New female dress blue coat brings Marines closer to an identical, equal standard Some Female Marines Won't Have to Shell Out for New Unisex Dress Blues Coat 13054 U.S. Marine in Dress Blues, Post WWII W Britain November Company graduated Recruit Training today in the new female Blue Dress Coat; the first company at MCRD PI to do so. Read the below graphic to see some differences between the Pantyhose no longer 'common sense' in Marines, but some say they'll keep them on Artifact Friday Female Dress Blue Uniform In 1950, Commandant of the Marine Corps General Clifton B. Cates ordered the creation of new modern uniforms for Women Marines serving on active duty.