How Many Years Does A Service Stripe Represent

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Enlisted Reddish on Blue Hashmarks / Service Stripes - Male person Size

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United States Navy Enlisted Red on Blue Hashmarks / Service Stripes - Male Size

Criteria: A service stripe, commonly called a hash marker, is a decoration of the U.s.a. armed forces which is presented to members of the U.South. war machine to denote length of service. The United states Navy awards each stripe for four years of duty. The Navy also bug gold service stripes to those service members with over twelve cumulative years service free of disciplinary action in the United States Navy, U.s.a. Navy Reserve, United States Marine Corps, or the United States Marine Corps Reserve. In cases where a disciplinary infraction has occurred, the service member is not denied a service stripe just merely is issued the standard red stripe design.

Navy Hashmarks consist of embroidered diagonal stripes, 7 inches long and iii/eight inch wide for male person CPO's. Male E1-E6 personnel wear service stripes v-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide. Navy women wearable service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 1/4 inch wide.

The stripes are worn on the left sleeve of Wearing apparel Blue, Dress White, Dinner Dress Blue Jacket, and the Dinner Dress White Jacket with the lower ends to the forepart. The lower end of the outset stripe is 2 inches from the cease of the sleeve. On jumpers having a buttoned cuff the lower end of the first stripe is i-1/two inches above the upper edge of the cuff. The trailing edge of the stripe is in line with the abaft edge of the rating badge. The stripes are at a 45 degree angle. When more than 1 stripe is authorized they are placed one/4 inch apart.