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Changes to USMC Religious Apparel and Grooming Regs

25 Apr 2013 JR

The Marine Corps Uniform Board has implemented some changes to MCO 1020.34 regarding both the wearing of religious apparel and grooming standards related to religious observance. In the first case, they are now requiring CMC approval for religious apparel. The old wording did not have this requirement. Changes are in red. C. WITH CMC APPROVAL, NEAT AND CONSERVATIVE VISIBLE ARTICLES […]

Military Chevra Kadisha

19 Mar 2011 JR

I just finished watching Taking Chance, an excellent movie about escorting a fallen Marine home to his family. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. I’ve served as a Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO) in some my units, but thankfully never had to specifically carry out those duties. Throughout my training I was always amazed to what lengths […]

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Pigskin Boots

03 Aug 2005 Lt Joe Friedman

For those of us who don’t regularly see a copy of the Air Force Times, or another service’s equivalent, this week’s front-page article is a doosy. The Air Force is considering using boots made of pigskin beginning FY07. Apparently they’re easiest to clean, from all the testing they’ve done so far on various types of hide. The article focuses on […]

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