Marking Regulations on a Marine Uniform

Per The Marine Corps Uniform Regulations, all enlisted Marines must mark their uniform with their name. The regulations stipulate the size of the marking, the location of the marking and the procedures to follow with previously owned or previously marked clothing.

Size Of The Marking

Enlisted Marines must write their name in every piece of their personal uniform clothing. The name marking must be in block lettering and must be a half inch or under in size. The name marking can be written by hand or printed.

Marking By Previous Owner

If an enlisted Marine owns a piece of uniform clothing that was previously owned by another Marine, it must be recorded in the service record book with the new owner's name. The name of the uniform clothing's previous owner should be marked out or erased. If the uniform clothing is marked RC 1/2, which means Recovered Clothing 1/2 Price, then the new owner's name does not have to be recorded in the service book.

Previous Regulatory Marking

If an enlisted Marine has a piece of uniform clothing that is marked using formerly established marking regulations, than the clothing is not required to be remarked unless the marking has become unreadable. If the clothing must be remarked because of an unreadable previous marking, this reason for the remarking must be recorded in the administrative remarks section of the service record book.

Location Of The Marking

The locations for the marking for the Marine's name for each piece of uniform clothing  are listed in subsection 10201 of the Marine Corps Uniform Regulations. The subsection lists the marking location for over 19 different clothing articles such as socks, belts, caps and trousers.