Utility cover

The utility cover also known as the utility cap or eight pointed cover is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their utility uniform. It is an eight-pointed hat, with a visor similar to a baseball cap. [ [http://www.marineparents.com/marinecorps/uniforms.asp Uniforms of the Marine Corps from MarineParents.com: A Place to Connect & Share(tm) ] ] It is worn "blocked", that is, creased and peaked, for a sharper appearance. [ [http://www.usmc.mil/almars/almar2000.nsf/52f4f5d11f10b4c4852569b8006a3e35/2c62f1e9d178aad785256a55005e1473?OpenDocument Marine Corps ALMAR ->MCBUL 1020. MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD MEETING NR 190 AND 191 ] ] [ [http://www.hqmc.net/index.php?Itemid=29&id=47&option=com_content&task=view Marine For Life - Marine Corps Uniforms ] ] It is also worn by the US Navy with the Woodland BDU and desert DCU uniform. A version will also be worn with the introduction of the Navy Working Uniform. [ [http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22519 New Navy Working Uniform and Service Uniform Concepts Approved ] ]

History

The utility cover was first issued in World War II, with the Herringbone Twill utility uniform issued in 1943. [http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_clothing_combat_ww2_usmc_hbt.php Usmc Ww Ii Hbt Uniform ] ] It was based on a US Army field cap design. [ [http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_clothing_combat_ww2_caps_field.php Field Cap ] ] It was made from herringbone twill until 1959, when the material changed to cotton sateen. [ [http://www.vietnamgear.com/kit.aspx?kit=72 Marine Corps Utility Cap ] ] [http://books.google.com/books?id=TGJ9V06p0BQC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=utility+cover+usmc&source=web&ots=CBZUw16sco&sig=o2KGbsjrX9eYoAnumT_KI9euxnU]

ee also

*Patrol cap

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