Proper way to wear the MARPAT

[devin0116]

Hey all, my school is having a Veterans day parade and a fellow cadet and I were chosen to wear the MARPAT in Woodland(me) and Desert(fellow cadet) and i was wondering how to wear it properly and if you have any tips to make it look as sharp as possible (i.e. sleeve rolling technique or tutorial (because i am horrible at this) or make the hat look nice etc..etc..)

Many thanks,

[C/CPT Hazard]

Why are Air Force cadets going to wear the MARPAT? The two of you should be wearing ABU's.

[OrienteeringOH]

Actually Headquarters AFJROTC doesn't issue ABU's or BDU's to Cadets. Cadets are authorized to wear them, however a set of ABUs is roughly $200+ dollars, and the woodland BDU is being phased out. Still doesn't explain why they'd wear the MARPAT though.

[Drill for life]

Why are you wearing the uniform that My friends have fought for, lived for , and eventually died for. I pray you don't wear them because if you do your going to get what you deserve, a good chewing out by a Marine,Active duty,reserve, and /or veteran. I don't think any JROTC should be able to wear active duty unioforms. Your SASI shoul dlet you wear DCU's,BDU's,Blues, and maybe and I stress maybe ABU's. TO answer your question.
1. How to roll sleeves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mBszawQYYA
This I how I roll them up USMC/USN sleeve's when I wear DCU's.
2. Iron the hat, put a Roll of Toilet paper in the hat a iron on the creases, or buy the permaneant mold.

Are you guys going to wear a AFJROTC patch over theleft pocket? Are you going to wear your AFJROTC rank on the lapels?

[Drill for life]

Oh forgot, DON'T ROLL THE SLEEVES. It is not time, it is fall the Marine Corps has switched to Rolled Down sleeves. If you roll up the Sleeves on the MARPATS you'll be out of regulaiton.

[devin0116]

I understand your confusion and or displeasure. I am to wear the MARPAT for no other occasion except for the Veterans Day Parade. That is why i asked this question in order to represent proper uniform wear and standards/regulations to represent the Marines correctly and honor them as much as possible. I take this very seriously and am very honored to wear this uniform and i cannot stress this enough.

P.S. No Patches are worn on it, the Marines and Name tapes have been removed so all thats left is the EGA under the the left breast pocket and on the cap (along w/ the small EGA's printed throughout the unifom.)

[Drill for life]

Please don't wear them, Wear your Air Force Blues or something like that.

[devin0116]

My SASI's son is letting us wear them (Retired USMC)

[PhoenixCadet]

Originally Posted by Drill for life

HOW DID YOU GET THAT UNIFORM, THE MARPATS,THE OFFFICIAL MARPATS WITH SMALL EGA ARE TP WOR BY ACTIVE DUTY,RESERVE MARINES, MCJROTC DOESN'T EVEN WEAR THOSE. Please don't wear them, Wear your Air Force BLues or something like that.

Drill,

I'm going to strongly encourage you to calm down before a moderator gets ahold of you. You've been told numerous times to get a grip (on yourself, and better posting habits), yet you don't listen.

Listen. Now.

[PhoenixCadet]

With that said, I would like to echo to the OP that you shouldn't wear MARPAT for Veterans Day. Wear your JROTC uniform. If it's a function at your school - it shouldn't be a problem. If it's not a function at your school, I wouldn't see a problem in one of your ASI's giving you permission, as long as you follow the regs and present a professional image in public.

The Marine MARPAT uniform is considered a "controlled item" in it's offical form (with the little EGA's on it), and thus - would be illegal to wear even if you didn't have any ranks, tapes or anything of the like on it. You haven't earned the right to wear a Marine uniform, and wearing that one, when you've got the right to wear a JROTC uniform, will just make you reek of 'poser'.

Stick with your JROTC uniform. A service uniform would be much more professional, anyway - over a utility uniform.

-PC