PolicyRoutine update
Modern Day Marine 2026 — Speaker Uniform Change (Service A to Service C)
Corrects MARADMIN 027/26 on one point: speakers participating in Modern Day Marine 2026 will wear Service "C" instead of the previously listed Service "A."
This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil
Official text
R 201220Z APR 26 MARADMIN 179/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/CHANGE IN UNIFORM FOR SPEAKERS PARTICIPATING IN MODERN DAY MARINE 2026// POC/N.C. MANNWEILER/LTCOL/COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE/EMAIL: NICHOLAS.MANNWEILER@USMC.MIL// REF/A/MSGID/23JAN26// NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 027/26, CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN MODERN DAY MARINE 2026// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Reference (a) is the call for participation in Modern Day Marine (MDM) and listed uniform requirements for participants and speakers. This MARADMIN directs a change in uniform for speaker participation from Service "A" to Service "C." 2. Release authorized by Lieutenant General Paul J. Rock Jr., Director, Marine Corps Staff.//
Resources & references
The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.
This is the original message that established uniform requirements and other guidance for participating in Modern Day Marine 2026. This MARADMIN directly amends it, so speakers need both messages together to understand current requirements.
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