INSPECTION PREPARATION CPL 0106 SGT STUART NCO’S ROLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING THE PREPARATION FOR AN INSPECTION PREPARATION FOR AN INSPECTION NECESSARY STEPS – CONDUCT AN INITIAL PRE-INSPECTION – DEVISE A UNIT PLAN – DEVISE INDIVIDUAL PLANS – SUPERVISE AVOID POOR PLANNING OR IMPROPER SUPERVISION REFERENCES MCO P1020.34G MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS MCO P10120.28 INDIVIDUAL CLOTHING REGULATIONS TM-10120-15/1 MARINE CORPS UNIFORM FITTING AND ALTERATION MANUAL MC BULLETINS IN THE 10120 SERIES PROPER FITTING AND ALTERATION PROCEDURES UNIFORMS THAT MAY BE ALTERED WILL BE ALTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TM-10120-15/1, MARINE CORPS UNIFORM FITTING AND ALTERATION MANUAL. SHIRT, MAN’S LONG SLEEVE SHIRT- DETERMINED BY NECK SIZE AND SLEEVE LENGTH SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT-DETERMINED BY CHEST SIZE ONLY EACH SHIRT IS FITTED OVER AN UNDERSHIRT WITH COLLAR BUTTONED AND SLEEVES UNBUTTONED SHIRT, MAN’S AMPLE ROOM TO PERMIT FREE USE OF ARMS WITHOUT BINDING COLLAR OF THE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT WILL ALLOW FOR INSERTION OF THE INDEX FINGER LENGTH IS 2” ABOVE SECOND JOINT OF THE THUMB WITH A 1/2” TOLERANCE SHIRT, MAN’S SLEEVE LENGTH OF THE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT MAY BE SHORTENED TAPERING TO FIT THE CONTOUR OF THE BODY IS PROHIBITED ALTERATIONS TO THE SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT ARE PROHIBITED SHIRT, WOMEN’S LONG AND SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS ARE DESIGNED AS A SEMIFORMFITTING GARMENT SHOULD FIT SMOOTHLY OVER THE BUST AND COMFORTABLY THROUGH THE SHOULDERS PRIORITY OF FIT - BUST, SHOULDERS, SLEEVES (LONG SLEEVE ONLY) SHIRT, WOMEN’S BACK - SMOOTHLY OVER THE UPPER HIPS AND NOT TOO HIGH FRONT - SMOOTHLY OVER THE BUST WITHOUT STRAIN AT WAIST SHOULDERS - SEAM GOES TO THE EDGE OF THE SHOULDER, IF SEAM HANGS OFF SHOULDER, TRY NEXT SMALLER SIZE SHIRT, WOMEN’S - 2” ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT OF THE THUMB WITH A 1/2” TOLERANCE COLLAR ALLOWS FOR INSERTION OF INDEX FINGER SIDE SEAMS, FRONT AND BACK SEAMS MAY BE TAKEN IN TO PRODUCE A SEMI-FORMFITTING APPEARANCE SLEEVES TROUSERS, MEN’S TROUSERS COME IN A NUMERIC SIZING SYSTEM BASED ON WAIST AND INSEAM MEASUREMENTS FITTED OVER UNDERGARMENTS WITH A DRESS SHIRT, SHOES, AND BELT SEAT IS THE PRIORITY OF FIT SINCE WAIST MAY BE ALTERED TROUSERS, MEN’S WORN WITH THE LOWER EDGE OF WAISTBAND SQUARELY ATOP THE HIPBONES HIP-SUFFICIENT LOOSNESS TO PRECLUDE HORIZONTAL WRINKLES AND GAPING OF POCKETS FLY-FLY SHOULD HANG IN A VERTICAL LINE, WILL NOT GAPE WHEN OPENED TROUSERS, MEN’S RISE-MEASURED FROM CROTCH TO BOTTOM OF WAISTBAND. IF TO LONG CAUSES DROOPING. SHOULD ALLOW 1/2 TO 1” FOR MOVEMENT LENGTH - JUNCTION OF THE SHOE WELT IN THE REAR WITH A 1/4” TOLERANCE TROUSERS, MEN’S HEM-TROUSERS BREAK SLIGHTLY OVER THE SHOES IN THE FRONT FRONT OF TROUSERS IS 3/4 - 1” SHORTER THAN REAR HEM WILL HAVE A MAX OF 3” AND A MIN OF 2” TURN UP CREASES-EXTEND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HEM TO APPROX. 