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  2. Blood stripe - Wikipedia

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    A blood stripe is a scarlet stripe worn down the outside leg seams of trousers on the dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps. This red stripe is 2 inches (5.1 cm) for general officers, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (3.8 cm) for other officers, and 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (2.9 cm) for enlisted staff noncommissioned officers and non-commissioned officers.

  3. United States Marine Corps rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps. MCO P1070-12K: Individual Records Administration Manual. United States Marine Corps; Nalty, Bernard C.; Truman R. Strobridge; Edwin T. Turnbladh (1962). United States Marine Corps Ranks and Grades, 1775–1962 (PDF).

  4. Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    Enlisted Marines will wear chevrons on the sleeves of all uniforms but the Utility and other working uniforms: gold stripes on red for the Dress coat, green stripes on red for the service coat, green stripes on khaki for the khaki short and long sleeve shirts, and black metal or plastic pin-on insignia on the collar of the utility and other ...

  5. Service stripe - Wikipedia

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    A service stripe is an embroidered diagonal stripe worn on the sleeve(s) of some military and paramilitary uniforms. In the case of the United States military, service stripes are authorized for wear by enlisted personnel on the lower part of the sleeve of a uniform to denote length of service. Service stripes vary in size and in color.

  6. Badges of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    As per Marine Corps Assignment, Classification and Travel Systems Manual (ACTS MANUAL) MCO P1000.6, [6] Marines wear the appropriate breast insignia for qualification or designation in aviation, parachutist, explosive ordnance disposal, and diving.

  7. Red Patch - Wikipedia

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    The red patch dates back to the early days of WWII during the Battle of Guadalcanal.After the initial assault on the beachhead, follow-on troops came ashore and confusion on the beach led to landing support Marines (then known as shore party) and infantrymen getting mixed together.

  8. Flag of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The union, however, contained an eagle perched on a shield of the United States and a half-wreath beneath the shield, with 29 stars encircling the entire design. Beginning in 1876, Marines carried the national colors (the Stars and Stripes) with "U.S. Marine Corps" embroidered in yellow on the middle red stripe.

  9. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The post of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was established in 1957 from the order of Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel at Headquarters Marine Corps, Brigadier General James P. Berkeley, as the senior enlisted advisor to the commandant of the Marine Corps, [5] the first such post in any of the five branches of the United States Armed ...