Can you wear your Marine unit patch as an Army combat patch if you deployed with the Marines? Policy appears to say no.

On my first rotation to OIF3 We were deployed under the 2nd MEF(forward) and we’re giving a Exception to policy that Authorized us to wear 2nd MEF(forward) as our FWS-SSI. The fact that the commanding general of 2nd MEF and the Commandant of the USMC wrote letters to US Army HQ and requested this is why I wear it.

This reminds me of the ACU / BDU changeover, when ACU name tapes and rank weren't authorized, soliders had to rip off their bdu tapes and see Velcro on them. AR670-1 moves at the speed of Congress.

I had a guy in my OBC class in 1980 that did. The rule was that if it was authorized for wear by the Marines it was allowed. During Vietnam the Marines did wear a combat patch.

Yes you can. I knew an Army Colonel that went
To
Desert Storm with 1st Mar Div and that was the patch he wore

Vietnam era you could wear a marine division patch from Vietnam. There were a number of former marines that displayed them. However, the army banned this around 1975 because some soldiers were sewing on CIB that had combat action ribons. This was around the time GEN Rodgers banned berets and other non issued headgear.

Depends. I deployed to iraq with my unit 3rd id. And we were also attached to marines. Secondary exhibition task force and only the unit I was with more allowed to either wear the attachment patch of the secondary Expedition task force or the 3rd ID patch on the right arm only as a deployment patch we shared a fob with the Marines in ramadi and Fallujah areas of operation controlled by the Marines not the army we were attached and helped out the Marines they were pretty cool

If you we deployed in direct support/ joint ops with a MEF, your unit has to get authorization to wear the combat patch. 1AD 1BCT for instance got authorization for II MEF when we worked with them in Ramadi 06-07. Some units in direct support were also awarded a NUC that was approved by the Army years later, but I'm not sure about the wear of that since I ETS'd.

If that was the unit you in combat it's allowed. I know people assigned to MIT teams who wear USMC patches. It was the unit they supported in combat.

Usually there us a written policy about these unique situations. When by Army BCT was deployed under I MEF in Ramadi, we were authorized to wear the I MEF (FWD) patch or the 1AD patch, even though the division HQ element did not deploy.

I personally don't care about if someone wears it or not. I choose not to wear mine I know where I have been and who was there. If it's that important. who ever needs that information can just ask.