2” ABOVE THE TROUSER CROTCH NO DOUBLE CREASES TROUSERS, WOMEN’S WEARING OF TROUSERS IS THE INDIVIDUAL’S OPTION UNLESS PRESCRIBED BY COMMANDERS MIXED WEAR OF SLACKS AND SKIRTS IN CEREMONIES, INSPECTIONS, AND PAREDES IS NOT AUTHORIZED TROUSERS, WOMEN’S ALL REGULATIONS OF MALE TROUSERS APPLY TO WOMEN’S TROUSERS EXCEPT A TOLERANCE OF 1/2” ABOVE THE SHOE WELT IN THE REAR SKIRT, WOMEN’S EVENING MESS DRESS SKIRTS WILL BE FITTED TO INDIVIDUAL HEIGHT, WILL HANG 1” FROM DECK FITTED TO HIP MEASUREMENT AND THE WAIST HIPS-SHOULD MOLD SMOOTHLY BUT NOT TIGHTLY OVER HIPS WAIST-SHOULD FIT EASYILY BUT NOT TIGHTLY SKIRT, WOMEN’S SIDE SEAMS-CENTERED AT SIDES AND HANG STRAIGHT FROM WAIST TO HEM LENGTH - 1” ABOVE THE HIGHEST POINT TO 1” BELOW THE LOWEST POINT OF THE KNEE WITH A 2-3” HEM COAT, MEN’S SERVICE AND DRESS PROVIDED IN A NUMERIC SIZING SYSTEM BY LENGTH DEPENDENT ON HEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL SERVICE COAT- SEMI- FORMFITTING GARMENT, FITTED OVER SHIRT AND TROUSERS WITH COAT FASTENED AND BELT SECURED COAT, MEN’S SERVICE AND DRESS DRESS COAT- FORMFITTING GARMENT. FITTED OVER AN UNDERSHIRT AND TROUSERS WITH WEB BELT. COLLAR-LOOSE ENOUGH TO INSERT A FINGER AT BACK OF COLLAR COAT,MEN’S SHOULDER-PADDING WILL NOT EXTEND MORE THAN 1/2” BEYOND JOINT CHEST-REST EASY WITH NO BULGES. DRESS COAT WILL HAVE 2” IN THE CHEST AND 1” IN THE WAIST. SERVICE COAT WILL HAVE 1” IN CHEST AND WAIST COAT, MEN’S FRONT CLOSURE-SHOULD OVERLAP RIGHT SIDE BY 3” TO 4”. WILL NOT FORM VERTICAL LINE BUT OFFSET 3/4” TO THE WEARER’S RIGHT SLEEVE-EXTEND TO A POINT 1” ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT OF THUMB WITH 1/4” TOLERANCE BACK-HANGS SMOOTHLY COAT, MEN’S WAIST SEAM-WILL FIT DIRECTLY ON TOP OF WEB BELT FLARES-GATHERING OF UP TO 1” AT SIDE SEAMS IS ALLOWED BACK CLOSURE-LEFT FLAP WILL OVERLAP BY 3” TO 4” BUTTONS-MAY BE ADJUSTED TO ACHIEVE PROPER FIT COATS, WOMEN’S SERVICE AND DRESS FITTED OVER SHIRT AND TROUSERS WITH DRESS COAT, WHITE DRESS SHIRT WILL BE WORN. CHEVRONS ON THIS SHIRT ARE AT THE INDIVIDUAL’S OPTION BOTH COATS ARE SEMI-FORM FITTING COAT, WOMEN’S SHOULD FIT SMOOTHLY BUT NOT TIGHTLY ACROSS BUST. SHOULDERS SHOULD ALLOW FREE ARM MOVEMENT ALTERATIONS CAN BE MADE ON ALL SEAMS FOR A MAX OF 1.5” DECREASE IN SIZE FRONT/BACK-SEAMS MAY BE TAKEN IN OR OUT TO ACHIEVE A SMOOTH APPEARENCE COAT, WOMEN’S SHOULDER-SEAM RESTS ON TOP OF SHOULDER SLEEVES-1” ABOVE SECOND JOINT OF THUMB, SHOULD COVER SLEEVE OF SHIRT LENGTH-DETERMINED BY INDIVIDUAL HEIGHT BUTTONS-MAY BE MOVED TO THE LEFT UP TO 3/8” SERVICE SWEATER FOUR TYPES THE SERVICE SWEATER IS AUTHORIZED FOR THE SERVICE “B”, “C”, AND UTILITY UNIFORM ONLY THE SERVICE TIE WILL NOT BE WORN WITH THE CREW NECK SERVICE SWEATER SERVICE SWEATER SLEEVES MAY BE ROLLED INSIDE OUT BUT WILL COVER SHIRT HEM MAY BE TURNED UNDER BUT WILL COVER BELT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR ON LEAVE AND LIBERTY TANKER JACKET WORN WITH SERVICE C AND D OR BLUE C AND D ZIPPER WILL BE ZIPPED AT LEAST TO TOP OF SLASH POCKETS CHEVRONS