Can you have piercings in the Marine Corps?

Answer 1

They are not allowed in most armies. The Canadian and American armies both ban them. Usually women are allowed one plain stud in each ear; men must take them out.

If you're just joining the reserves, you can generally get away with having them so long as you don't wear them in uniform or set foot on a base with them in. Don't even try to hide them with retainers; the sergeant or whoever is in charge of you will get close enough to notice them, and you will catch all kinds of hell if he does (as you are flagrantly disobeying an order and trying to hide it).

Answer 2

According to the uniform order for the Marine Corps, Male Marines are not authorized piercings or any form of body modification including the attaching, affixing or displaying objects, articles, jewelry or ornamentation to, through or under their skin, tongue or any other body part.

Female Marines, however, may wear earrings with service and dress uniforms at the individual's option, according to the following regulations:

Small, polished, yellow gold color, ball, or round stud earrings (post, screw-on, or clip), not to exceed 6 millimeters (about 1/4 inch) in diameter, may be worn with the service, blue dress, and blue-white dress.

Small white pearl or pearl-like earrings (post, screw-on, or clip), not to exceed 6 millimeters (about 1/4 inch) in diameter, may be worn with evening dress uniforms and with the blue dress "A" and blue-white dress "A" uniforms when worn for social events.

When worn, earrings will fit tightly against, and will not extend below, the earlobe. Only one earring will be worn on or in each earlobe.

Earrings will not be worn with the utility uniform, or while participating in a parade, ceremony, or other similar military functions.

Answer 3

No. Males, however, are not authorized to wear earrings in uniform, and the wear of earrings is limited to one pair of a certain type for females.

Answer 4

Yes, though there are restrictions.