marine corps uniform regulations - US
marine corps uniform regulations - US
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3005<br />
3005. CAPS/HEADGEAR (See fig. 3-1.)<br />
1. General<br />
3- 6<br />
MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS<br />
a. Dress and service caps will be worn centered and straight with the tip<br />
of the visor in line with the eyebrows. Leather chinstraps and visors will<br />
be kept polished. Garrison caps will be worn centered squarely or slightly<br />
tilted to the right, with the top unbroken, and with the base of the<br />
sweatband about 1 inch above the eyebrows.<br />
b. Male cap crowns should fit on the frame and be free of wrinkles. Male<br />
officers' cap crowns will have a quatrefoil (fig. 3-1) centered on the top<br />
panel and an outer band of mohair braid.<br />
c. When outdoors, Marines should remain covered, including during<br />
invocations and other religious portions of military ceremonies (i.e.,<br />
changes of command, ship commissioning, military burials, etc.). Marines<br />
will uncover outdoors when so ordered or during religious services not<br />
associated with a military ceremony. Chaplains will be guided by the customs<br />
of their respective churches with respect to wearing head coverings.<br />
d. Headgear is normally removed indoors. Marines in a duty status and<br />
wearing side-arms or a pistol belt will remain covered indoors except when<br />
entering a space where a meal is in progress or religious services are being<br />
conducted. Headgear will be worn in Government vehicles, and in privately<br />
owned vehicles on military bases and installations, except when doing so<br />
would present a hazard to safe driving.<br />
e. Males may wear a rain cap cover to protect service or dress caps in<br />
inclement weather with or without the all-weather coat. Male rain cap covers<br />
sold by Marine Corps exchanges will be considered standard. Females may wear<br />
the previously issued/required rain cap cover (havelock) with service/dress<br />
caps in inclement weather as long as the havelock is serviceable.<br />
2. Dress Cap Components<br />
a. Males<br />
(1) Cap Frame<br />
(a) Field grade/general officers, black cloth-covered visor with<br />
gold bullion or synthetic ornamentation as prescribed (fig. 3-1).<br />
(b) Company grade officers/enlisted, black leather/synthetic<br />
leather (high gloss) visor.<br />
(2) Dress chinstrap (officers), or black leather/synthetic leather<br />
(high gloss) chinstrap (enlisted).<br />
(3) Two 27-line gold <strong>uniform</strong> screw post buttons.<br />
(4) Dress cap insignia (officers), or gold branch of service insignia<br />
(enlisted).