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I served 5 years in the Marine Corps, and I am now joining the Navy. My question is regarding the Eagle Globe and Anchor worn by Honorary Marines within the Navy. Since I have served in the Marines, and retain the title of Marine, Am I allowed to wear the EGA pin?
Hi Bill,
I searched the entire Navy Uniform Regulations, from Chapter 1 to Chapter 7, (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navyregs/p/navpers15665.htm), and I can't see anywhere that authorizes the wear of the EGA pin for any sailors.
As such, if some commanding officers are allowing the wear of the EGA Pin for "honorary Marines," it's something that they're doing "off the books," in my opinion, as the uniform regulations do not allow this.
In short, to answer your question, as the Navy Uniform regulations do not appear to authorize this, then it would be up to your local commanding officer.
For additional information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Information Site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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