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Section 701 - Insignia
The official insignia of the M ILITARY ORDER OF THE DEVIL DOGS, Inc., shall be the head of
an English Bull Dog, wearing a Trench Helmet.
Section 702 - Uniform
The official uniform of the MILITARY
ORDER OF THE DEVIL DOGS, Inc., shall be as follows:
A. An embroidered official insignia may be worn on the right sleeve of the shirt with the top of the insignia
one and one-half (1-1/2) inches below the shoulder seam.
B. Shirts worn as part of the uniform shall be white. The Sunburst insignia will be worn on the collar. MCL
ribbons or USMC ribbons may be worn, but not a mixture of both. Shirts bearing the embroidered official insignia and lettering
of the Order on the back may also be worn.
C. The cap patch of the MILITARY
ORDER OF THE DEVIL DOGS, Inc., is to be sewn on the right-hand side of the Marine Corps League cap, centered over the piping,
(gold piping in the Detachment member cover and the Department Officer cover, red piping on the National Officer cover); so
that one-half (1/2) of the patch extends from either side of the piping. The eyes of the Bull Dog on the Patch should be level
to the "deck" and the Gold Trench Helmet will be canted to the left side of the Bull Dog's head. The bottom line of the helmet
touching the Bull Dogs head on either side should be parallel to the piping on the cover. No pins, stars, medals, or any other
devices shall be worn on the cover without the official approval of the Kennel. Gold caps may be worn by Kennel Officers,
but they must revert to the cap they are authorized after their term of office. Only PAST
CHIEF DEVIL DOGs
may wear the Gold cap after their term of office, and the dates of tenure must be sewn on the cap. (See the illustration at
the end of the Ritual).
D. The individuals name and Pound number may appear above the left pocket of the shirt and officer's title may
appear above the right breast pocket with the height of the letters not to exceed three quarters of an inch (3/4"). Letters
must be all one color, either gold, red or black.
E. A GOLD Beret with gold tassel and red lettering shall be optional headgear for all P EDIGREED DEVIL DOGS while in that Degree.
F. A RED Beret with a red tassel and blue lettering shall be optional headgear for all D EVIL DOGS while
in that Degree.
G. A BLACK Beret with a black tassel and white lettering shall be optional headgear for all P UPS while in that Degree.
H. Attached to the Beret shall be a D EVIL DOG shoulder patch, the affixing of which will indicate the front
of the Beret.
I. Lettering in colors indicated by “E”, “F”, and “G” of this section and
appearing on the left side of the Beret shall indicate the office held and the dates of tenure and lettering on the right
side of the Beret will indicate the Pound name and number.
J. Marine Corps Dress Blue Trousers w/red stripe or black trousers may be worn with the DEVIL DOG uniform.
Section 703 - Identification Disc and Dog Collar,
A. The official identification disc of the M ILITARY ORDER OF THE DEVIL DOGS, Inc., shall be a metal one,
which can be gold or silver-plated. The disc shall be one and one fourth (1-1/4) inches in diameter, on the face of which
is the official insignia surrounded by the lettering of the official title of the Order and below the insignia the words "Pound
No." allowing space for the number of the member's Pound. On the top of the reverse side shall appear the words "Presented
to" below which shall be a space for the name and state (all dog tags engraved prior to the 53rd SUPREME GROWL (13
August 1992) may retain the home city), of the member, at the bottom the words "License No." which space is for the member's
license number. The disc is to be perforated and suspended by a one (1) inch ribbon of approximately thirty-six (36) inches
in length to permit the disc to be worn as a pendant about the neck in colors herein described:
(1) All active P EDIGREED DEVIL DOGS shall
wear a gold ribbon.
(2) All active D EVIL DOGS shall wear a red ribbon.
(3) All active P UPS shall wear a black
ribbon.
(4) Gold plated discs shall be worn by all Past and Present Kennel Staff. The Pound Number, the name and Dog
Tag Number of the member shall be engraved on the disk upon receipt. At the completion of service on the Kennel Staff or at
the termination of office as S ENIOR VICE CHIEF DEVIL DOG,
the name of the highest office held and the Fiscal Year of tenure should be engraved on the second line on the reverse side
of the disk.
(5) The Regular Identification Discs, having a silver or nickel plating, shall be worn by all Past Pack Officers
and all past Pound Officers and shall be similarly inscribed with the highest Pack Office or Pound Office held and the Fiscal
Year(s) of tenure on the second line on the reverse side of the disk.
(6) The Regular Identification Discs, having a silver or nickel plating, shall be worn by all other members
of the Order and shall be inscribed as delineated in the primary paragraph of this Section.
B. The metal disc, which had been given to all delegates registered at the National Convention of the Marine
Corps League, Inc., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1948, and one and one half (1-1/2) inches in diameter, having on the face
thereof the official insignia of the Order, being seventeen sixteenths (1 7/16) inches in diameter and surrounded by the wording
"I am a Devil Dog", "Marine Corps League", with the reverse side thereof being without design or lettering and mounted on
a double, metal loop with a "Leatherette" ribbon, five-eighths (5/8) inches wide, in several different colored "Leatherette"
shall be permissive uniform. The difference in the colored ribbons in which the Milwaukee souvenir tag were issued shall be
without significance in the determination of Degree of membership held by wearer when the color is not in keeping with the
provisions of Section 703 A (1), (2), and (3), Article VII of these Bylaws.
C. A maximum of two emblems, plus one official Dog Tag Disc, may be worn at any one time, on the Dog Collar.
Emblems may include the American Flag, Marine Corps emblem, Marine Corps League Inc., membership pin, Military Order of the
Devil Dogs, Inc., membership pin, the POW/MIA pin, the VAVS award for hours served (white oval pin with blue figure and red
heart indicating number of hours served), and the Bull Dog. Except as may be specifically authorized elsewhere in these Bylaws,
no other devices or emblems may be worn on the Dog Collar. All other emblems shall be subject to one fine for each unauthorized
emblem.
D. The incumbent Honorable Chief Devil Dog shall wear the Chief's Badge of Office, presented to the Kennel by
Past Chief Devil Dog Edwin F. Gallagher, on 27 August 1982, in Dearborn, Michigan. This Gold Medallion, with gold chain shall
be passed on to each honorable Chief Devil Dog.
E. Only Past Chief Devil Dogs may wear the special gold, red and black Dog Collar, from which shall be suspended
the miniature Chief's Badge of Office, one and three eighths (1-3/8) inches in diameter authorized at the 5 1st SUPREME GROWL
in Sacramento, CA. All others are subject to disciplinary action.
F. The fiftieth anniversary medallion issued to all present and registered at the SUPREME GROWL in Dallas, Texas,
in 1989, may be worn with, or in lieu of, the official identification disc (Dog Tag) of the Order.
Section 704 - Ordering
In the interest of uniformity, all supplies described herein shall be ordered direct from the Honorable Kennel
Dog Robber, or the Kennel Quartermaster.
Section 705 - Eligibility For Uniform Items
Only members of this ORDER in good standing, as defined in these Bylaws are eligible to wear any Uniform Items,
including all insignia and items described in this Article. No member of the ORDER
shall provide any of these items for wear by anyone not a member of this ORDER in good standing, except as may be authorized
by the KENNEL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
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