Posted on Jan 15, 2016
6 Marine Corps 'Rules' That Are Not Actually Regulations
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RP Marines and Members the unwritten "Rules" Marines share your thoughts?
Are these rules still in enforce today? Looking for some discussion and comments! Keep it professional!
Do other service branches have similar unwritten "Rules?" Please share!
These six common Marine Corps rules are not actually service-wide regulations.
If there’s one thing the Marine Corps will never be in short supply of, it’s rules. There are regulations on how to lace your boots, what you can and cannot do while walking, what clothes you can wear while off duty, and numerous pages explaining how to wear your uniform or how your hair should be cut.
The Corps’ many rules are some of the things that sets it apart from other services by holding its Marines to a strict and very high standard.
Are these rules still in enforce today? Looking for some discussion and comments! Keep it professional!
Do other service branches have similar unwritten "Rules?" Please share!
These six common Marine Corps rules are not actually service-wide regulations.
If there’s one thing the Marine Corps will never be in short supply of, it’s rules. There are regulations on how to lace your boots, what you can and cannot do while walking, what clothes you can wear while off duty, and numerous pages explaining how to wear your uniform or how your hair should be cut.
The Corps’ many rules are some of the things that sets it apart from other services by holding its Marines to a strict and very high standard.
6 Marine Corps 'Rules' That Are Not Actually Regulations
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While standing duty at Weapons Bn Parris Island, I got curious about what exactly was on one of the clip boards in the office. I started looking through all the regs on it and found one that said "mustaches while discouraged, may be worn by all Marines assigned to Parris Island, with the exception of drill instructors. " Or words to that effect. Those of us on Charlie Line immediately began growing mustaches, the ones that could and wanted to. We caught a lot of crap from those telling us we couldn't have them, until our CW3 grew his. My name was mud with several officers over that one, guess that they couldn't grow one.
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LCpl Donald Hall
i hope u were not a boot!!! after boot camp 14aug72 i have never
shaved my mustache,its 44 yrs old
shaved my mustache,its 44 yrs old
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A wise man knows that it is possible to win the battle and still lose the war.
The CO may not always be right, but he is always the CO.
The CO may not always be right, but he is always the CO.
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Just I tend to think most of this silliness when I was in was CS and tended to the absurd, I tend to think arguing over whether it is legit because it is or isn't "regulation" is CS as well. If the CO doesn't want you walking on his grass, I suggest you keep your carcass on the sidewalks. I know of many Marines of various ranks below Colonel who met the wrath of the CO of the Camp Lejeune rifle range for walking on that grass, and decided CS or not, regulation or not, perhaps this is not the best hill to die on.
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