The Marine Corps is looking into replacing its standard metal rank insignia with cloth chevrons — a move calculated mostly to avoid rank confusion, according to Marine Corps Times.

Three stripes up, crossed rifles in the center, this rank insignia is worn proudly by a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 8.

The Marine Corps handed down a handful of new uniform decisions this week, including authorized wear of a new unmanned aircraft systems breast insignia, still under development, and a new ...

Moving up the Marine Corps Ranks: Company commanders have the authority to promote active-duty enlisted privates (E-1) to the rank of PFC (E-2) once they have completed six months of service.

"When black insignia intersects with black pixels in the woodland MARPAT utilities it can be difficult to discern rank," a Marine news release announcing a Corps-wide survey on the changes read.

A Marine Corps official did confirm to Task & Purpose that of the proposed badges, one looks similar to the UAS insignia of other services, but with the gold flight wings of Marine aviators.

The U.S. Marine Corps ranks are broken down into two groups: Enlisted Ranks (E-1 to E-9), Warrant Officer Ranks (W-1 to W-5) and Commissioned Officer Ranks (O-1 to O-10). Check the complete list ...

Major changes for Marine Corps uniforms are in ... Browne Belt for officers and an issued first set of woodland cammies that require wearing brushed brass pin-on enlisted ranks. The uniform ...

Major changes for Marine Corps uniforms are in the pipeline. Switching to “bravos” or “charlies” and doing away with desert camouflage utility uniforms are two proposals currently on the ...

The Marine Corps created the SMMC billet in 1957. The Army got on board with its first SMA, William Wooldridge, in 1966. He was followed a year later by inaugural MCPON Delbert Black and MCSAF ...

The Marine Uniform Board is collecting results from a survey from across the Corps. The board will convene Oct. 29 and take the survey results into consideration. Close Ad ...