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Hugo Boss missed his calling when the USMC were putting in their orders for new uniforms!! He created what was called the most handsome uniforms in the world for the German military before and during WW 2..even the Allies were impressed by them...to this day, many of Hugo Boss's influences are still seem in uniforms...look up his bio..very amazing !!
@@haukepowers8491 tbh I sgree. Nazi germany was bad but the Uniforms were so fculing good. Especaiy high ranking officers with a couple of ribbons and chords dress uniform, a beauty. My fav dress uniform of all time tied with the Marines Dress Blues. With the medal ofc, the ones with ribbons not as good
Wore it during snowy months in Millington, Tn..... then never wore it again... Yuma, El Toro, Kbay... yea... i really needed a trench coat at those bases...
This video brings back a lot of memories. I was in the Marines 1980-1986 stationed mostly at MCAS Yuma. I wore cammies probably 90% of the time. Charlie’s occasionally and Alphas only for an IG inspection. I enjoyed my time in the Corps. Thank you for your service and PLEASE, be safe.
It’s great to see you wearing a regulation “High and Tight” Marine Corps haircut, and to see a bright, young career NCO like yourself making something of yourself, serving Corps and country. The Corps needs more dedicated career Leathernecks like yourself! As a “Mustang”, I well know the critical role NCOs play in the Corps.
In 1968 when I graduated from Parris Island we were also issued one woolen heavy duty green overcoat. I wore it all the time in the winter months over the green wool dress uniform. Plus we had one pair of black dress gloves that were lined with rabbit fur. The dress blues came with one pair of white gloves also.
So the secret squirrel (aka trench coat) we wore them in 80’s because 60% enlisted Marines didn’t own a car. We walked everywhere on base when it rained. Also the green sweater was called the “wooly pulley”
Great content that I can pass along to my son. Your knowledge can definitely help a young Marine along and keep him informed. Thank you and loving the content your putting out. Keep it up
Dude, I’m having a problem with you saying “issued”. Starting in boot camp we had to buy all of our uniforms. When we got our pay chit book they had already torn out the equivalent amount of the cost of everything we got. The only thing I was “issued” was combat gear and had to give that back. Never knew a single guy who had blues. ‘66-‘70.
I was a Marine from 1980 - 1988. We had the old wool horse blankets for winter coats. They switched to the light green one that you showed around 1984 or so. I wore many times while stationed at Quantico. Stood a lot of gate duty at the main gate during the winter. Anyways, that ancient history now. Ooh-Raw Marine Semper Fi.
Thank you for doin this video because the only other one I've found that explains it he's driving and doesn't actually have them with him so thank you.
When i was at Camp Johnson for MOS logistics school (7/2011-8/2011), the camp CO passed the order that because of the heavy rains, all marines were to wear the all weather coat when in uniform. I also wore it when I checked in to my unit. I had to check in in service alphas and it was pouring out.
Yup, I wore the the rain/trench/all weather coat once. That one day in early 1988 when it rained in CA (Camp Pendleton). I guess it was acid rain because the water streaks are still on the thing!
We were not issued the long dress green cold weather wool coat in boot camp, because they were out of stock. When I returned from ‘Nam (Vietnam), I was first assigned to Base Troops at Camp Del Mar (21 Area), where there were no wall locker, personnel, rifle, or Junk on the Bunk inspections, thus that coat was not necessary, however later I was transferred to FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Troops at 22 Area, which was strack as hell, with weekly personnel, and rifle inspections, and wall locker, and Junk on the Bunk inspections every couple of months. During my first wall locker inspection, it was discovered that I did not have that coat, and I was immediately ordered to buy on, which would have cost me around $40 at that time, which was a heck of a lot of money at that time considering the fact that as a L/Cpl with under two years in the Corps,I was only earning $130 a month. Yeah. It may sound corny, but in those days, we did not serve for money, but for love of, and duty toward our country. None of us ever expected to own a car while in the Corps,unless our parents bought it for us, and marriage was out of the question, below the rank of Staff Sergeant. We all lived in open squad bay barracks, just as I imagine Marines did in 1775, not private two man rooms as today, thus TVs were impossible to own, and cell phones, and computers were not yet invented. Our only furniture consisted of a wall locker half, a WW2 wood footlocker, and our blankets were WW2 green wool, stamped in huge letters, “USMC”. The Corps paid us enough to purchase shoe polish, and brasso metal polish. Everything else was free, and that was all we expected.
Love your content man you are my favorite UA-cam channel and watching your content reminds me of this site 10 years ago when it was all about broadcast yourself, much love dude
When I was in the Corps, we called the tan short, and long sleeve shirts you displayed, “Trop Shirts”, which was short for “Tropical”, as we were also issued a “Trop” uniform, consisting of those shirts, with matching trousers, cover for our barracks cover, and “Piss Cutter”.cover.
5:31 ... The Green Woolie is your green wool sweater Marines wear over their long sleeve shirt. Enlisted rank devices are one-quarter inch and centered from both collar edges; warrant and commissioned officer ranks are one-quarter inch from and centered on the inside edge of the shirt collar.
