U.S. Marine in need

[kiltedinUSMC]

Welcome from Vista, California!
I wear a kilt quite often and no one around here has a problem with it. judging by you name are you Motor t by any chance?

[kilted in seattle]

You have three options.

First, you can ask around, but be advised, any current or former military people on this site would be happy to see you in a kilt. If I saw a member of my platoon in a kilt, I'd be pretty stoked.

Second, you can talk to your chain of command about it. Start with your squad leader and see what their opinion is.

Third, you can just do it. It may well be that if you choose this route and you wear your kilt with pride and dignity, they will just leave you to your own devices.

But, be prepared to take a little bit of crap. Hell, I get crap for wearing a kilt and I'm an officer.

[SteveB]

First THANK YOU for serving our great nation and from Boston, Massachusetts. I do know of a Marine that wore a Desert Camo kilt while stationed in Iraq. Second: I do not think anyone will really want to challenge any Marine, in combat gear, civvies, or kilted. Period. There are allied units serving in Iraq kilted. It would surely be a military appearance ( see the history of the kilt.). Put it on. If the command frowns on it, then put it away until stateside. I highly doubt that there would be objections from the higher ups. But then my experience was a long time ago.
Steve , veteran U.S.A.F. 1974 - 1978 . ( three months at Camp Lejeune)