<P> A blood stripe is a scarlet stripe worn down the outside leg seams of trousers on the dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps . This red stripe is 2 inches ( 5.1 cm ) for general officers , 1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm ) for other officers , and 1.12 inches ( 2.8 cm ) for enlisted Staff Noncommissioned Officers and Noncommissioned Officers . Modified versions are worn on the officers ' evening dress uniforms , with the scarlet flanked with gold trim , and on members of the Marine Band , which wear the traditional red stripe with a white stripe in the center . </P>
<P> A blood stripe is a scarlet stripe worn down the outside leg seams of trousers on the dress uniform of the United States Marine Corps . This red stripe is 2 inches ( 5.1 cm ) for general officers , 1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm ) for other officers , and 1.12 inches ( 2.8 cm ) for enlisted Staff Noncommissioned Officers and Noncommissioned Officers . Modified versions are worn on the officers ' evening dress uniforms , with the scarlet flanked with gold trim , and on members of the Marine Band , which wear the traditional red stripe with a white stripe in the center . </P>
where does the blood stripe go on the dress blues
where does the blood stripe go on the dress blues
down the outside leg seams of trousers
down the outside leg seams of trousers