5:46 ... Back in the day, the green woolie was authorized for wear over the camouflaged t-shirt and under the cammie blouse during winter months or cold weather. Not everyone wore their green woolie when it got cold, because everyone tolerates temperature changes differently. A lot has clearly changed in over thirty years, though. When I joined, we didn’t get name tape on our cammies until early-to-mid 1991, and we still had black boots to spit shine. That changed when, at least the Army and Marines, changed to tan boots, but I digress.
8:20 ... I never owned a barracks cover of any sort when I was in. Except for the honor graduate (usually the platoon guide) from Boot Camp, nobody got issued Dress Blues. All I got issued were cammies (four sets), wool and poly service slacks (two each), three long sleeve shirts, three quarter length shirts, tie, service alpha coat, one each of the poly and wool piss cutters. Skivvies and footwear got without saying.
9:36 ... Marines who graduated Boot Camp in the late 1980s until 1990 or 1991 wore the olive green t-shirt and scarlet running shorts for PT. Of course, it also depended on what unit you were in; I saw some Marines wearing all green PT’s while I was still in Boot Camp in ‘88, but it wasn’t until 1991 that we went to all green PT gear, except for running shoes. The running jacket and pants are a different thing. Whether it was hot or cold, we wore summer PTs year round, and that was in Okinawa and Pendleton.
I was active duty USMC from January 1983 thru October 1990. I was issued the all weather coat and they were worn by virtually all Marines in bad weather. They weren’t that warm, but repelled water, until you got them cleaned. Then you had to get them treated.
Sargent, I wore an all-weather coat in the Marines while in from 1981-1987 it was all we could wear while in uniform other than utilities camo we had then it was a field jacket-65
The amount of times I wore my Alphas I can count on one hand. Once I hit the fleet I didn't wear anything but cammies. I never wore the all weather jacket, but I did have a tanker jacket since Fridays in A school we used to wear Chucks.
Wore it a couple of times times when I was checking in and even traveling when I needed some extra warmth since I got stranded in the twin cities in Dec.
I still got the tags on my all weather coat as well I never once had a use for it and since I’m out of the marines now I definitely don’t have a use for it so it’s just a closet space taker upper along with the wool jacket I wore it once maybe twice.
What do you wear as summer uniform? In pre-Vietnam (1959-1962), we wore tropicals (mohair shirt and trousers). The shirt was worn under winter greens. Gloves were always carried. Rarely wore khakis; except in base admin.
I will say, the service alpha jackets look so clean and iconic. That’s what I love about marines. Same dress uniforms forever opposed to other branches that always change or just don’t look as good
That trench coat looks good. I woulda traded a left nut to have one when we got deployed to ROKMCB, PoHang Korea in '76. [Exercise Solid Shield?] We shipped out of Kadena AB, Oki, where it was warm and balmy, to Korea with some northeaster weather shifting in from Siberia. Colder than Upper Michigan, even if it was summer. I had a rubberized green nylon raincoat that had zero insulation over green sateen utilities. No Field jacket. Field jackets [M-65] were organizational gear, not individual issue. It was summer anyway. Ours were back at Iwakuni. Froze my butt, until we got liberty in town, and some papasan tailored me an MA-1 style flying jacket out of ROK Marine silk ''frogskin'' camo, with a 1'' kapok liner. $10 greenbacks. Wore it in camp, but couldn't wear the jacket in uniform once I got back to the rear. Still have it. Semper Fi.
Those aren't woodlands cammie's, they were phased out about 2004. Replaced by the digital pattern cammie's in green and desert. Retired GySgt USMC 1984 - 2004.
I have to agree with those guys here who mentioned lower body, and leg strength as critical in making it through Boot Camp. Half of our platoon suffered excruciating pain, being forced to march with large, bleeding blisters. Little mercy was shown. Also, in Boot Camp, one is afforded very little sleep time, yet almost all of us laid awake for hours at night, during our first weeks, unable to sleep due to severe leg cramps. Spare yourself a lot of pain, and suffering! Run, run, run, run for months before Boot Camp!
Only wore the all weather coat only when it rained. However I saw when I got out a marine at the hospital with one on and that’s a f’d up story within itself. 🤣🤣🤣
In the Fleet, we got new chevron the very same day of our promotion...We made the tailor had at least ONE set ready by the end of the day..the rest of them could wait a day or two !!
Marines get the oldest hand me down equipment, but their dark blue dress uniform is the most impressive uniform in the world. Absolutely magnificent. I imagine it helps quite a bit with recruiting.
I’m at 29 palms right now and I saw a guy (28 year old private) wear the inspector gadget coat over his cammies while on post outside. Weirdest dude I’ve ever met.
Im an old Marine Sergeant who served from 5 Oct 73 to 4 Oct 77, we called it a "Base". I noticed you said, "Post" which use to be an Army term. Is that what the Marine Corps calls a Base now? Just curious. But just thinking back, we called the "Exchange" a PX......Post Exchange
@@usmc-veteran73-77 I’m actually still in school but am hearing most Radio Operators right now are going off to Okinawa so that’s a possibility but for the time being here at 29 palms till possibly February or even March
Here's an oldie for you. In the mid-'50's we were issued short "Ike" jackets along with our dress greens. I liked the look, but the powers that be didn't like us wearing them and they were discontinued...probably by the early '60's. That combination looked very WW2.
