{"id":3867,"date":"2017-01-31T12:45:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/?p=3867"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:53:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T16:53:39","slug":"military-flag-order-of-precedence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/military-flag-order-of-precedence\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Flag Order of Precedence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered where the Marine Corps flag<\/a> should stand next to the service flags of the other military branches?<\/p>\n

Although Marines think we\u2019re better than everyone else, the Marine Corps flag is not the ranking flag when all U.S. military flags<\/a> are displayed (but it\u2019s close).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the order of precedence:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. American Flag<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Army Service Flag<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Marine Corps Flag<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Navy Service Flag<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Air Force Service Flag<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Coast Guard Service Flag<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Military<\/a>
    Correct Order of Precedence for military service flags; ranked by seniority from left to right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

     <\/p>\n

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    \"Correct<\/a>
    Correct order of precedence for American Flag and U.S. military service flags.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \"A<\/a>
    A joint color guard carries the U.S. Flag, Army Service Flag, Marine Corps Flag, Navy Service Flag, Air Force Service Flag, Coast Guard Service Flag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    \"Correct<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Have you ever wondered where the Marine Corps flag should stand next to the service flags of the other military branches? Although Marines think we\u2019re better than everyone else, the Marine Corps flag is not the ranking flag when all U.S. military flags are displayed (but it\u2019s close). Here\u2019s the order of precedence: American Flag… continue<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":3873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[405,406,409,408,403,407,404],"class_list":["post-3867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flag-information","tag-air-force-flag","tag-army-flag","tag-coast-guard-flag","tag-marine-corps-flag","tag-military-flags","tag-navy-flag","tag-order-of-precedence"],"yoast_head":"\nMilitary Flag Order of Precedence - Gettysburg Flag Works Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettysburgflag.com\/blog\/military-flag-order-of-precedence\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Military Flag Order of Precedence - Gettysburg Flag Works Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you ever wondered where the Marine Corps flag should stand next to the service flags of the other military branches? 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