{"id":20904,"date":"2013-01-03T00:30:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T03:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=20904"},"modified":"2016-11-26T02:02:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T05:02:13","slug":"us-marines-to-institute-blues-fridays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/03\/us-marines-to-institute-blues-fridays\/","title":{"rendered":"US Marines to Institute Blues Fridays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: An official Defense.gov article notes the recent changes in Armed Services uniform policies and covers some of the highlights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Just after the US Air Force abandoned “blues Mondays,” the US Marine Corps has announced that, as of tomorrow, Fridays require Marines to wear service uniforms instead of their utilities<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Beginning Jan. 4, 2013, all non-deployed Marines and sailors assigned to Marine units, regardless of component, active or Reserve, will be required to wear the appropriate seasonal service uniform each Friday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The reasons given are the “form fitting” nature of the service uniform — which means leaders can “evaluate the personal appearance” of their Marines —\u00a0as well as a return to the ‘smartly dressed’ Marine image:<\/p>\n

“Watching Marines square their gig line away and adjust their uniform is indicative of the \u2018spit and polish\u2019 pride we seem to have strayed from,” said [SgtMaj Michael] Sprague.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark Welsh recently declined to renew the top-level requirement that Airmen wear their blues on Monday<\/a>; as a result, most MAJCOMs removed the requirement.<\/p>\n

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