The simple answer is that green broadcloth was a widely accessible uniform-worthy material at the time. The iconic dark blue cloth associated with the modern-day Marine Corps didn't appear until 1798.

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 ...

While green dominated, Army actually had three types of service dress uniforms by the turn of the millennium. The white service uniform had been was introduced as a summer uniform in 1902 and ...

The Marine Corps is considering more changes to female dress blues, a little moretwo months after the iconic coat was changed — a move supported by a slight majority of female Marines, but fewer ...

Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Marines may never be thought of as a bastion of fashion, but the Corps is about to make the boldest change the military has seen in decades in "battle dress uniform." They ...

Gunnery Sgt. Taylor Yontz, a Marine recruiter who shares content on social media about the Corps, made a Dec. 2 video about how he had learned that recruits were having their dress uniform coats ...

In late September, 1st Lt. Sukhbir Toor donned a turban in his Marine Corps uniform for the first time. (The Sikh Coalition) In late September, 1st Lt. Sukhbir Toor, an ­officer with 3rd ...

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP. The woodland camouflage has been the standard year-round uniform for the Marine Corps since 2016. USMC Seasonal Uniform Guidance EASONAL reads, "During the ...

Army: “Sea Foam” Green. What is this uniform and why did they make poor, ... but that belted style seems to work well on men (see every Marine in dress uniform, ever.) ...

What's been going on with the Marines' uniforms Marines are famously meticulous about their uniforms. But for more than a year, they haven't always been able to wear the ones they're supposed to.

The Green uniform will be the everyday service uniform for all Soldiers and the current Army ... the Army and Air Force each have one dress uniform, the Marine Corps has two dress uniforms, ...

The new small pattern lets a Marine virtually disappear by walking into brush or a wooded area, said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James L. Jones, who has spearheaded the new uniform effort.