i think our marine/army servicemen/wmoen and polices officers use it differently? dont they?since you mentiond hes an ranking army officer in USMC you should ask him first to make sure its right. although its a nice idea to surprise him, maybe have tell him though, him measure 3 " inch below patches on shoulder.
A line commander.
Hash marks, denoting service time, are placed on the left sleeve.
Chevrons are like army stripes on a sleeve.
Sgt. Snorkel typically wears three stripes on the sleeve of his uniform, indicating his rank as a sergeant.
if you want the more "worn" look just cut the sleeves right off or if you want and more "new" look cut the sleeve to where you want it and then sew it so it look liked you never cut it. sew around the bottom of the sleeve. don't do this if you have never sewed before. i would practice first.
A dress shirt sleeve can be altered at the seam by the shoulder. The seam at the top of the sleeve will have to be taken apart. Make the appropriate adjustment to the size and the sew the sleeve back onto the shirt.
The stripes on a soldier's sleeve, shows their rank: one stripe is Lance Corporal, two stripes is Corporal, three stripes is Sergeant, and so on.
jeans always work for me. if you have camo jeans hang them in a window that has lots of sun so that the jeans fade.take scissors and turn them into shorts. Have somebody who can sew sew one end of the sleeve of a long sleeve shirt.place your hand on the end of the sleeve so that your fingers are not touching the sleeve.cut holes the size of your fingers where your fingers were on the sleeve for finger holes.you can put a t-shirt on top if you want.
Hash marks indicate years of service
There is no rank like this in the Navy. The largest number of stripes would be a Fleet Admiral with four thin and one thick gold strip. A diagonal slash mark is an enlisted award for good conduct and there could be six of them.
Below are some sample sentences with the word sew.I want to sew a new pillowcase.Sally bought a new machine to help her sew quilts.This pillow was sewn by hand.
2 inches from the end of the sleeve at a 45 degree angle.