Every US Military Dress Uniform Explained In 10 Minutes

Every US Military Dress Uniform Explained In 10 Minutes From the Marine Corps dress blues with their scarlet blood stripe to the Space Force coat that closes with six buttons on a diagonal, every US military dress uniform has a story behind its color. In this video, we break down 9 dress uniforms worn by American service members across all six branches — all explained in one place. — TIMESTAMPS — 00:00 Intro 00:37 Army Blue 01:33 Army Green 02:29 Marine Dress Blue 03:35 Marine Blue-White & Red 04:33 Navy Dress Blue 05:32 Navy Dress White 06:29 Air Force Blue 07:31 Coast Guard Blue 08:29 Space Force Midnight Blue 09:32 Outro Army Blue → The Army's dark blue service uniform, rooted in Washington's 1779 uniform order; issued from 2010 as the old greens were retired by 2015. Army Green → The WWII-style "pinks and greens," approved on Veterans Day 2018 and scheduled to become mandatory by 2028. Marine Dress Blue → Midnight-blue coat, sky-blue trousers and the scarlet blood stripe — a stripe older than the 1847 Chapultepec legend. Marine Blue-White & Red → The white-trouser Blue-White Dress and the scarlet Red Dress coat of the Marine Band and Drum and Bugle Corps. Navy Dress Blue → The "crackerjack" jumper; its 13 trouser buttons came from tailoring, not the 13 colonies, and became decorative after the 2013 redesign. Navy Dress White → Enlisted whites updated in 2013, plus the high-collar officer and chief petty officer tunic nicknamed the "choker." Air Force Blue → Approved by President Truman in January 1949; today's service dress is Shade 1620 with silver Hap Arnold buttons. Coast Guard Blue → "Bender Blues," approved in 1972 and introduced from 1974 to make a clean break from the Navy look. Space Force Midnight Blue → Dark coat, grey trousers and six diagonal buttons for the sixth branch; first worn by graduating recruits in December 2025. Sources: Army Service Uniform — Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Se... It's Official: Army Adopts Version of Pinks and Greens — Military.com – https://365.military.com/daily-news/2... Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps — Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform... Blood Stripe — marines.com – https://www.marines.com/ethos/article... Historical Surveys of the Evolution of US Navy Uniforms — Navy Department Library – https://history.navy.mil/research/lib... New crackerjacks approved — Military Times – https://www.militarytimes.com/2013/03... Uniforms of the United States Air Force — Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform... 1972 – The Coast Guard uniform is changed — Coast Guard Aviation History – https://cgaviationhistory.org/1972-th... New Look, New Military Service — Smithsonian NASM – https://www.airandspace.si.edu/storie... Latest class of Guardians first to don new dress uniform — Military Times – https://www.militarytimes.com/news/yo... Photos: U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Space Force via Wikimedia Commons and Flickr (public domain); other Commons/Flickr photos under the licenses listed below. Object illustrations created for this channel. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Subscribe for more U.S. military insignia, uniforms and traditions explained. #USMilitary #MilitaryExplained #DressUniform #USArmy #USMarines #USNavy #USAirForce #CoastGuard #SpaceForce #MarineCorps #MilitaryUniforms #MilitaryHistory #Veterans #DressBlues #PinksAndGreens Image credits: Photo: Tyler J. Bolken / Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Photo: Rob Shenk / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)