INSPECTION
PREPARATION
CPL 0106
NCO’S
ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR SUPERVISING
THE PREPARATION
FOR AN INSPECTION
PREPARATION FOR AN
INSPECTION
 NECESSARY STEPS
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CONDUCT AN INITIAL PRE-INSPECTION
DEVISE A UNIT PLAN
DEVISE INDIVIDUAL PLANS
SUPERVISE
 AVOID
POOR PLANNING OR IMPROPER
SUPERVISION
REFERENCES
MCO P1020.34F 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
 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 FIT - BUST, SHOULDERS,
SLEEVES
SHIRT, WOMEN’S
 BACK
- SMOOTHLY OVER THE UPPER
HIPS AND NOT TOO HIGH
 FRONT - SMOOTHLY OVER THE BUST
WITHOUT STRAIN
 SHOULDERS - SEAM GOES TO THE
EDGE OF THE SHOULDER
 SLEEVES - 2” ABOVE THE SECOND
JOINT OF THE THUMB WITH A 1/2”
TOLERANCE
SHIRT, WOMEN’S
 COLLAR ALLOWS
FOR INSERTION OF
INDEX FINGER
 RIBBONS ARE WORN CENTERED ON
THE LEFT SIDE, EVEN WITH OR UP TO
2” ABOVE THE FIRST VISIBLE
BUTTON AND PARALLEL TO THE
DECK
SHIRT, WOMEN’S
 SIDE
SEAMS, FRONT AND BACK
SEAMS MAY BE TAKEN IN TO
PRODUCE A SEMI-FORMFITTING
APPEARANCE
TROUSERS, MEN’S
 HEM
- 2-3”
 LENGTH - JUNCTION OF THE SHOE
WELT IN THE REAR WITH A 1/4”
TOLERANCE
 RISE - 1/2 - 1”
 WORN WITH THE WAISTBAND
SQUARELY ATOP THE HIPBONES
 POCKETS LIE FLAT
TROUSERS, MEN’S
 TROUSERS
BREAK SLIGHTLY OVER
THE SHOES IN THE FRONT
 FRONT OF TROUSERS IS 3/4 - 1”
SHORTER THAN REAR
 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
 ALL REGULATIONS OF MALE
TROUSERS APPLY TO WOMEN
TROUSERS EXCEPT A TOLERANCE
OF 1/2” ABOVE THE SHOE WELT IN
THE REAR
SKIRT
 THE
SKIRT SHOULD FIT SMOOTHLY
OVER THE WAISTLINE AND HIPS.
SEAMS ARE CENTERED AT THE SIDES
AND HANG VERTICALLY.
- 1” ABOVE THE HIGHEST
POINT TO 1” BELOW THE LOWEST
POINT OF THE KNEE WITH A 2-3” HEM
 LENGTH
COAT, MEN’S SERVICE AND
DRESS
 SERVICE
COAT- SEMI- FORMFITTING
GARMENT
 DRESS
COAT- FORMFITTING
GARMENT
 LENGTH
FOR BOTH IS TO A POINT 1”
ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT OF THE
THUMB WITH 1/4” TOLERANCE
COATS
COAT - APPROX. 2” OF
FREEDOM IN THE CHEST AND 1” OF
FREEDOM IN THE WAIST
 DRESS COAT - APPROX. 1” OF
FREEDOM IN BOTH CHEST AND
WAIST
 SERVICE
COATS
 FLARES
UP TO AN INCH OF
MATERIAL ARE PERMITTED
 BACK
VENT SHOULD OVERLAP EACH
OTHER BETWEEN 3-4”
 ALTERING THE
SERVICE COAT TO A
FORMFITTING GARMENT IS
PROHIBITED
COATS, WOMEN’S SERVICE
AND DRESS
 BOTH
THE SERVICE AND DRESS
COATS ARE SEMI-FORMFITTING
 ALL REGULATIONS APPLY FOR
FEMALES THAT APPLY TO MALES,
EXCEPT THAT BUTTONS MAY BE
MOVED UP TO 3/8” TO THE LEFT
ONLY
SERVICE SWEATER
 THE
SERVICE SWEATER IS
AUTHORIZED FOR THE SERVICE “B”,
“C”, AND UTILITY UNIFORM ONLY
 THE SERVICE TIE WILL NOT BE
WORN WITH THE SERVICE SWEATER
 SLEEVES ARE ROLLED INSIDE OUT
ALL WEATHER COAT
 MEN
- MUST REACH THE BOTTOM OF
THE KNEECAP, AND MAY NOT
EXTEND BELOW MID-CALF
 WOMEN - MUST REACH 1” BELOW
THE KNEECAP, AND NOT EXTEND
BELOW MID-CALF
MATERNITY UNIFORM
 CONSISTS
OF GREEN TUNIC TOP,
SKIRT OR SLACKS, AND KHAKI LONG
OR SHORT SLEEVE MATERNITY
SHIRT
UTILITY UNIFORM
 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
 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
 MATERNITY UNIFORM
- ALL
REGULATIONS APPLY TO THE
MATERNITY UNIFORM THAT APPLY
TO THE STANDARD UTILITY
UNIFORM EXCEPT THE WEB BELT
WILL NOT BE WORN
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
 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
FOOTWEAR

OXFORDS
– ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR WITH THE
SERVICE UNIFORM (SKIRT)

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
IN NOR MORE THAN 1 ½ BY 1 7/8
FOOTWEAR
 BOOTS
– ALL-BLACK LEATHER
– PATENT LEATHER OR GLOSSY
FINISH IS NOT AUTHORIZED
– SPEED LACES OR EYELET
LACING
– 8 TO 12 IN IN HEIGHT
UNIFORM MARKING
 EVERY ARTICLE
OF CLOTHING WILL
BE MARKED CLEARLY WITH
OWNER’S NAME
 LIGHT ON DARK, DARK ON LIGHT
 BLOCK LETTERS, 1/2” OR SMALLER
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
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
 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
 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
 MILITARY ID
TAGS AND ARMED
FORCES ID CARD WILL BE CARRIED
AT ALL TIMES, WITH CORRECT AND
CURRENT INFORMATION
 RIBBONS- CENTERED, 1/8” ABOVE
HIGHEST POINT OF POCKET
(MARKSMANSHIP BADGES)
 SENIOR COLOR IS BLUE AND GOES
TO THE WEARER’S RIGHT
ACCESSORIES
 FEMALES
MAY WEAR ROWS OF 2
 BACKINGS AND
RIBBON BARS
SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE
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
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
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
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
WALLOCKER DISPLAY
SETUP
QUESTIONS?