Ian a collector of combat uniforms and iam supprised at how available the issued woodland combat utilities are in canada comparing the usmc woodland to canadian woodland
We use to ware the all weather coat in the winter but mainly during parades or on official military business or travel, but I should have know, 1 hash mark with 3 strips up! Really? However that seems to be the norm now. Back in the days you were blessed if you made corporal in your first enlistment. You had to have 4.0/4.0 pro & cons, expert rifle range, at least 5 MCI’s, a spit shined Marine 365 day on and off duty and have had a Float under your belt and been up for a meritorious board before you was even thought about being considered for a promotion to corporal. SGT don’t even think about it unless you have completed all of the above which was damn near impossible to do. So when you saw a sergeant walking around you knew 1st he had some time in! (2) the respect was there because you knew what it took to obtaining the rank because he/she had completed the check list and was working on Staff NCO. And you knew the only way to obtain that was completion the Staff NCO MCI, SGT Corse, Staff Academy if you could get in and complete a B-Billet (ie) Drill Instructor, Recruiter, Embassy duty or MSG school. If you were all that you might have gotten a chance at 8th & I Duty ( Silent Drill Platoon ) But cudo’s young Marine, you are a sergeant of marines. That is the back bone of the Corps where the rubber meets the road. You are the direct bridge between junior Marines and senior Marines. Be firm but fair! Be hard but humble. I know you are not ground Element. But camp Fatema is still the corp, sometime in your career you will leave and join a victor unit so be ready and carry the torch. Your talking so now we are watching. Make us proud. Simper fi
Been looking a lot at marine corps videos, everything about the training to the mental strength to the life adventure; it’s all amazing. I sadly have tattoos in two spots that would not be tolerated, my hand, and also my inner elbow region. I really wish I didn’t get these tats, I could be in the process of becoming a marine right now.
Very informative video.I like your personality.I seen marines wearing nomex fire proof coveralls plus i heard any plastic type of clothing was banned as too many marines were getting burned from IEDs.Heard anything about new cammies coming in because of that? What type of boots do most marines like in the field?
I served 1982-1986. Our raincoat was not that light color. It was dark green. We had 2 acceptable cammo uniforms. One from the Vietnam era called a "popland" and the new (at that time) "woodland". We didn't have a barracks cover like yours. We had a cloth "piss cutter". Dress Blues were the same. We had a heavy winter coat called a "Russian overcoat" that was dark green and it did look like a Russian overcoat. I believe we had very strict cammo uniform rules. You could only wear them on base unless you were traveling to/from your home. You couldn't stop off for gas or a small quick mart in cammos. We did stop off at drive-in food places in the middle of the night, never getting out of the car. That was tolerated.
Back in my day (Vietnam era), I was not issued Dress Blues. Only people that served in units that did ceremonial or particular function (embassy duty, band, as an examples ) were issued blues. I don't know when it changed but when I left the service, I don't think they were issuing blues.
I wore the all weather coat during bootcamp after we turned in our gortex top back to supply. It was raining outside and that was the only time I’ve ever worn it
The wool sweater the slang is Wooly pully if I remember right it was 3x pairs od green gaberdine trousers, 1x pair dress blue trousers, 1x dress blue coat, 1x dress blue crown, 1x Gaberdine coat of Alfa blouse with belt, 2 piss cutters, 4x sets of camouflaged utilities , 1x set of Hershey bar shoes for ship detail, 1x set of Courafram shoes, 2x OD green shoes, 1x set OD jungle boot, 1x leather combat boot, 1x All weather coat light gray, 3x Kakis short sleeve, 3x kakis long sleeve, 3x pair dress sock, 1x M65 field coat, 3x Camouflaged covers the rest I cant remember. Now the grey all weather coat was worn over any uniform even the bdu uniform you could also wear the wooly pully with any uniform as well I did and the Marine Corps did wear this on rainy days mostly Fridays was the standard uniform of the day depending on time of season Service Charlies short or long sleeve if long sleeve time of year you had to wear the Alfa blouse as well. The only people I can remember not wearing the Friday dress uniform was motor transport, Armorers or others doing strenuous duties. So yes it was worn a lot but that was a different time when we wore rank on our camouflaged covers and our Cammie's had the EGA and USMC underneath on the left breast pocket any how Semper FI new gen Marine!
I’ve give the Marine Corps credit on this. They got the uniform thing right. No major changes to their uniform keeps with tradition and honors the past warriors.
@Jacob Dawson formal uniforms and office uniforms, keep whatever traditions the USMC thinks is important to their heritage. Combat and uniforms for working in the field, function over heritage.
Hey Marine, retired Army Staff Sergeant here, dust on the rim of your cover? That’s what they make the 2 gallon size zip lock bags for. Thanks for a great video and Thank you for your service and have a nice holiday if possible in the South Pacific
My son just graduated. Several people want him to visit in his uniform, but I know there is regulations about that stuff. The dress blues, I think is too much for going to the store or even church. They are very nice but I'm concerned about getting them dirty. What is your recommendation?
