Marine Corps Enlisted Service Eight Stripes - 32 Years

Service stripes will be worn on the outer half of each sleeve of dress/service coats; gold on scarlet on the blue dress coat and green on scarlet on the green coat. Service stripes finished with either a merrowed (whip-stitched) edge or a cut edge may be worn.

Service stripes will be placed at a 30 degree angle to the bottom of the sleeve. The first stripe will be placed as follows:

(1) Blue dress coat; lower scarlet point of the stripe will meet the point of the piping of the cuff.

(2) Green service coat; lower scarlet edge of the stripe centered 1/2 inch above the point of the cuff.

(3) Succeeding stripes will be 1/8 inch above and parallel to the next lower stripe.

Service stripes will be sewn on with thread that matches the background material of the stripe using a straight machine stitch. Cross-stitches, whip-stitches or other non-standard stitching will not be used.

Service stripes will not be worn on the AWC, tanker jacket or on the SNCO evening dress uniforms.