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1948 the name was changed to Leatherneck-Magazine of the Marines. The magazine's name derives from the slang term "leatherneck" for a U.S. Marine, referring to the leather-lined collar or stock of the original Marine uniform. Leatherneck was an official Marine Corps publication until 1972, staffed primarily by active-duty Marines. That year all ...
The Marine blue dress uniform features a stand collar and red stripe in the trousers, while the Army blue dress uniform features an open collar worn with a white shirt and black tie, and a gold stripe on the trousers. The Marine service and dress uniforms displays fewer items - only rank insignia, ribbons, marksmanship badges, and breast insignia.
The American Marine Corps nickname "leatherneck" is generally attributed to the wearing of the leather stock. The use of the term "Bootneck" for British Royal Marines had a similar cause, and also on the alleged habit of cutting a strip of leather from the top of a boot to provide additional protection for the neck, although it is unclear if ...
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Young Marines training in Okinawa. The Young Marines was founded in 1959, by the Brass City detachment of the Marine Corps League in Waterbury, CT.The Young Marines received its charter on October 17, 1965, and continued its affiliation with the MCL as well as becoming US Marine Corps drug demand reduction program for youth in July 1993.
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