{"id":19550,"date":"2016-03-29T23:18:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/03\/29\/marine-corps-mulls-changes-to-female-dress-service-uniforms\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:16:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:16:40","slug":"marine-corps-mulls-changes-to-female-dress-service-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/03\/29\/marine-corps-mulls-changes-to-female-dress-service-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps mulls changes to female dress, service uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Female Marines could soon see more changes to their uniforms as service leaders consider modifying\u00a0the classic A-line skirts they wear with certain looks.\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">The Marine Corps is considering more changes to female dress blues, a little more than two months after the iconic coat was changed \u2014 a move supported by a slight majority of female Marines, but fewer than half of female field grade officers and staff NCOs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a couple months after Marine officials switched women&#8217;s dress coat to a more unisex style,\u00a0the Corps is now asking for opinions on further changes to female uniforms by way of an online survey<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> scheduled to run through May 27<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capt. Sarah Burns, a Marine spokeswoman at the Pentagon, said the survey asks Marines whether they\u00a0prefer A-line, straight or pencil-style\u00a0skirts with the service and dress uniforms. Female Marines currently wear A-line\u00a0skirts with those looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Take our poll:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/9367292.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/9367292\/\">What style skirt should female Marines wear with their service and dress uniforms?<\/a><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The A-line skirts female Marines wear now flare out slightly from the hip.\u00a0Straight skirts are more fitted than the A-line styles.\u00a0Pencil skirts are typically higher waisted\u00a0and are somewhat tapered below the thigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marines can vote on their fit preference for the green service uniform skirt, which will be\u00a0paired with the existing jacket and khaki blouse.\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">\u00a0It will run through May 27.\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/usmcsurveys.natick.army.mil\">https:\/\/usmcsurveys.natick.army.mil<\/a>; CAC access is required.<\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">A March 28 Facebook post on the Corps\u2019 official page opened the invitation by asking &#8220;Do you like the new female dress blue coat?&#8221; But officials told Marine Corps Times that this latest survey is all about the skirt.<\/span>Marines can also vote on the style of the black or white\u00a0dress skirt they&#8217;d prefer to wear with the new unisex-style coat. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">\u00a0Officials did not provide a copy of the survey questions, nor did they answer how the specific uniform proposals were determined, and by whom.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">&#8220;The survey solicits preferences for skirt types,&#8221; said Barb Hamby, a SYSCOM spokeswoman at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.\u00a0 <\/span>&#8220;This is part of the Marine Corps&#8217; ongoing efforts to finalize the design of the female blue dress uniform,&#8221; said\u00a0Barb Hamby, a spokeswoman for Marine Corps Systems Command in\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">SYSCOM spokeswoman at Marine Corps Base <\/span>Quantico, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The uniform board is also weighing whether to move the zippers on female\u00a0Marines&#8217; skirts from the back to the side. Marines are also given the option to move the pocket for identification cards from the inside of their skirts to the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635948688968379880-mar-skirtjpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tawanda Hanible, the founder and operations chief of Operation Heroes Connect, describes how her family motivates her to serve during the Hero Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2012. (DoD photo by Claudette Roulo\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Gunnery Sgt. Tawanda Hanible speaks at an event while wearing dress blues. The Marine Corps is asking women whether they&#8217;d like to change the style of skirts worn with that uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: Defense Department<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uniform board officials also want to get a sense for what types of alterations women currently make to their skirts.\u00a0The survey, which will run through May 27, can be completed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usmcsurveys.natick.army.mil\">here<\/a>\u00a0with a common access card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marines will be able to see prototypes of the different skirts on display\u00a0during a roadshow to be held in May<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, according to the Facebook post<\/span>. Exact dates and locations have not been released. Marines can opt to complete the survey in person at that point.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A female Marine, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said she was pleased to see the uniform board asking women for input before any changes were finalized. When the new dress coat was adopted, women didn&#8217;t get much of a say, she said, aside from offering feedback on some cosmetic aspects,\u00a0like the positioning of certain pockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was nice to actually be asked about a current uniform &#8230; to have a choice,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new dress coat was adopted in\u00a0January after more than two years of tests. It followed the move toward a\u00a0common dress cover as the female cap was phased out and replaced with one like that\u00a0that traditionally worn by men.\u00a0Navy Secretary Ray Mabus was behind the move for push gender-neutral uniforms, which coincided with the Pentagon\u2019s move toward\u00a0gender-neutral physical standards and job opportunities. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Navy Secretary Ray Mabus last summer said his goal is a collection of uniforms that &#8220;don\u2019t divide us as male or female, but rather unite us as sailors or Marines.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Data from a\u00a0uniform survey on the new dress coat showed\u00a0that while the majority of respondents preferred the new look, it proved less popular with more senior-ranking Marines. Half of\u00a0female field grade officers and staff noncommissioned officers voted for <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">said <\/span>the Corps to<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> should<\/span> keep its existing dress coat <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">the current coat <\/span>and adopt the prototype as a special assignment item to be issued at unit expense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">\u00a0results<\/span><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, and 3,650 Marines total, weighed in on the proposed change in last year\u2019s Uniform Board 216 survey. In comparison, nearly three times that number chimed in on adjustments to seasonal uniform periods; removal of the combat utility uniform from the seasonal uniform policy; a recommendation that would require all Marines wear the service uniform when not in the field, while training or deployed; and the elimination of desert MARPAT combat utility uniform.The majority of respondents (56 percent of 3,650 votes) wanted to replace the current female dress blue coat with the prototype. Though three out of five females wanted the new coat, half of female field grade officers and staff NCOs said the Corps should keep the current coat and adopt the prototype as a special assignment item to be issued at unit expense.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That uniform guidance is included in Marine Administrative Message 011\/16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Corps is considering more changes to female dress blues, a little moretwo months after the iconic coat was changed \u2014 a move supported by a slight majority of female Marines, but fewer than half of female field grade officers and staff NCOs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":42452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[12,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1016],"class_list":["post-19550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"NGKFCIWNSNC2XCABVMY33BBJ5A","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/03\/29\/marine-corps-mulls-changes-to-female-dress-service-uniforms\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Marine Corps mulls changes to female dress, service uniforms - Marine Corps Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Marine Corps is considering more changes to female dress blues, a little moretwo months after the iconic coat was changed \u2014 a move supported by a slight majority of female Marines, but fewer than half of female field grade officers and staff NCOs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marine Corps mulls changes to female dress, service uniforms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Marine Corps is considering more changes to female dress blues, a little moretwo months after the iconic coat was changed \u2014 a move supported by a slight majority of female Marines, but fewer than half of female field grade officers and staff NCOs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2016\/03\/29\/marine-corps-mulls-changes-to-female-dress-service-uniforms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marine Corps Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-03-29T23:18:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T20:16:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lance M. 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