no such thing as placement of shooting badges on dress blue "alphas." the alphas are the jacket with large medals. the dress blue "bravo" is the blues jacket worn with ribbons and badges.
Single point up, four inches from the shoulder seam and centered.
1/8 of in inch above the highest point of the left pocket
The correct placement of rank for a non-commissioned officer's Army dress blues is centered on the left sleeve between the shoulder seam and the elbow. The shoulder sleeve insignia is centered on the left shoulder 1/2 inch below the top of the shoulder seam.
The red stripe on the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Dress Blues uniform is also referred to as a 'blood stripe' or 'NCO stripe'. The red stripe is worn by Marine Non-Commissioned Officers referred to as NCOs (Corporal thru Sergeant Major). According to the USMC Museum, 'The Blood Stripe Marine Corps tradition maintains that the red stripe worn on the trousers of officers and noncommissioned officers, and commonly known as the "blood stripe," commemorates those Marines killed storming the castle of Chapultepec in 1847. Although this belief is firmly embedded in the traditions of the Corps, it has no basis in fact. The use of stripes clearly predates the Mexican War.' The stripe is 1 1/8 inches wide. The Marine Corps officers wear a stripe of 1 1/2 inches wide. When a Marine is promoted to Corporal the wearing of the NCO stripe is an important milestone in his career as a Marine, for his has now moved to the first stage of leadership of Marines. The Marine Corps League (MCL), a veterans service organization, made up of active, reserve, retired and veteran Marines and Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Navy Corpsmen also wears the Dress Blues trousers as part of their uniform. The red stripe is authorized for wear on the MCL Dress Blues trousers for the organization's regular members only. MCL Associate members are not authorized to wear the red stripe. The Commandant of the Marine Corps thru the Marine Corps Uniform Board has approved the privilege to the regular members of the MCL. Semper Fidelis,
Ensignia will be worn single point up, centered on the outer half of each sleeve. Insignia will will be four inches below the shoulder seam (three inches for male First Sargeant/Master Sargeant and above). Service strip(s) will be placed on lower sleeve whereas the lower point of bottom stripe meets the point of piping.
No, Marines are not authorized to wear their dress blues coat with jeans. The dress blues uniform is typically worn with appropriate uniform trousers or a skirt.
Yes when appropriate for the duty-it's called modified dress blues
Regulations for Wear a. 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. b. 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. c. 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. d. Service stripes will not be worn on the AWC, tanker jacket or on the SNCO evening dress uniforms.
in 2012 they will
It goes on the left shoulder just as if it were on your alphas. Make sure the front loop is on top and the loops are ip'ed extremely well because they are visible.
The US Army is presently going to dress blues.