marine corps uniform regulations - US

MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
System, is worn with all female evening dress uniforms, except that general
officers will have a plain-front shirt.
3. Male Dress Shirts
a. The male white soft-bosom shirt is a plain, neckband-style shirt with
French cuffs, five pearl buttons, and a collar stud for top buttonhole. It
is worn with the officers' blue dress coat. The shirt cuffs should extend
1/8 inch below the bottoms of the coat sleeves.
b. The male white soft-bosom shirt with pique placket is a plain neckband
style evening shirt. It has barrel-type cuffs fastened with cuff links and
three buttonholes for studs on the front placket. It is worn with the
officers' evening dress uniform. The white stiff-bosom shirt with one or two
buttonholes may be worn until replacement is required.
c. The male white pleated soft-bosom shirt is an evening style shirt with
turned-down collar, pleated front, with two to three buttonholes for studs on
the front shirt placket, and French cuffs. It is worn with the SNCOs evening
dress uniforms.
3027. SKIRTS
1. Skirts will be of conventional length and sweep appropriate to the
appearance of the uniform and the individual. Service and dress uniform
skirts, except the long skirt, will be from 1 inch above the kneecap to 1
inch below the kneecap.
2. Skirts will have a hem or facing from 2 inches to 3 inches wide and the
seams will be pressed open and flat.
3. The evening dress skirt will be black polyester-wool tropical material,
floor length with center back pleat and fully lined with black rayon lining.
The short evening dress skirt will be of the same material as the long skirt
but will be knee length. The long black skirt will always be worn with the
officers' evening dress "A" uniform. Either the long or short black skirt
may be worn with all other officer and SNCO evening dress uniforms, depending
on the degree of formality required. The old-style long skirt without center
back pleat may continue to be worn until replacement is required. Officers
and SNCOs will wear white skirts as part of the blue-white uniform during the
summer uniform season, unless the commander prescribes blue-white slacks per
guidance discussed in paragraph 3026.
3028. SLACKS
1. General
3028
a. Slacks will be long enough to break slightly over the shoe in front
and to reach the juncture of the welt of the shoe in the rear. A variation
of 1/2 inch above the welt is acceptable. The hem on the slacks will be from
2 to 3 inches wide.
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