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NeverQuit
06-25-07, 12:17 AM
I have been in the Marine Corps about a year and I am stationed with 1/5, my question is about the French Fourragere, I'm getting ready to do my wedding ceremony and I don't know if i am to wear it on the uniform or not. May be a dumb question but you know what they say about that. Thank you for any input.

usmchauer
06-25-07, 12:43 AM
You rate it. Wear it!

10thzodiac
06-25-07, 07:45 AM
Of course wear it http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

SF http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gif

Quinbo
06-25-07, 08:44 AM
You would be out of uniform without it.

jinelson
06-25-07, 09:00 AM
Congratulations, and I concure with the other Marines wear it you rate it.

Jim

Sgt Leprechaun
06-25-07, 11:19 AM
Yep. Wear it. Think of it this way, Marine blood earned it, you rate to wear it. It's been bought and paid for.

drumcorpssnare
06-25-07, 04:27 PM
Sgt Leprechaun- I like how you put that, sir!
drumcorpssnare:usmc:

SSgt Blue
06-25-07, 04:44 PM
You damb right you wear it. There are so many Marines that would love to wear it but cant. I still cant believe there are Marines that have no idea what it is.

NeverQuit
06-25-07, 07:56 PM
Yes it is sad that alot of Marines don't know what it is, I learned about it on PI. My question now is does anyone know the like regulation for it on uniform, is it worn on all uniforms or just service etc and the placement. That question alone shows that it is a dying item, i'll be proud to wear it.

usmchauer
06-25-07, 09:56 PM
Do you have a guidebook for Marine's? It should have detailed information of how it's properly worn. Or ask someone who's worn it before, the correct way.

erased
06-25-07, 10:16 PM
I always refer to this for up-to-date uniform regs.

http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/sites/mcub/

Quinbo
06-25-07, 10:32 PM
Give me a freakin break! You are in a unit of some 3,000 Marines (5th Marine Regiment) and can't find one NCO than can tell you how the Fourragere is worn? Are you kidding? Ask your fireteam leader and if you are a fire team leader you are fired. Congratulations on the marriage.
Mountain climbers .... freaking begin.

erased
06-25-07, 10:37 PM
Agreed, Bulkyker.

This is from the order:

2. The 5th and 6th Marine Regiments were so cited during World War I, and therefore, all Marines serving in these units are authorized to wear the
Fourragere.
3. Marines entitled to wear the Fourragere will wear it on all uniform
service and dress coats/jackets when medals or ribbons are prescribed.

There's gotta be an NCO there that knows how it's worn if it is required.

NeverQuit
06-25-07, 11:06 PM
It's sold in the PX but no one in the unit ever wears it or not that I have seen in any inspection we have had. The unit just took the largest boot drop it's seen in a long time, The entire co. i came with from SOI East and a co. from SOI west. When we got here my plt had 2 NCO's and a few Lcpls that are just now hitting their 2 yr mark. I will research it more myself, I apologize for the Inconvenience

Quinbo
06-25-07, 11:23 PM
I was in 5th Marines as a Corporal and Sergeant and the Fourragere was part of the gear issue at supply. When you check out you turn it in along with your ruck and your canteens. It is an honor to wear and hopefully you have expericed at least one uniform inspection since you joined the most decorted battalion in the Marine Corps. Never saw one for sale at the PX but I've been out awhile.

10thzodiac
06-25-07, 11:27 PM
When I was in the 11th Marines I saw the 5th Marines occasionally with the French Fourragere back between 1961-1963.

What you are saying reminds me of the Dress Blues in my time '60-65, less than .01 % percent of FMF Marines had them E-4 and below.

Sad

Quinbo
06-25-07, 11:32 PM
My english teacher just turned over in her grave. Interesting to note that if at least some of the words are spelled right the misspelled ones will be recognized in a sentence.

Quinbo
06-25-07, 11:36 PM
Hey 10th that dog no longer hunts.
http://www.geocities.com/nhbludog/Marines.JPG

10thzodiac
06-26-07, 01:36 AM
Looking sharp Marine ! Got to hand it to you straight leg infantry guys you get all the best looking women http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gif

Is that Smedley and Dan ?

Sgt Leprechaun
06-26-07, 05:57 AM
It's sold in the PX but no one in the unit ever wears it or not that I have seen in any inspection we have had. The unit just took the largest boot drop it's seen in a long time, The entire co. i came with from SOI East and a co. from SOI west. When we got here my plt had 2 NCO's and a few Lcpls that are just now hitting their 2 yr mark. I will research it more myself, I apologize for the Inconvenience

First, DON'T APOLOGIZE! It's a learning experience, nothing to apologize for. Now that you have learned, however, it's up to you to teach the other Marines who don't know. Make sure they wear it right. Give them the right gouge from your experience.

Believe it or not, you can pick up a f/g either from the PX, or even Ebay. You want to be really salty...? Find a WWII issued one and use that. They are basically the same in style, and you would be wearing a piece of history. Check with Sgt Grit (just google that name), he should sell them as well. If it were me, I'd wear a salty one from WWII just to carry on that history, but that's just me.

Keep coming back here and data mining the group. You'll never know unless you ask, and when you finally become one of the 'salts' yourself, you can provide that leadership to the younger Marines, who'll look to you for it.

:flag:

Oh, and thanks, Drums...I do try :)

Sgt Leprechaun
06-26-07, 07:56 AM
Doing some ebay surfing, this is a good price and exactly what you are looking for:

170123961500

Just enter the item number in the search box if you don't know how to use ebay. Reasonable price as well.

From what I can see, you'll want the one listed as 'bright'.

He's also selling this one:

170124493492

Which he lists as being Marine. The other one he lists as 'army'.

Quinbo
06-26-07, 01:14 PM
Looking sharp Marine ! Got to hand it to you straight leg infantry guys you get all the best looking women http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gif

Is that Smedley and Dan ?

Yup double bagger for sure on the date part. It is interesting to note that you noticed the ugly woman in the picture but was unable to recognize who the Marines were in the picture. :sick:

10thzodiac
06-26-07, 03:23 PM
Sarge, she's http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/07.gif definitely prettier than you three http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/26.gif

Since when after 21 are there ugly women ?

3077India
06-26-07, 03:33 PM
Need a little advice.Wear clean underwear. :p Not the advice you're looking for?:nerd: Oh well, never mind.:marine: