PERMANENT MARINE CORPS UNIFORM
BOARD (PMCUB)
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official version go to Publications
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CHAPTER 9
UNIFORM
REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 1:
OFFICERS
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PARAGRAPH |
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GENERAL
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9100 |
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CATEGORIES
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9101 |
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MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR MALE OFFICERS .................. |
9102 |
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MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEMALE OFFICERS ................ |
9103 |
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ENLISTED
UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES AUTHORIZED |
9104 |
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OPTIONAL
UNIFORM ARTICLES ............................... |
9105 |
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EFFECT
OF UNIFORM CHANGES ON LIST OF REQUIRED ITEMS ..... |
9106 |
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EVENINGS
DRESS UNIFORMS ................................. |
9107 |
SECTION 2:
ENLISTED MARINES
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GENERAL ................................................. |
9200 |
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EXCEPTIONS
TO MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ...................... |
9201 |
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SOURCES
OTHER THAN MARINE CORPS SUPPLY SYSTEM ........... |
9202 |
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OPTIONAL
UNIFORM ARTICLES ............................... |
9203 |
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EFFECT
OF UNIFORM CHANGES ON LIST OF REQUIRED ITEMS ..... |
9204 |
TABLE
SECTION 1: OFFICERS
9100. GENERAL
1. Officers will procure and maintain, in good and
wearable condition at all times, the uniform items prescribed in paragraph
9102. This list represents an absolute
minimum; specific assignments may require additional uniforms.
2. Unless otherwise prescribed for a particular
duty assignment, officers will have their full requirement with them at all
times.
3. Items listed as required for category 1
officers only may be worn as optional uniform items by category 2 officers.
9101. CATEGORIES. For the purpose of prescribing minimum
requirements, the following officer categories are established:
1. Category 1. Officers of the Regular Marine Corps;
officers of the Marine Corps Reserve who are retained on, or ordered to, active
duty for periods in excess of two years, and temporary limited duty officers.
2. Category 2. Reserve officers in the Selected Marine Corps
Reserve; Reserve officers ordered to active duty for periods of two years or
less; and temporary officers having permanent enlisted status (except temporary
limited duty officers). Unless otherwise
indicated, the mandatory quantity for Category 2 officers is the same as for
Category 1 officers.
9102. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR MALE OFFICERS. Male officers, based on the categories above,
will possess all items as described in table 9-1.
9103. MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEMALE OFFICERS. Female
officers, based on the categories above, will possess all items as described in
table 9-2.
9104. ENLISTED UNIFORMS AND ACCESSORIES
AUTHORIZED FOR OFFICERS
1. To satisfy minimum requirements, officers may
purchase and wear enlisted uniform items as sold through the Marine Corps
Supply System that are similar to like items listed in paragraphs 9102 and
9103. The following men's items are not
authorized unless modified as indicated:
a. Coat, blue, dress
b. Crowns, cap, service and dress
c. Insignia, branch of service
d. Uniforms, service (authorized if sword
slit added and lower pockets replaced with bellows pockets).
2. The enlisted women's blue dress uniform and
branch of service insignia are not authorized for female officers.
9105. OPTIONAL OFFICER UNIFORM ARTICLES
1.
The following uniform items are optional for both male and female officers,
except as indicated below:
(a) Belt, trouser, web, nylon, white (men only)
(b) Boatcloak/Cape
>CH 5 (c) Boots, optional sole (certified
boots only) MARADMIN 112/04
(d) Cap, watch, wool
(e) *Cover, cap, rain (men only)
(f) Crown, cap, vinyl, white (men only)
(g) Cuff link set and necktie clasp set (men only)
(h) Frog, sword, service
(i) *
(j) *Handbag, black, (women only)
(k) *
(l) Necktie, hook-on (pre-tied), khaki (men only)
(m) Overshoes, boots, and rubbers
(n) Parka, ECWCS
(o) Purse, clutch, white (women only)
(p) *Scarf, wool, green
(q) *Suspenders (men only)
(r) Sweater, blue dress, w/slip-on insignia,
crew-neck
(s) *Sweat suit, green w/black emblem and “USMC”
(cold weather P.T. uniform)
(t) Tanker jacket
(u) *Undershirt, v-neck, white
2. The above items, unless otherwise noted with
an asterisk (*), must bear the USMC approval identification. Items purchased outside the Marine Corps
Supply System that do not bear the USMC approved identification are prohibited,
unless otherwise specified herein.
9106. EFFECT OF UNIFORM CHANGES ON LIST OF
REQUIRED ITEMS
1. Unless otherwise specified, changes made in
officers' uniforms/
accessories will not become effective until it is
necessary to replace that particular uniform item.
2. Limited standard uniform items procured from
the Marine Corps Supply System will satisfy the requirement for any standard
item until replacement is required or until the item is officially declared
obsolete and no longer authorized.