I was looking at my dads uniforms today and was wondering why the fuck a detective coat was in the mix and I guess the answer is that it’s actually the all weather coat LMAO
My great grandfather has the jacket with the tag on it but that jacket he has is from the 40s or 50s (he was in the army) so yea and I worn it around the house cause it’s warm and it looks cool
Can you make a video talking about Officer vs enlisted? I have the opportunity to get an NROTC Scholarship but I don’t know if I want to enlist or get the scholarship.
@@kingcarlos7048 It’s just that it seems like the enlisted side has more of a brotherhood, and they’re actually putting in work. While Officers don’t see as much action, and sit behind desks. That’s why I’m trying to choose.
@@kingcarlos7048 I declined a commission in the USN, as I had my degrees and did not want to be a manager. You can enlist and go officer later, if you like. It's also much more difficult to advance as an officer than enlisted. Points to ponder-John in Texas
Just got a surprise uniform inspection for Monday was told today on Saturday. Was putting my dress blue cover together and realized how trash it looks. Especially going through MCT and how much your stuff gets thrown around there and also wherever it is at your MOS school.
I wore the all weather jacket😂 my ass looked like a detective
My drill instructors called it the "Inspector Gadget ass Jacket."
We were issued them toward the end of boot camp and one of the recruits made the mistake of calling it a “Dick Tracy.”
Columbo Coat!
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There is NOTHING more handsome than a Marine in his uniform.
But you’re wrong it’s a Soldier in Pinks and Greens
Hugo Boss missed his calling when the USMC were putting in their orders for new uniforms!! He created what was called the most handsome uniforms in the world for the German military before and during WW 2..even the Allies were impressed by them...to this day, many of Hugo Boss's influences are still seem in uniforms...look up his bio..very amazing !!
Their is a certain elegance in the plainlessnes of the Marine green uniform. I do think they should go back to the WW2 division shoulder patches
@@tommyt8998 Elegance and supreme masculinity.
@@haukepowers8491 tbh I sgree. Nazi germany was bad but the Uniforms were so fculing good. Especaiy high ranking officers with a couple of ribbons and chords dress uniform, a beauty. My fav dress uniform of all time tied with the Marines Dress Blues. With the medal ofc, the ones with ribbons not as good
I wore the all weather coat exactly one time, and that was for graduation. Never so much as to even look at it again
I wore it more out of the Corps than in.
@@charlievoss718 They let you keep it?
@@charlievoss718 i know its really a very good coat that i think i wore once in the Marine for a reason i'll never remember.
Wore it during snowy months in Millington, Tn..... then never wore it again... Yuma, El Toro, Kbay... yea... i really needed a trench coat at those bases...
I never wore it even once.
This video brings back a lot of memories. I was in the Marines 1980-1986 stationed mostly at MCAS Yuma. I wore cammies probably 90% of the time. Charlie’s occasionally and Alphas only for an IG inspection. I enjoyed my time in the Corps. Thank you for your service and PLEASE, be safe.
It’s great to see you wearing a regulation “High and Tight” Marine Corps haircut, and to see a bright, young career NCO like yourself making something of yourself, serving Corps and country. The Corps needs more dedicated career Leathernecks like yourself! As a “Mustang”, I well know the critical role NCOs play in the Corps.
Damn right, Major.
In 1968 when I graduated from Parris Island we were also issued one woolen heavy duty green overcoat. I wore it all the time in the winter months over the green wool dress uniform. Plus we had one pair of black dress gloves that were lined with rabbit fur. The dress blues came with one pair of white gloves also.
You got those starched creases in there Sgt smooth👍😎 Semper Fidelis
So the secret squirrel (aka trench coat) we wore them in 80’s because 60% enlisted Marines didn’t own a car. We walked everywhere on base when it rained. Also the green sweater was called the “wooly pulley”
The wool long sleeve gets called a wooly pooly
Some of your kit is taken for the UK Royal Marines, like the Woolly Pulley. Lovat's, number 2s, and your Blues,
As a Coastie I love my wooly pulley.
Great video Sergeant.
I’m glad I just found your channel.
I proudly served 28 years a Marine.
Uh Rah.
Thank you for your service!
@@hannaherickson3548 Thank You Hannah
Chris from Miami
@@chrissullivan5472 We're you Enlisted or Officer?
I wore the all weather coat many times when I got assigned to Henderson Hall in DC ...that was in the 90's though.
Great content that I can pass along to my son. Your knowledge can definitely help a young Marine along and keep him informed. Thank you and loving the content your putting out. Keep it up
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Dude, I’m having a problem with you saying “issued”. Starting in boot camp we had to buy all of our uniforms. When we got our pay chit book they had already torn out the equivalent amount of the cost of everything we got. The only thing I was “issued” was combat gear and had to give that back. Never knew a single guy who had blues. ‘66-‘70.
your absolutely right!!!
Back then, only Marines assigned to embassy duty were issued dress blues.
@@tommyt8998 That was the Old Corps. It's all new now.......