WORN ON SHOULDER STRAPS, 3/4” FROM SEAM AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR ON LEAVE AND LIBERTY ALL WEATHER COAT PRESCRIBED FOR WEAR WITH SERVICE, DRESS AND UTILITY UNIFORMS WILL BE FITTED OVER SERVICE A WITH LINER ZIPPED IN, LARGE ENOUGH TO COVER ALL OTHER GARMENTS ALL WEATHER COAT SLEEVES-LONG ENOUGH TO COVER OTHER GARMENTS BY 1/2” WITH A 1/4” TOLERANCE LENGTH-WILL REACH THE KNEECAP FOR MEN, 1” BELOW FOR WOMEN. WILL NOT EXTEND PAST MID-CALF ALL WEATHER COAT WILL FIT SMOOTHLY ACROSS CHEST WITH A NOTICEABLE FULLNESS OF THE WAIST. BELT WILL BE HORIZONTAL POSITION WITH THE END NOT EXCEEDING 1” PAST THE KEEPER (MIN) AND 1.5” PAST THE LEFT BELT LOOP (MAX). BUCKLE CENTERED ON BUTTONS ALL WEATHER COAT TOP BUTTON MAY BE WORN BUTTONED OR OPEN TO FORM LAPELS. AWC IS AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR ON LEAVE AND LIBERTY MATERNITY UNIFORM WORN AS UNIFORM OF THE DAY FOR PREGNANT MARINES CONSISTS OF GREEN TUNIC TOP, SKIRT OR SLACKS, AND KHAKI LONG OR SHORT SLEEVE MATERNITY SHIRT ONCE CERTIFIED PREGNANT BY MEDICAL DOCTORS, A ONE TIME ALLOWANCE IS ISSUED FOR MATERNITY UNIFORM PURCHASE. MATERNITY UNIFORM WHEN THE SERVICE A UNIFORM IS PRESCRIBED, THE TUNIC TOP IS WORN GREEN SWEATER IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR MATERNITY UTILITY UNIFORM IS AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE WORN IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE STANDARD UTILITY UNIFORM UTILITY UNIFORM STARCHING OF THE MARPAT UNIFORM IS PROHIBITED. STARCHING OF CAMOFLAGUE UNIFORM IS AUTHORIZED BUT NOT MANDATED. OTHER THAN INSTANCES PRESCRIBED BY CMC, THE UTILITY UNIFORM IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR LEAVE AND LIBERTY. NO ALTERATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR THIS UNIFORM UTILITY UNIFORM UNIFORM IS FITTED OVER AN UNDERSHIRT WITH SUFFICIENT LOOSENESS FOR EASE OF MOVEMENT. A WEB BELT WITH BUCKLE IS WORN WITH THE UTILITY UNIFORM SLEEVE ROLLS ARE INSIDE-OUT, ABOUT 3” WIDE, AND ABOUT 2” ABOVE THE ELBOW UTILITY UNIFORM SLEEVES SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO COVER WRISTBONE WAIST AND SEAT SHOULD ALLOW FREE MOVEMENT TROUSERS SHOULD BE LONG ENOUGH TO BLOUSE OVER COMBAT BOOT NAMETAPES AS OF 1 OCTOBER, 1992, NAMETAPES ARE MANDATORY ON BOTH THE UTILITY BLOUSE AS WELL AS UTILITY TROUSERS OLIVE GREEN, 1” WIDE, AT LEAST 7 1/2” LONG, WITH 3/4” LETTERS. IF NAME IS TOO LONG, THEN USE 1/2” LETTERS NAMETAPES ALL LETTERS WILL BE IN CAPS i.e.., MCCARTHY, NOT McCARTHY WASH NAMETAPES BEFORE ATTACHING TO UNIFORM TO PREVENT WRINKLING OF UTILITIES COVERS AND HEADGEAR THE FRAME CAP SHALL FIT AROUND THE LARGEST PART OF THE HEAD. THE CAP SHALL BE CENTERED AND WORN STRAIGHT, WITH THE TIP OF THE VISOR ON LINE WITH THE EYEBROW. GARRISON COVERS WILL BE CENTERED SQUARELY OR SLIGHTLY TILTED TO THE RIGHT. SWEATBAND 1 IN ABOVE THE EYEBROW COVERS AND HEADGEAR FRAME CAP WILL FIT COMFORTABLY AROUND THE LARGEST PART OF THE HEAD GARRISON CAP SHOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH TO PLACE ON HEAD BUT NOT TO CAUSE A