MCO P1020.34G W CH 1-5 MARINE CORPS UNIFORM ...

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MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS
dress sweater, and field coat in the manner described below. Shoulder grade
insignia will not be worn on the service or dress sweater. ALMAR 59/01 &
MARADMIN 199/04
(1) All officers will wear their insignia so that it is equidistant
from the front and rear edges of the shoulder straps. Colonels and below
will position their insignia so that the midpoint of the insignia's outer
edge is 3/4 inch from the armhole seam.
(2) General officers' stars will be worn equally spaced between the
armhole seam and the shoulder strap button or edge of the collar, whichever
is closer. One ray of each star points toward the collar.
(3) Colonels' eagles will be worn with the wings at right angles to
the center line of the shoulder strap with the eagle's head toward the collar
and facing front.
(4) Field grade oak leaves will be worn with the stem toward the
armhole seam.
(5) Company grade bars will be worn with the long axis of the bars at
right angles to the center of the shoulder strap.
>CH 5 c. Collar grade insignia will be worn on both sides of the collar of
khaki shirts (to include when worn under the service and dress sweaters), and
the utility and camouflage maternity coats. When the service "A" uniform is
worn by officers, the wear of the collar insignia is required at all times.
The insignia will be centered between the top and bottom edge of the collar,
with the outer edge of the insignia one inch from the front edge of the
collar.
(1) General officers' stars will be worn with one ray of each star
pointing toward the top edge of the collar.
>CH 5 (2) Colonels' eagles will be worn on both sides of the khaki shirt and
camouflage utility coats with the head toward the top of the collar facing to
the front, with the wings perpendicular to the front edge of the collar. On
the combat utility coat the eagle will be worn with the wings perpendicular
to the deck. ALMAR 015/02
>CH 5(3) Field grade oak leaves will be worn with the stem toward the bottom
of the collar and the line from the tip to the stem parallel to the deck.
When the shirt collar is buttoned up the insignia will be parallel to the
collar edge, as depicted in figure 4-12. MARADMIN 199/04
>CH 5 (4) Company grade insignia will be worn with the long axis of the bars
parallel to the deck. When the shirt collar is buttoned up the insignia will
be parallel to the collar edge, as depicted in figure 4-12. ALMAR 199/04
d. Collar grade insignia will be worn on the right side of the garrison
cap opposite to the branch of service collar insignia, with the insignia
placed at a point midway on the arc of the flap and the flap generally
bisecting the insignia (see Fig. 4-11)