@@tommyt8998 / the honor man in each graduating platoon got Blues.js
@@TheDocrwm Can you explain how it works now it’s all kind of confusing to me
I was a Marine from 1980 - 1988. We had the old wool horse blankets for winter coats. They switched to the light green one that you showed around 1984 or so. I wore many times while stationed at Quantico. Stood a lot of gate duty at the main gate during the winter. Anyways, that ancient history now. Ooh-Raw Marine Semper Fi.
Thank you for doin this video because the only other one I've found that explains it he's driving and doesn't actually have them with him so thank you.
Wore my all weather coat plenty. Was issued a rubberized rain coat in OCS in 1982. At Basic School we had to buy the All Weather coat a year later.
Hey Sergeant, Thanks for posting these. It's important to be knowledgable about these things.
When i was at Camp Johnson for MOS logistics school (7/2011-8/2011), the camp CO passed the order that because of the heavy rains, all marines were to wear the all weather coat when in uniform.
I also wore it when I checked in to my unit. I had to check in in service alphas and it was pouring out.
Yup, I wore the the rain/trench/all weather coat once. That one day in early 1988 when it rained in CA (Camp Pendleton). I guess it was acid rain because the water streaks are still on the thing!
Bro you need to do a “How to physically prepare for Bootcamp” vid if you haven’t already
@Jacob Dawson I agree. Run and do legs. Legs are even more important if you're going to SD. Those hills will destroy your legs if you aren't prepared.
I liked it
Yea and how to be get out of bootcamp as a platoon honor man or guidon
Just run bro work on pull ups n crunches too poolee here 🙌
Run as much as you can before going in. Everyone's different, but I'd say the hardest thing physically for me personally was running.
Wooly pully is what we called it. We didn't get issued blues back then. It was over 300 bucks.
We were not issued the long dress green cold weather wool coat in boot camp, because they were out of stock. When I returned from ‘Nam (Vietnam), I was first assigned to Base Troops at Camp Del Mar (21 Area), where there were no wall locker, personnel, rifle, or Junk on the Bunk inspections, thus that coat was not necessary, however later I was transferred to FMF (Fleet Marine Force) Troops at 22 Area, which was strack as hell, with weekly personnel, and rifle inspections, and wall locker, and Junk on the Bunk inspections every couple of months. During my first wall locker inspection, it was discovered that I did not have that coat, and I was immediately ordered to buy on, which would have cost me around $40 at that time, which was a heck of a lot of money at that time considering the fact that as a L/Cpl with under two years in the Corps,I was only earning $130 a month. Yeah. It may sound corny, but in those days, we did not serve for money, but for love of, and duty toward our country. None of us ever expected to own a car while in the Corps,unless our parents bought it for us, and marriage was out of the question, below the rank of Staff Sergeant. We all lived in open squad bay barracks, just as I imagine Marines did in 1775, not private two man rooms as today, thus TVs were impossible to own, and cell phones, and computers were not yet invented. Our only furniture consisted of a wall locker half, a WW2 wood footlocker, and our blankets were WW2 green wool, stamped in huge letters, “USMC”. The Corps paid us enough to purchase shoe polish, and brasso metal polish. Everything else was free, and that was all we expected.
I can't believe all our gear fit in a seabag. From boots to a dress cap.
@@vicO1323 : I agree! It was kind of amazing! I remember our DI teaching how to do that in Boot Camp.
Love your content man you are my favorite UA-cam channel and watching your content reminds me of this site 10 years ago when it was all about broadcast yourself, much love dude
When I was in the Corps, we called the tan short, and long sleeve shirts you displayed, “Trop Shirts”, which was short for “Tropical”, as we were also issued a “Trop” uniform, consisting of those shirts, with matching trousers, cover for our barracks cover, and “Piss Cutter”.cover.
5:31 ... The Green Woolie is your green wool sweater Marines wear over their long sleeve shirt. Enlisted rank devices are one-quarter inch and centered from both collar edges; warrant and commissioned officer ranks are one-quarter inch from and centered on the inside edge of the shirt collar.
5:46 ... Back in the day, the green woolie was authorized for wear over the camouflaged t-shirt and under the cammie blouse during winter months or cold weather. Not everyone wore their green woolie when it got cold, because everyone tolerates temperature changes differently.
A lot has clearly changed in over thirty years, though. When I joined, we didn’t get name tape on our cammies until early-to-mid 1991, and we still had black boots to spit shine. That changed when, at least the Army and Marines, changed to tan boots, but I digress.
8:20 ... I never owned a barracks cover of any sort when I was in. Except for the honor graduate (usually the platoon guide) from Boot Camp, nobody got issued Dress Blues. All I got issued were cammies (four sets), wool and poly service slacks (two each), three long sleeve shirts, three quarter length shirts, tie, service alpha coat, one each of the poly and wool piss cutters. Skivvies and footwear got without saying.
9:36 ... Marines who graduated Boot Camp in the late 1980s until 1990 or 1991 wore the olive green t-shirt and scarlet running shorts for PT. Of course, it also depended on what unit you were in; I saw some Marines wearing all green PT’s while I was still in Boot Camp in ‘88, but it wasn’t until 1991 that we went to all green PT gear, except for running shoes.
