With the arch of swords does the marine have to be at certain rank in order for this tradition to be used?
Morgan T. asked:
Can we have this at our wedding if he is a new marine? Of course he will have graduated all of his training by then. Can he still have the ceremony with arch of swords before he gets stationed somewhere? Or does he have to be at a high rank? Does he have to be an officer?
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January 14th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
The sword bearers have to be at least a E-4…but the person who the wedding is for and will walk underneath the arch does not have to be any specific rank..
And no you do not have to be an officer..There are two types of swords..one for enlisted and one for officers.
January 15th, 2009 at 6:57 am
I’m sure the Army and Marines are pretty close on this . Rank shouldn’t be a factor, But the Groom should be in Uniform.
And do not be surprised at the “swat on the backside”.
January 17th, 2009 at 1:11 am
As the others have stated, he does not have to be a certain rank. But, it might be helpful to know that you would be responsible for finding the swordbearers to perform the arch of swords at your wedding…that is not something that the Marine Corps provides for you.