Do I need the Sam Browne Belt for my commissioning?

[Phrost_Bite]

I would like to wear my sword at my commissioning ceremony and I am in need of some clarification. Is the Sam Browne Belt required with my dress blues if I want to wear my sword? I checked the uniform regulations and it says it may be worn, but isn't exactly clear if it is nessesary. I also see a few illustrations that show the dress blue "A" with the sword without the Sam Browne belt. Does anyone konw for sure?

 

[Swanee]

Not required.

 

[Treetop Flyer]

I've never seen someone wear a sword without a sam browne

 

[phrogdriver]

I have. Even did a wedding arch like that. That's why there's a separate sword belt. NCOs don't even have Sam Brownes, for example.

 

[texags]

Talk to your OSO. If you are commissioning by yourself, you can probably decide on your own what uniform to wear. If there are a group of you, you will obviously all have to be wearing the same uniform.

Also, to echo what phrogdriver said, you don't necessarily need a sam brown when you wear your sword.

 

[usmarinemike]

You should have gotten a sword belt with your sword. At least I did when I finally went kicking and screaming into the uniform shop to waste the money. The Sam Browne belt is not a required uniform item.

 

[81montedriver]

Correct there is a separate belt for the sword although the sword can be worn with the sam browne as well. Personally I didn't feel like spending an extra $75 dollars for something I would wear once a year or once every 2 years. A wedding came up where I needed one and all I did was borrow one.