The running jacket and pants are a different thing. Whether it was hot or cold, we wore summer PTs year round, and that was in Okinawa and Pendleton.
That sweater is called a woolley pulley
I love it for winter.
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Great vid bro! Couldn’t watch right after cuz youtube didn’t notify me for this.
The All Weather Coat was a good piece of gear, boot. SFMF. As soon as your video started, I knew you were "swingin' with the wing"...lol.
preciate ur vids dawg its helping as i get ready to enlist into the Corps
Dang wasn’t early today because of bball practice but great vid!
Cheat code: Replace the standard brass on dress blue uniforms with anodized brass.
hey man just wanna say ur videos are really good and you're different from other military content creators keep up the good work
Thank you for the video! Im getting closer and closer to going to basic. Your videos keep me motivated
Facts💯
3 months until i enlist but i can't go to basic training until this summer
Good luck
Basic? Are you referring to “Boot Camp”?
@@outlawjones2379: Basic? Do you mean “Boot Camp”?
Can you talk about the medals you have in ur dress blue jacket? Like how do you get them and what are they fire?
I was active duty USMC from January 1983 thru October 1990. I was issued the all weather coat and they were worn by virtually all Marines in bad weather. They weren’t that warm, but repelled water, until you got them cleaned. Then you had to get them treated.
Thanks for always keeping things real.
Sargent, I wore an all-weather coat in the Marines while in from 1981-1987 it was all we could wear while in uniform other than utilities camo we had then it was a field jacket-65
The amount of times I wore my Alphas I can count on one hand. Once I hit the fleet I didn't wear anything but cammies. I never wore the all weather jacket, but I did have a tanker jacket since Fridays in A school we used to wear Chucks.
As a former army SGT, I loved to wear my service dress, which is equivalent to your dress blue alpha
A.r.m.y ain't. ReadyTo Be a. marine yet
23 years, semi retired, no thanks
Wore it a couple of times times when I was checking in and even traveling when I needed some extra warmth since I got stranded in the twin cities in Dec.
I still got the tags on my all weather coat as well I never once had a use for it and since I’m out of the marines now I definitely don’t have a use for it so it’s just a closet space taker upper along with the wool jacket I wore it once maybe twice.
What do you wear as summer uniform? In pre-Vietnam (1959-1962), we wore tropicals (mohair shirt and trousers). The shirt was worn under winter greens. Gloves were always carried. Rarely wore khakis; except in base admin.
I suppose the long, cold weather dress green coat is no longer issued, and has been replaced by that tan cold weather coat you displayed?
I proudly wore your guys service uniforms as a Corpsman when I was active. Semper Fi, Brother
Only a few Corpsman chooses to wear our uniforms and comply to our standards!! Thanks for your service brother!
I will say, the service alpha jackets look so clean and iconic. That’s what I love about marines. Same dress uniforms forever opposed to other branches that always change or just don’t look as good
That trench coat looks good. I woulda traded a left nut to have one when we got deployed to ROKMCB, PoHang Korea in '76. [Exercise Solid Shield?] We shipped out of Kadena AB, Oki, where it was warm and balmy, to Korea with some northeaster weather shifting in from Siberia. Colder than Upper Michigan, even if it was summer. I had a rubberized green nylon raincoat that had zero insulation over green sateen utilities. No Field jacket. Field jackets [M-65] were organizational gear, not individual issue. It was summer anyway. Ours were back at Iwakuni. Froze my butt, until we got liberty in town, and some papasan tailored me an MA-1 style flying jacket out of ROK Marine silk ''frogskin'' camo, with a 1'' kapok liner. $10 greenbacks. Wore it in camp, but couldn't wear the jacket in uniform once I got back to the rear. Still have it. Semper Fi.
Wait can you tailor your issued uniforms? I’m curious
Yes they get tailored in bootcamp now it’s not the best tailoring of course but it works
Those aren't woodlands cammie's, they were phased out about 2004. Replaced by the digital pattern cammie's in green and desert. Retired GySgt USMC 1984 - 2004.
Thank you for your service Sgt.. Be safe.
I have to agree with those guys here who mentioned lower body, and leg strength as critical in making it through Boot Camp. Half of our platoon suffered excruciating pain, being forced to march with large, bleeding blisters. Little mercy was shown. Also, in Boot Camp, one is afforded very little sleep time, yet almost all of us laid awake for hours at night, during our first weeks, unable to sleep due to severe leg cramps. Spare yourself a lot of pain, and suffering! Run, run, run, run for months before Boot Camp!
Only wore the all weather coat only when it rained. However I saw when I got out a marine at the hospital with one on and that’s a f’d up story within itself. 🤣🤣🤣
In the Fleet, we got new chevron the very same day of our promotion...We made the tailor had at least ONE set ready by the end of the day..the rest of them could wait a day or two !!
same here !!!!
Interesting how Marine Uniforms have a direct counterpart to Coast Guard uniforms.
I wonder if they let you keep your clothes and all your equipment when you leave?
