SIZE AND DISPLAY
a. The national ensign will be displayed at all Marine
Corps posts and camps, in accordance with the appropriate
provisions of U.S. Navy Regulations. (See Annex D.)
b.
follows:
(1) The post flag, 10 feet on the hoist by 19 feet on
the fly will be displayed in pleasant weather, except
as provided in subparagraph (3) below. (Not authorized
to Marine Corps Reserve.)
(2) The storm flag, 5 feet on the hoist by 9 feet 6
inches on the fly will be displayed in inclement
weather.
( 3 ) The garrison flag (not authorized to the Marine
Corps Reserve) 20 feet on the hoist by 38 feet on the
fly, except during inclement weather and as noted below,
will be displayed on Sundays, and on the holidays
and other national occasions listed below:
National ensigns are authorized in three sizes, as
(a) New Year’s Day, 1 January
(b) Inauguration Day, 20 January every fourth
year
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, Birthday, third
Monday in January
(d) Lincoln’s Birthday, 12 February
(e) Washington’s Birthday, 22 February
(f) Easter Sunday (variable)
(g) Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday, 13 April
(h) Loyalty Day and Law Day, USA, 1 May
(i) Mother’s Day, second Sunday in May
(j) Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
(k) National Maritime Day, 22 May
(1) Memorial Day, last Monday in May
(m) Flag Day, 14 June
(n)
(o) Independence Day, 4 July
(p)
(q)
(r)
September
Father’s Day, third Sunday in June
National Aviation Day, 19 August
Labor Day, first Monday in September
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, 17
(s)
tember
(t)
(u) Veterans Day, 11 November
(v)
November
(w) Christmas Day, 25 December
(x) Important occasions as designated by
Presidential proclamation
(y) Celebration of a regional nature when
directed by the installation commander
The garrison flag will not be displayed from a mast
Gold Star Mother’s Day, last Sunday in Sep-
Columbus Day, second Monday in October
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in
c.
less than 65 feet in height.
d.
daily.
The ensign is hoisted at 0800 and lowered at sunset
2. HALF-MASTING
a. When the national ensign is displayed at half-mast
(see Annex E), it is first hoisted to the peak and then lowered
to the half-mast position. Before lowering, the ensign
is again raised to the peak.
b. All military posts in sight of each other display the
national ensign at half-mast upon the occasion of one doing
so. The same rule is observed toward all vessels of war.
