"Dress Blue's" now standard issue .....

[Dan Berkery]

I read somewhere that the Dress Blue uniform would now be issued to all Marines at boot camp .... did this really take place ??

Sounds like a great idea.

[semperfi170]

JimmehT -- thanks for the info!

HOWEVER I DIDN'T REALIZE POOLEES QUALIFY AS USMC VETERAN!!!:evilgrin:

[davblay]

There are always questions regarding Dress Blues well here you guys go according to MARADMIN 504/07, this states that all recruits will be issued Dress Blues while in Boot Camp! :marine:


Semper Fi,

Dave

[testforecho2112]

They were standard issue back in my day...I graduated 05FEB1993. I wonder, is it due to budgets that makes the Corps decide to issue them or not?

[ZSKI]

That is what my Recruiter told me today.

I was pretty psyched to hear that, but I would have bought them either way after I complete Boot Camp.

How much were/are they?

from the uniform store? 250 for the jacket, 30 for the pants, 20 for the cover, 10 for the emblems, like 20-25 for the belt, rank patches 5 bucks plus sowing them on, gloves are like 15, then there is tailoring, dry cleaning.

[egbutler1]

I didn't get them issued to me in Boot, we had the chance to buy them there but i was issued 3 pairs for Security Forces turned out that i didn't need them because i went to FAST Co so i only wore them at the Balls. Speaking of the Marine Corps Birthday Balls man I wish i could still attend those things what an awesome time getting ****ty ass drunk with a bunch of SNCO and Officers LOL man my hard ass Gunny told us things one night that just made us laugh every time he tried to pull the 'kill hat' routine on us.

I hung up my blues when i got out and tried to put my jacket on the other day, HAHAHAHA!!! How did i ever fit into that thing, and im even fat i just must have been that skinny in the Corps.

[Twitchell]

I can't even button mine up anymore. But since ours were'nt issued, I needed mine in a pinch for a family funeral. I bought a pair off of a Marine that ended up not going into Security Forces. So they did'nt fit me to begin with. I was about 155 then when I was 17-18. Now I'm 195-200 at 27. Looks like I need to do some shoping.

[Jonny Destroyer]

From what I heard, the reason they are standard issue now is because so many Marines are dying overseas, and they didnt have blues to be buried in. A lot of their buddies would just give theirs away and say "bury him in mine"

so now they're issued in boot camp to everyone.
I dont know if thats the exact reason for sure, but I definately know they're standard issue now.


-CPL Maines:usmc:

[bigalholmes165]

Standard issue.

Boots go home on leave.

RSS duty.

It's a PR thingy.

[bgsuwoody]

When I was at the island this began, however I was not issued them in Bravo Co. Charlie Co. was the first recruits to be issued dress blues. I am pretty sure they are all graduating in them as well.

[Danman]

Well I just Graduated on the 4th we got issued Blues. but graduated in service C's .. so there not graduating in them yet

[USMC13]

My company graduated in C's. That was last year though.

[Merc6432]

I graduated boot August '96 and we graduated in blue deltas. Jacket was not standard issue. Is was issued to honor grads only.

[testforecho2112]

in '93 our entire Co graduated in Blues...I dont know why they choose when and why...but obviously they do.

[Sgt Petzold]

they won't be graduating in blues if it's gonna 'cause heat casualties... so don't get your hopes up guys.

I think they are issueing them because marines take payday loans out to get uniforms and what not...... no I'm JK.

it's a PR thing to say you'll get your blues in boot camp... however you still are paying for them!!!! hahahaa, you guys must not remember signing the little sheet saying take my money..... well you pay for your initial issue and everything else you get.

[CplKJSpevak]

FEB of '93 we graduated in them...only time I ever wore em!

[jrhd97]

Graduated in Oct '93. We were issued them, but graduated in service c's. Only wore them a couple times.

[jerryk]

none got them in boot camp in 1963 but the company hornor recut only ones then whou even had the corps pay for a set was the people whe got seas duty school out of boot camp after sea school

[AL49BGN]

i got dress blues issued to me when i graduated but it was because i had security forces and that was back in 1986.i think shortly after that they started issueing them after basics.must be a budget issue so if they are issueing them again great.however i agree that they will not be graduating in them.

[kentmitchell]

We weren't issued blues in '56.
We got one regular green blouse, two pair of trousers and a battle jacket.
Also got three sets of khakis, one set of tropicals, three sets of hbt utilities, one pair boondockers, one pair boots--both rough side out like today's issue-- and BROWN dress shoes--which we had to dye brown and work on for the entire three months before they finallly took a spit shine. They were a natural leather color when issued.
Oh, and an M1 rifle.
And, Jonny Destroyer, our weapons company (2-9) machine gun platoon had the old water cooled .30s. Shoot 'em all day.
Other tidbits:
We wore emblems on the collars of our khaki shirts.
Our tie clasp was bronze. They were replaced by gold ones later.
I was a corporal as an E-3. Then when I made E-4 in '59 I was a corporal again.
Belts and buckles were about 1/8 inch larger until about 1959 when they were knocked down tot he current size. I still have my old, larger buckles.
I really miss my old m44 "raider" utility cover.