Marines get the oldest hand me down equipment, but their dark blue dress uniform is the most impressive uniform in the world. Absolutely magnificent. I imagine it helps quite a bit with recruiting.
Alright, I wore it. Back in the 80's. On watch at 29 Palms.
they have changes somewhat since 1965...Semper Fi young Marine...
I’m at 29 palms right now and I saw a guy (28 year old private) wear the inspector gadget coat over his cammies while on post outside. Weirdest dude I’ve ever met.
Good ole Stumps,the land the God forgot abou,was there in the early 2000s,loved it!!!💪
Im an old Marine Sergeant who served from 5 Oct 73 to 4 Oct 77, we called it a "Base". I noticed you said, "Post" which use to be an Army term. Is that what the Marine Corps calls a Base now? Just curious. But just thinking back, we called the "Exchange" a PX......Post Exchange
@@usmc-veteran73-77 I meant it as more of on duty rather than a base if that makes sense
@@couch_king4510 yes it does. What unit are you with? I was always with H&S Bn, 2nd & 3rd FSR (Force Service Regiment) todays MLG.
@@usmc-veteran73-77 I’m actually still in school but am hearing most Radio Operators right now are going off to Okinawa so that’s a possibility but for the time being here at 29 palms till possibly February or even March
I leave for basic on the 30th and I been watching ur videos throughout my whole process even in meps🤣 u have really been a big help. 💯
Devil Dog, The Sweater You Referred To Is Called A " WOOLEY PULLEY".
Here's an oldie for you. In the mid-'50's we were issued short "Ike" jackets along with our dress greens. I liked the look, but the powers that be didn't like us wearing them and they were discontinued...probably by the early '60's. That combination looked very WW2.
Ian a collector of combat uniforms and iam supprised at how available the issued woodland combat utilities are in canada comparing the usmc woodland to canadian woodland
We use to ware the all weather coat in the winter but mainly during parades or on official military business or travel, but I should have know, 1 hash mark with 3 strips up! Really? However that seems to be the norm now. Back in the days you were blessed if you made corporal in your first enlistment. You had to have 4.0/4.0 pro & cons, expert rifle range, at least 5 MCI’s, a spit shined Marine 365 day on and off duty and have had a Float under your belt and been up for a meritorious board before you was even thought about being considered for a promotion to corporal. SGT don’t even think about it unless you have completed all of the above which was damn near impossible to do. So when you saw a sergeant walking around you knew 1st he had some time in! (2) the respect was there because you knew what it took to obtaining the rank because he/she had completed the check list and was working on Staff NCO. And you knew the only way to obtain that was completion the Staff NCO MCI, SGT Corse, Staff Academy if you could get in and complete a B-Billet (ie) Drill Instructor, Recruiter, Embassy duty or MSG school. If you were all that you might have gotten a chance at 8th & I Duty ( Silent Drill Platoon )
But cudo’s young Marine, you are a sergeant of marines. That is the back bone of the Corps where the rubber meets the road. You are the direct bridge between junior Marines and senior Marines. Be firm but fair! Be hard but humble. I know you are not ground Element. But camp Fatema is still the corp, sometime in your career you will leave and join a victor unit so be ready and carry the torch. Your talking so now we are watching. Make us proud.
Simper fi
That black track suit is new. We never had that back when I was in. I may have to grab one of those.
I have a question. Are you not supposed to have divisional patches on Alphas and Blues? (I am not an actual marine, I am just curious.)
Use to be a thing like 70-80 years ago lol
@@AONIXO Lol ok thanks!
Eagle globe and anchor says it all to Marines. We are rejected world wide by our emblem
I wore my coat in Quantico at Computer school. Middle of winter when I checked in there.
Been looking a lot at marine corps videos, everything about the training to the mental strength to the life adventure; it’s all amazing. I sadly have tattoos in two spots that would not be tolerated, my hand, and also my inner elbow region. I really wish I didn’t get these tats, I could be in the process of becoming a marine right now.
@Yellowhammer Yah!-How bad do you want it?-John in Texas
Great video boy.
One way you wear the peacoat is burials in the winter or sometimes when presidential detail
I dead ass, this dude wore that all weather coat on range. 😂
We used to wear the all weather coat while in A school at NAS Millington in ‘87. Still have it in the closet.
I was there Sep-Dec 87. ADJ school.When were you there?
Very informative video.I like your personality.I seen marines wearing nomex fire proof coveralls plus i heard any plastic type of clothing was banned as too many marines were getting burned from IEDs.Heard anything about new cammies coming in because of that? What type of boots do most marines like in the field?
I served 1982-1986. Our raincoat was not that light color. It was dark green. We had 2 acceptable cammo uniforms. One from the Vietnam era called a "popland" and the new (at that time) "woodland".
We didn't have a barracks cover like yours. We had a cloth "piss cutter". Dress Blues were the same. We had a heavy winter coat called a "Russian overcoat" that was dark green and it did look like a Russian overcoat.
I believe we had very strict cammo uniform rules. You could only wear them on base unless you were traveling to/from your home. You couldn't stop off for gas or a small quick mart in cammos. We did stop off at drive-in food places in the middle of the night, never getting out of the car. That was tolerated.
