A Question for "OLd Corps" Marines

[Abnmarine]

3002. BELTS AND BUCKLES


3. The 1-1/4 inch wide cotton khaki web belt with buckle will be worn by all Marines with the utility uniform. Male Marines will wear the khaki web belt with service and blue dress trousers and it may be worn with the white dress trousers. The tip end of the web belt will pass through the buckle to the wearer's left and will extend from two to four inches beyond the buckle. The metal belt tip and the buckle will be kept highly polished. The buckle will be worn with the buckle tongue depressed into the buckle.

MARINE CORPS UNIFORM REGULATIONS, CHAP 3

[powerboatr]

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Originally Posted by Wayne M It was a minimum of 2" and a maximum of 4" beyond the buckle. That's my story and I'm sticking with it. (cause I know I'm never wrong..hee hee.) Present day is exactly the same when worn with the Utility uniform. The Blue's belt was between 2-3/4 and 3-3/4 inches beyond the buckle Edited: Because I was always "in shape," (remember, round is a shape) I always had mine at the 4" mark. Sometimes the belt shrunk and came to 3", and eventually after 23 years, 6 months, 1 day, it had shrunk to 2 inches beyond the belt buckle. So my theory is, do not hang clothes n a dark closet, or put cloth/web belts in a dark drawer, they shrink.

it also causes Navy uniform items to loose "space" as well
ours was flush with the end of the buckle and make up "girth" on the rough end.

you remind me of a prank we played on an AW (aircrew asw guy)
we kept shortening his belt once a week by 1/4 " for about two months during a cruise.
then we got him a few new belts and each week that was 1/2" longer
this was followed by his pants loosing length each week. it was soooo funny. never ever leave your gear unattended
we had a bit to much time on our hands,