marine corps uniform regulations - US
marine corps uniform regulations - US
marine corps uniform regulations - US
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3002<br />
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MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS<br />
prescribe the AWC with sword unless service belts are available as<br />
organizational property.<br />
5. The AWC may be worn or prescribed for wear with the service, dress, and<br />
utility <strong>uniform</strong>s. It may be worn with or without the liner at the<br />
individual's option.<br />
3002. BELTS AND BUCKLES<br />
1. Belts for all <strong>uniform</strong>s will be worn at the natural waistline with the<br />
right edge of the buckle (wearer's right) on line with the edge of the fly or<br />
coat front.<br />
2. Belts for all male's service coats and male officers' blue coats must<br />
match the color and material of the <strong>uniform</strong> with which they are worn. The<br />
buckle will cover the bottom button of the coat. The belt's tapered end will<br />
pass through the buckle to the wearer's left and will extend from 2-3/4<br />
inches to 3-3/4 inches beyond the buckle. The free end of the belt will be<br />
held in place by a cloth keeper 1/2 inch wide and may be fitted with a snap<br />
fastener to secure the belt point. Buckles will be kept highly polished.<br />
3. The 1-1/4 inch wide cotton khaki web belt, with buckle, will be worn by<br />
all Marines with the utility <strong>uniform</strong>, until qualified to wear the martial<br />
arts utility belt. Male Marines will wear the khaki web belt with service<br />
and blue dress trousers and it may be worn with the white dress trousers.<br />
The tip end of the web belt will pass through the buckle to the wearer's left<br />
and will extend from 2 to 4 inches beyond the buckle. The metal belt tip and<br />
the buckle will be kept highly polished. The buckle will be worn with the<br />
buckle tongue depressed into the buckle.<br />
4. The optional white nylon web belt, with buckle, may be worn by males only<br />
with the white dress trousers.<br />
5. Enlisted males will wear the white web coat belt with waist plate with<br />
the blue and blue-white dress "A"/"B" <strong>uniform</strong>s. This belt may also be worn<br />
with the male enlisted blue dress "C" and "D" <strong>uniform</strong>s when the sword is<br />
prescribed. Enlisted females will wear this belt with the blue dress <strong>uniform</strong><br />
when armed with the NCO sword.<br />
a. The enlisted waist plate has a highly polished, natural plain brass<br />
finish, is about 2 inches by 3 inches in size, and is worn centered on the<br />
coat front buttons.<br />
b. The NCO waist plate will be the same as the plain waist plate except<br />
that the NCO waist plate has brass Marine Corps emblem attached on the center<br />
of the plate.<br />
c. The waist plate worn by SNCOs will be the same as the NCO waist plate<br />
except that it has an ornamental wreath design surrounding the Marine Corps<br />
emblem.<br />
6. Martial Arts Utility Belt. The 1-3/4 inch wide nylon utility belt having<br />
black D-type buckle with locking bar will be worn by all martial arts<br />
qualified Marines with the utility <strong>uniform</strong>. The tip end of the utility belt
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