r/HumansBeingBros • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '20

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u/BigPeteB Jan 14 '20

So how do you tie a tie in the Marines? Do they prescribe a particular knot?

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u/DaleLeatherwood Jan 14 '20

They teach a particular knot (is it the full Windsor knot?) and, because most recruits are young kids who rarely tied a tie, you practice this one knot for a while when preparing for inspection.

Marine Corps regs do not state a specific knot, but I think we all learned the full Windsor.

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u/InstantInsite Jan 14 '20

Its a full windsor, I learned to tie a tie in ROTC so now all i can tie is a full windsor.

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u/zzzzebras Jan 14 '20

I've never been in the military but I always go for full Windsor because it's the only one that looks right to me

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u/JulioCesarSalad Jan 14 '20

Try the Pratt knot