Double Windsor Knot USCG Necktie and tie barstacks- Dress Uniform-Pin-iT-pinitcard (1).pdf

The standard necktie is a CG blue, necktie shall not exceeding three inches in width, either hand tied or clip on type. The Double Windsor tie knot is the only authorized knot.

1. Required

2. The standard necktie is a CG blue, necktie shall
not exceeding three inches in width, either hand
tied or clip on type. The Double Windsor tie knot
is the only authorized knot.
BLUE STANDARD NECKTIE
Wear The Necktie With The Following Uniform
FDB (Men and Women)
SDB “A” (Men and Women)
SDB (Men and Women)
WDB (Men & Women)
TBLS (Men & Women) Note females wearing the
Overblouse shall wear the tab tie
3.C.4. Neckties COMDTINST M1020.6K

3. STEP 1
Begin with the wide end of the tie on the right
and the small end on the left. The tip of the
small end should rest slightly above your
belly-button (this will vary based on your
height and the length & thickness of your tie).
Only move the active (wide) end. How To Tie A Double Windsor Necktie

4. STEP 2
Move the wide end over the
small end to the left. How To Tie A Double Windsor Necktie

5. STEP 3
Up into the neck loop from
underneath.

6. STEP 4
Bring down to the left.

7. STEP 5
Around the back of the small end to the
right.

8. STEP 6
Up to the center,
towards neck loop.

9. STEP 7
Bring through the neck loop and
down to the right.

10. STEP 8
Wrap across the
front to the left.

11. STEP 9
Bring up into the neck
loop from underneath.

12. STEP 10
Pull it down through the
loop you've just created
in the front.

13. STEP 11
Tighten the knot by
pulling down on the
wide end.
Slide the knot up &
adjust.

14. Tie Bars or Tie Tacks (A Tie bar or Tie tack is required
for wear anytime the Four-in-hand tie is worn)
Tie Bars or Tie Tacks
COMDTINST M1020.6K2.A. Military AppearanceTie Bars/Clasps Tie Tack

15. Plain gold or adorned with Coast Guard decoration
such as:
Replicas of miniature Officer’s, Chief Petty Officer’s
or Enlisted insignia.
Replicas of military school insignia, or elements
thereof, only if member is a graduate of SAR, ATON
School, etc.
Other Coast Guard representation of Coast Guard
boats, ships, or aircraft.
Members may only wear replicas of military or school
insignia that they earned while in the Coast Guard.
The tie bar will be approximately 3/16 inches wide; tie
tacks must be no more than 3/4 inches in diameter.
Tie tacks and tie bars shall be aligned with the middle
of the shirt pocket. It shall not be visible when
wearing the Service Dress Blue coat.

16. Aligned with the
middle of the shirt
pocket. It shall not
be visible when
wearing the Service
Dress Blue coat.
Tie Bars or Tie Tacks
The tie bar will be
approximately 3/16
inches wide; tie
tacks must be no
more than 3/4
inches in diameter.