marine corps uniform regulations - US

10200. GENERAL
MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 10
CARE AND MARKING OF UNIFORMS
SECTION 2: MARKING OF CLOTHING
1. Enlisted Marines will plainly and indelibly mark every article of uniform
clothing with the owner's name (except for organizational clothing). Marks
will be of a size appropriate to the article and the space available for
marking and will consist of block letters not more than 1/2 inch in size.
Marking machines, stencil, marking tape or labels, or stamp, as appropriate,
may be used. Names will be marked in black on light-colored material and
inside the utility uniform and in white on dark-colored materials. Marks
will be placed so that they do not show when the uniform is worn except that
nametapes will be worn on the outside of the utility uniform as prescribed in
paragraph 3032. When a marking tape or label is used, it should either be
commercial or one made by printing or stamping the name on white tape, other
than adhesive tape. In order to standardize throughout the Marine Corps and
prevent variation from station to station, no elaboration of the following
guide for marking will be made, nor will any greater preciseness of location
be prescribed.
2. Articles marked with another individual's name will have the first
owner's name obliterated by blocking out the name or using a commercial
eradicator. The new owner's name will be re-marked according to these
instructions. All re-marked clothing, with the exception of uniforms stamped
“Recovered Clothing 1/2 Price” (RC 1/2) must be substantiated with an
appropriate entry on the administrative remarks page of the service record
book.
3. If Marines have clothing marked according to previously published
instructions, re-marking is not required until the markings become illegible.
If a Marine's name is legally changed, re-marking with the new name is not
required until the old markings become illegible; however, an appropriate
remark will be entered on the administrative remarks page of the service
record book.
10201. LOCATION OF NAME ON ARTICLES
1. Bag, Duffel. On the outside of the bottom of the bag.
2. Belts (Coats and all sword belts). On the underside, near the buckle
end.
3. Belts, Trouser (Khaki/white web and martial arts utility). On one side
only, as near the buckle end as possible.
4. Caps. Inside, on the sweatband.
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