page_title: Uniforms of the United States Navy
section_title: Navy personnel attached to Marine Corps units
hierarchical_section_title: Uniforms of the United States Navy / Special uniform situations / Navy personnel attached to Marine Corps units
caption_attribution_description: English: 070208-N-4790M-076 Manila, Philippines (Feb. 8, 2007) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ronaldo Lachica, a native of Lobo Batangas, Philippines, mans the rails as the amphibious Command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) pulls into Manila. Blue Ridge and embarked 7th Fleet staff are in the Philippines as part of Project Friendship, a humanitarian assistance/community service project with the Armed forces of the Philippines. During Project Friendship, the ship is scheduled to participate in friendship-building and goodwill-generating activities.
context_page_description: The uniforms of the United States Navy include dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, and uniforms for special situations, which have varied throughout the history of the navy. For simplicity in this article, officers refers to both commissioned officers and warrant officers.
context_section_description: As the Marine Corps does not have medical personnel and chaplains, the Navy provides them. The officers and enlisted include doctors, physician assistants, dentists, nurses, hospital corpsmen, chaplains, religious program specialists, and Naval Gunfire Liaison Officers. There are also specialized ratings that will be attached to Marine commands such as Navy Divers for example. Because of this relationship, these personnel are authorized to wear U.S. Marine Corps utility (desert/woodland) uniforms with Navy rank insignia replacing the Marine insignia for enlisted personnel (Navy and Marine officer rank insignia are identical) and with a "U.S. Navy" patch replacing the "U.S. Marines" one. They wear the 8-point utility cover, but it lacks the Marine Corps emblem. Additionally, Navy personnel attached to Marine units can elect to wear Marine service uniforms, with Navy insignia. Those opting to wear Marine Corps service uniforms must meet Marine Corps grooming and physical appearance standards, which are more stringent than Navy standards. This does not apply to the MARPAT uniforms, as this uniform is required for wear in the field when attached to Marine units, regardless of adherence to Marine Corps grooming standards. Navy personnel are not authorized to wear the Marine Corps Dress Blue Uniform; instead Navy Dress Blue and White uniforms are worn.
caption: Corpsman wearing the Marine Corps Service Uniform in 2007.
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