BREAK IN THE REAR COVERS AND HEADGEAR FEMALE MARINES’ COVERS SHALL BE FITTED OVER THE HAIR STYLE AND SHOULD NOT PUCKER OR WRINKLE ACROSS THE TOP POLY/WOOL COVERS WILL NOT BE WORN WITH GABARDINE BLOUSES OR TROUSERS, AND VICE-VERSA UTILITY CAP WILL BE WORN STRAIGHT WITH VISOR ON LINE WITH EYEBROWS FOOTWEAR OXFORDS-ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH THE SERVICE UNIFORM (SKIRT), ALWAYS WORN WITH SLACKS PUMPS-HEELS NOT LESS THAN 1 IN NOR MORE THAN 2 ½ IN IN HEIGHT BASE OF THE HEELS NOT LESS THAN 3/8” BY 3/8” NOR MORE THAN 1.5” BY 1 7/8” WORN WITH DRESS AND SERVICE UNIFORMS WITH SKIRT FOOTWEAR FLATS-OPTIONAL AND DO NOT SATISFY MINUMUM REQUIREMENTS. MAX OF 7/8” HEEL AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH SERVICE AND DRESS SLACKS FOOTWEAR 4 TYPES AUTHORIZED: ALL BLACK JUNGLE BOOTS BLACK INFANTRY COMBAT BOOTS (ICB) TAN MARPAT HOT WEATHER BOOT TAN MARPAT COLD WEATHER BOOT MARPAT BOOTS MUST HAVE MARINE CORPS EMBLEM FOOTWEAR ALL 4 BOOTS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH BOTH TYPES OF UTILITY UNIFORMS 1 OCT 2005 REQUIRED POSSESION DATE FOR MARPAT BOOTS UNIFORM MARKING EVERY ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WILL BE MARKED CLEARLY WITH OWNER’S NAME UP TO 2 REMARKS ARE AUTHORIZED LIGHT ON DARK, DARK ON LIGHT BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS, 1/2” IN SIZE UNIFORM MARKING BAG, DUFFEL - OUTSIDE ON BOTTOM BELTS (EXCEPT TROUSER BELTS) UNDERSIDE, NEAR BUCKLE END WEB BELTS - ON ONE SIDE ONLY, AS NEAR THE BUCKLE END AS POSSIBLE COVERS - INSIDE ON THE SWEATBAND UNIFORM MARKING COATS - INSIDE ON THE NECKBAND CROWN, CAP - INSIDE THE BAND DRAWERS - OUTSIDE, FRONT, IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE WAISTBAND GLOVES - INSIDE AT THE WRIST AWC LINER - CENTERED NEAR THE TOP NECKTABS - UNDERSIDE NEAR LEFT END UNIFORM MARKING NECKTIES - INSIDE OF THE NECK LOOP (CLIP-ON - INSIDE NEAR THE TOP) SHIRTS - INSIDE THE NECKBAND SHOES/BOOTS - INSIDE NEAR THE TOP SOCKS - OUTSIDE, ON TOP OF THE FOOT UNIFORM MARKING SWEATER - STAMPED ON MANUFACTURING LABEL OR USE MARKING TAPE/LABEL SEWN INSIDE THE BACK OF THE SWEATER, BELOW THE NECKBAND, WITH THREAD TO MATCH THE SWEATER TROUSERS, SKIRTS, SLACKS INSIDE NEAR THE TOP UNIFORM MARKING TRUNKS - INSIDE, IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE WAISTBAND UNDERSHIRTS - INSIDE BACK, NEAR THE NECKBAND QUESTIONS? INSPECTION PREPARATION CPL 0106 ACCESSORIES RANK INSIGNIA- CLOTH INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN ON THE DRESS AND SERVICE COATS, AND ALL LONG AND SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS - CENTERED ON SLEEVE LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS - 4” AND CENTERED FOR E-7 AND BELOW; 3” DOWN AND CENTERED FOR E-8 & E-9 ACCESSORIES RANK INSIGNIA- WORN ON ALL DRESS, SERVICE, AND UTILITY UNIFORMS. UTILITY, AWC, AND LONG SLEEVECENTERED, 1/2” FROM BOTH SIDES OF COLLAR, SINGLE POINT UP, CENTER OF THE INSIGNIA ON A LINE BISECTING THE ANGLE OF THE COLLAR ACCESSORIES TIE CLASP- NO SUCH THING AS A SNCO TIE CLASP NECKTIE- MATERIAL MUST