Back in my day (Vietnam era), I was not issued Dress Blues. Only people that served in units that did ceremonial or particular function (embassy duty, band, as an examples ) were issued blues. I don't know when it changed but when I left the service, I don't think they were issuing blues.
I wore the all weather coat during bootcamp after we turned in our gortex top back to supply. It was raining outside and that was the only time I’ve ever worn it
Sorry I’m a year late, but what about the white pants that I see worn with the dress blues?
Like the content you been doing keep it up!
You should see the air force AWC. Ref 6:18
The wool sweater the slang is Wooly pully if I remember right it was 3x pairs od green gaberdine trousers, 1x pair dress blue trousers, 1x dress blue coat, 1x dress blue crown, 1x Gaberdine coat of Alfa blouse with belt, 2 piss cutters, 4x sets of camouflaged utilities , 1x set of Hershey bar shoes for ship detail, 1x set of Courafram shoes, 2x OD green shoes, 1x set OD jungle boot, 1x leather combat boot, 1x All weather coat light gray, 3x Kakis short sleeve, 3x kakis long sleeve, 3x pair dress sock, 1x M65 field coat, 3x Camouflaged covers the rest I cant remember. Now the grey all weather coat was worn over any uniform even the bdu uniform you could also wear the wooly pully with any uniform as well I did and the Marine Corps did wear this on rainy days mostly Fridays was the standard uniform of the day depending on time of season Service Charlies short or long sleeve if long sleeve time of year you had to wear the Alfa blouse as well. The only people I can remember not wearing the Friday dress uniform was motor transport, Armorers or others doing strenuous duties. So yes it was worn a lot but that was a different time when we wore rank on our camouflaged covers and our Cammie's had the EGA and USMC underneath on the left breast pocket any how Semper FI new gen Marine!
Evening Sgt. You said in Okinawa they don’t wear the service alpha coat so do they put the ribbon and medal on the Kaki long sleeve?
I wore the secret squirrel rain coat at the airports coming back to base.
i ship out this month, really hoping san diego issued me the woodland cammies. They look great
Finally someone made a video on this.
It's an All Weather Coat. You wear it mostly in the winter time. If you don't know that then you need a uniform class and how to wear them.
Maybe in your day it’s obsolete now besides the Marines in Washington no one wears them
I’ve give the Marine Corps credit on this. They got the uniform thing right. No major changes to their uniform keeps with tradition and honors the past warriors.
@Jacob Dawson why you so mad
@Jacob Dawson formal uniforms and office uniforms, keep whatever traditions the USMC thinks is important to their heritage. Combat and uniforms for working in the field, function over heritage.
@Jacob Dawson , 50 years? Get real!!
Can u wear the deserts cammies when u want to?
No, it depends on your unit
It’s used only for field training and deployments to the Middle East! Other than that not authorized
Hey Marine, retired Army Staff Sergeant here, dust on the rim of your cover? That’s what they make the 2 gallon size zip lock bags for.
Thanks for a great video and Thank you for your service and have a nice holiday if possible in the South Pacific
My Gunny made me wear my all weather coat as a punishment
U don't get a utility camo cover ?
My son just graduated. Several people want him to visit in his uniform, but I know there is regulations about that stuff. The dress blues, I think is too much for going to the store or even church. They are very nice but I'm concerned about getting them dirty. What is your recommendation?
I really wish navy e4-e6 were authorized to wear combination covers because look so nice. The Marine corps definitely got that right
We rarely wear them believe it or not most Marines prefer piss covers
I was looking at my dads uniforms today and was wondering why the fuck a detective coat was in the mix and I guess the answer is that it’s actually the all weather coat LMAO
My great grandfather has the jacket with the tag on it but that jacket he has is from the 40s or 50s (he was in the army) so yea and I worn it around the house cause it’s warm and it looks cool
Holey hell!, E5 with one hash........unheard of in 1962 Semper Fi from an old retired 0306
Great video!
I would love to know what is in the ifak. I want to see how much it has changed. Gear vids are my favorite. Thanks.
Can you make a video talking about Officer vs enlisted? I have the opportunity to get an NROTC Scholarship but I don’t know if I want to enlist or get the scholarship.
GET THE SCHOLARSHIP, ARE YOU KIDDING?? If you have a chance to go officer, then please do so. He already has a video saying the same thing too
@@kingcarlos7048 It’s just that it seems like the enlisted side has more of a brotherhood, and they’re actually putting in work. While Officers don’t see as much action, and sit behind desks. That’s why I’m trying to choose.
@@gregoryhardimon473 O-1 through O-3 are in the field with enlisted..you just get paid twice as much
@@kingcarlos7048 I declined a commission in the USN, as I had my degrees and did not want to be a manager. You can enlist and go officer later, if you like. It's also much more difficult to advance as an officer than enlisted. Points to ponder-John in Texas
For the love of God go officer.
Just got a surprise uniform inspection for Monday was told today on Saturday. Was putting my dress blue cover together and realized how trash it looks. Especially going through MCT and how much your stuff gets thrown around there and also wherever it is at your MOS school.