9107. EVENING DRESS UNIFORMS
1. Evening dress uniforms are required for the
following officers:
a. All officers assigned duty as naval attaches or assistant
naval attaches.
b. All category 1 officers in the grade of major or
above.
2. The following officers are not required to
possess evening dress uniforms:
a. All company grade officers except those assigned
duties outlined above. Captains who are
selected for major will be granted a 120-day grace period after the effective
date of their promotion in which to purchase the required uniforms.
b. Officers
stationed outside the continental United States, except when assigned duties outlined
in subparagraph 9106.1a, above (upon transfer to a duty station within the
continental United States, majors will be granted a 120-day grace period in
which to procure the uniforms).
3.
All Regular and Reserve officers are authorized and
encouraged to possess
the evening dress uniform.
SECTION 2:
ENLISTED MARINES
9200. GENERAL
1. Enlisted Marines will maintain the articles
of uniform prescribed in the current MCBul 10120,
Individual Clothing Allowances for Enlisted Personnel, in good and serviceable
condition at all times. This list is the
absolute minimum; specific assignments may require additional uniforms.
2. All enlisted Marines receive a Clothing
Replacement Allowance (CRA) annually on their enlistment anniversary. This allowance is intended to provide
sufficient compensation to replace minimum issue clothing required per the
applicable MCBul 10120 at a reasonable rate due to
normal wear. The CRA is a replacement
allowance to buy new clothing and not a maintenance allowance to alter or clean
previously purchased clothing or to buy new grade insignia.
3. Enlisted Marines will have all required
uniforms with them at all times, unless otherwise prescribed for a particular
duty assignment.
9201. EXCEPTIONS TO MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
1. The current edition of MCO P10120.28,
Individual Clothing Regulations, prescribes exceptions to the minimum
requirements for personnel who are returned from combat duty.
2. When Marines are assigned temporary duty at
locations other than those of their parent unit and their return is
contemplated upon completion of the temporary duty period, the minimum uniform
requirements may be waived. Marines need
to take with them only those quantities and types of clothing that will be
required for the season and the type of duty assigned.
9202. SOURCES
OTHER THAN MARINE CORPS SUPPLY SYSTEM
1. Only the following uniform items may be
purchased by Marines from sources other than the Marine Corps Supply System:
a. Buttons, black or gold
b. Clasp, necktie, gold (men only)
c. Coat, all-weather, pewter gray
d. Gloves
e. Insignia, grade, enlisted
f. Marksmanship badges
g. Neckties/necktabs
h. Service ribbons, ribbon bars, and attachments
i. Service stripes
j. Shirts, khaki
k. Shoes, dress, black (includes oxfords/pumps*)
l. Socks, black, stretch-type
m. Sweater, green service
n. *Trunks, general purpose
o. *Underclothing
2. The above items, unless otherwise noted with
an asterisk (*), must bear the USMC approval identification. Items purchased outside the Marine Corps
Supply System that do not bear the USMC approved identification are prohibited,
unless otherwise specified herein.
9203. OPTIONAL UNIFORM ARTICLES. The following uniform items are optional for
enlisted Marines as indicated, and may be purchased from sources other than the
Marine Corps Supply System, provided these items bear the USMC approval
identification, unless noted otherwise with an asterisk (*):
1. Belt, service, synthetic leather
>CH
5 2. Boots, optional sole (same basic
appearance as MCCB with emblem on heel) MARADMIN 112/04
3. Cap,
watch, wool
4.
5.
*Cover, cap, rain (men only)
6. Crown, cap, vinyl, white, dress (men only)
7. Cuff link and necktie clasp set, service
(SSgt and above, men only)
8.
*
9.
*Handbag, black, leather
10.
*
11.
Necktie, hook-on (pre-tied), khaki (men only)
12.*Overshoes,
boots, and rubbers
13.
Parka, ECWCS
14.*Scarf,
wool, green
15.
Shirt, khaki, w/French cuffs (SSgt and above, men only)
16.
Shoes, chukka boot (SSgt and above, men only)
17.
Suspenders, plain, without ornamentation (men only when wearing the blue coat)
18.
Sweater, blue dress
19.*Sweat
suit, olive green, w/emblem and “USMC” (cold weather PT uniform)
20.
Sword and accessories, NCO
21.
Tanker jacket
22.
Undershirt, v-neck, white
23.
Uniforms, evening dress (SNCOs)
24.
Uniforms, service, officers' (SNCOs)
9204. EFFECT OF UNIFORM CHANGES ON LIST OF
REQUIRED ITEMS
1. Unless otherwise specified, changes made in enlisted
uniforms/accessories will not become effective until it is necessary to replace
that particular item of uniform.
2. Limited
standard uniform items procured from the Marine Corps Supply System will
satisfy the requirement for any standard item until replacement is required, or
until the item is officially declared obsolete and no longer authorized.
DRAFT
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