MARINE CORPS CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 5 COLLAR INSIGNIA (CWO-5)

Although Congress established the grade of Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO-5) in 1992, over a quarter of a century later it is still found in only three of the five of the Armed Forces of the United States: the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. All three use the same CWO-5 insignia design—a single, thin colored stripe superimposed over the length of a 1st Lieutenant’s silver bar—but with a unique color for each service; Scarlet for the Marine Corps, blue for the Navy, and black for the Army.

Marine Corps uniform regulations call for CWO-5s to wear their insignia of grade as a collar device on the khaki shirt (short- and long-sleeve), the Marine Corps Combat Utility Uniform (MCCUU), and Maternity coats with MARPAT camouflage patterns. The insignia must be worn at all times by CWO-5 personnel when they’re wearing the Service Uniform, even though they also wear rank insignia on the epaulets of the Service coat. Collar insignia are also required when wearing the Service or Dress sweater.

More Chief Warrant Officer 5 Insignia/Devices
Coat Rank Insignia
Garrison Cap Rank Insignia
Embroidered Rank Insignia for Evening Dress

More USMC Officer Accouterments
Male Dress Uniform Collar
Female Dress Uniform Collar 
Officer Dress Cap Insignia
Officer Service / Garrison Cap Insignia
Company-Grade Dress Sleeve Ornamentation
Officer Cuff Links
Officer Tie Tack