MATCH MATERIAL OF SHIRT BELTS- WEB - 2-4” “A” - 2 3/4-3 3/4” (SNAP) AWC- 1” PAST KEEPER TO 1 1/2” PAST LEFT BELT LOOP (KEEPER IS CENTERED BETWEEN BUTTONS) ACCESSORIES Definitions: Award Decoration (example-Navy Cross) Unit Award (example-Navy Unit Commendation) Service Award (example-Good Conduct) MEDALS ARRANGED IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE FROM WEARER’S RIGHT WITH BOTTOM ALIGNED ANODIZED AT INDIVIDUAL’S OPTION THE MEDAL OF HONOR WILL NOT BE MOUNTED OR REPRODUCED IN MINIATURE MOUNTED MEDALS WHEN MORE THAN ONE MEDAL IS WORN, THEY ARE SUSPENDED FROM A HOLDING BAR ABLE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT WHEN TWO OR MORE ROWS ARE WORN, THE UPPER ROW MEDALLIONS COVER THE HOLDING BAR AND SUSPENSION RIBBONS OF THE MEDALS BELOW MOUNTED MEDALS MEN - MAX OF 4 LARGE MEDALS SIDE BY SIDE, OR 7 OVERLAPPED WOMEN - MAX OF 3 LARGE MEDALS SIDE BY SIDE, OR 5 OVERLAPPED RIGHT INBOARD MEDAL WILL SHOW IN FULL MINIATURE MEDALS MEN - MAX OF 5 SIDE BY SIDE OR 10 OVERLAPPED WOMEN - MAX OF 4 SIDE BY SIDE OR 8 OVERLAPPED OVERLAPPING WILL NOT EXCEED 50%, AND THE RIGHT MEDAL WILL SHOW IN FULL RIBBONS CENTERED, 1/8” ABOVE HIGHEST POINT OF POCKET (MARKSMANSHIP BADGES) SENIOR COLOR IS BLUE AND GOES TO THE WEARER’S RIGHT WORN IN ORDER OF SENIORITY WHICH IS LISTED IN MCO P 1020.34G RIBBONS WORN IN ROWS OF THREE, ROWS OF FOUR ARE AUTHORIZED. RULE OF THUMB-IF YOU HAVE 16 AWARDS GO TO ROWS OF FOUR BACKINGS AND RIBBON BARS SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE MARKSMANSHIP BADGES 1/8” ABOVE HIGHEST POINT OF POCKET WHEN TWO BADGES ARE WORN, THEY ARE CENTERED ON THE POCKET WITH ABOUT 3/4” IN BETWEEN, BUT AT NO TIME DO THEY SPAN MORE THAN 4 1/4” BREAST INSIGNIA NAVAL AVIATOR, NAVAL/COMBAT AIRCREW MEMBER, PARACHUTIST, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL, AND SCUBA DIVERS RATE BREAST INSIGNIA INSIGNIA IS CENTERED 1/8” ABOVE RIBBONS ON SERVICE AND DRESS UNIFORMS, AND 1/2” ABOVE NAMETAPE ON UTILITIES BREAST INSIGNIA NO MORE THAN TWO INSIGNIA WILL BE WORN AT ANY ONE TIME INSPECTING- CORROSION BRASSO BUILD-UP PLACEMENT DISCOLORATION Civilian Attire Should Keep be in good taste high USMC standards What is authorized for wear with civilian attire? Male Marines – Gold cuff links, studs, tie bar – Footwear, socks – Mourning band, gloves – Underwear – Black bow tie, service sweater, scarf – All weather coat, (No insignia) What is authorized for wear with civilian attire? Woman Marines – White shirt without Insignia – Footwear – Gloves, Handbags, Clutch purse, Mourning band – Service sweater, scarf – Maternity Uniform (Not Cammies) – All weather coat without insignia GROOMING REGULATIONS MALE FEMALE QUESTIONS? UNIFORM SERVICEABILITY RIPS, TEARS, FRAYS, BLEACH MARKS, OR DISCOLORATION UNAUTHORIZED ALTERATIONS (PULL STRAPS REMOVED, “C”) PATCHES NOT MATCHING MATERIAL AND COLOR COVERS MISSING METAL FASTENERS AROUND VENTS, FRAYED UNIFORM SERVICEABILITY CRACKED, CHIPPED, OR MISSING BUTTONS OR FASTENERS ANY UNIFORM ITEM OR ACCESSORY THAT NO LONGER MEETS THE STANDARDS AND/OR INTENDED PURPOSE