Contractors can no longer wear Marine cammies

Contractors can no longer wear Marine cammies
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Feb 2, 2008 15:01:06 EST

Soon, it’ll be even easier to tell who is a Marine — and who isn’t. A new servicewide directive prohibits civilians from wearing the Corps’ standard-issue, camouflage uniform while deployed.

After several years of allowing contractors, technicians and some government civilians to suit up and blend in with Marines downrange, the Corps is drawing a line in the sand. And it comes as no surprise to uniform expert Owen Conner.

“You can’t have any slob wearing the uniform,” said Conner, curator of uniforms and heraldry at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. “If you have too many people wearing it, they start looking like park rangers or postal employees rather than military.”

Nobody will mistake a bearded contractor with a beer gut and unbuttoned blouse for a real Marine after the policy takes effect June 30.

“Leaders are directed to stress the importance of proper wear of the by all personnel and enforce regulations,” said the Jan. 30 administrative message issued by Commandant Gen. James Conway.


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to avoid getting targeted like coalition forces.

The contractors mentioned in the article are the other 90% of contractors over here....the communications and computer technicians, vehicle and aviation mechanics, interpretors, translators, cooks, electricians, plumbers, and about a thousand other jobs handled by AM General, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, L3, Titan, Lockheed....a lot of jobs the military got rid of when it was cut in half....but we sure saved a lot of money in pay and allowances for over a decade...almost enough to cover a month of contractor payroll now.

:evilgrin: Gotta be unique ... distinctive.