What are wedding traditions for non-officers in the Marine Corps?
My fiance and I are planning on incorporating some military traditions in our wedding, however he is an E-3 (a non-officer) and that puts a damper on certain traditions such as the Saber Arch. I have found on the internet that we can cut the cake using his Commanding Officer's saber. My question is, does anyone know what traditions he and I can have in our wedding, based on his rank?
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Answer by planner
sounds like you may need to get some clarification on the rules....the saber arch is an airforce tradition. the marine corp uses swords. but there is no rule as far as i know that only officers can walk under the sword arch at their wedding....the rule is that only officers are allowed to actually make up the arch, because only officers are allowed to wear and unsheath their swords.
you should check with his ombudsman or the base chaplain or the base protocol officer about any questions you have concerning all of this, but here is a good site run by the marine corp which gives some great information on what to do at a military wedding and how to do it. you cannot believe everything people post on the internet, so you should always to right to the horses mouth for the truth.
http://www.usmchangout.com/militaryfamily/militaryweddings/index.html
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