generals, rear admirals, or
other officers of lower grade entitled to an aide.
b. Officers appointed as aides to a governor of a state or territory may
wear aiguillettes on official occasions. If worn, service aiguillettes will
have two loops.
c. Aides to top-ranking foreign representatives visiting the United
States will wear aiguillettes when so ordered. An aiguillette appropriate to
the official's grade to whom attached will be worn.
d. Administrative assistants to deputy commandants at Headquarters Marine
Corps may wear the aiguillette when acting in the capacity of Aide de Camp.
The aiguillette appropriate to the grade of the deputy comandants to will be
worn.
e. Aides to the President, Vice-President, foreign heads of state, and
aides at the White House will wear aiguillettes on the right shoulder. All
other aides will wear aiguillettes on the left shoulder.
f. When the Fourragere is worn with an aiguillette, it will be worn under
the aiguillette.
2. Dress
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