Flag Etiquette; How to display 5 service branch flags...?

Question

with the US flag as the highest? I have searched many websites and discovered an order of precedence for the 5 military service branches. None mention displaying the National flag with the other service branch flags, and where they are placed in relation to the Stars & Stripes, which is always flown highest, or placed in the center.

I have to display 6 flags with the Stars & Stripes in the center. Which order do I display them, from viewer's left to viewer's right?

Answer 1

Facing the flags. The American Flag in the center and higher. The Army and Navy on either side next since they are the two oldest branches. Next to the Navy the Marine Corps Flag since it was at one time a part of the Navy. Next to the Army, the Air Force Flag since it was at one time part of the Army. Then on the out side the Coast Guard on one side and the Merchant Marines on the other side..

Answer 2

The order is Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. However, if the Coast Guard is augmented under the control of the Department of Defense during a time of war, then its flag is placed immediately following the Navy's flag. Depending on how the flags are displayed, the U.S. flag will be placed either before the Army's flag or in the center. The precedence for the order of march and the display of service flags is designated by DoD Directive 1005.8.
In response to another person's answer, the Marine Corps has never been part of the Navy. The Marine Corps is a naval service that was founded on 10 November 1775 by the Continental Congress.

Answer 3

Military Branch Flags

Answer 4

"According to the Institute of Heraldry, and in keeping with the order in which troops are listed in Department of Defense Directive 1005.8, during peacetime the Coast Guard falls under the Department of Homeland Security. During wartime, if the Coast Guard comes under the control of the Department of Defense, then the Coast Guard flag would come before the Air Force flag in order of precedence. The Merchant Marine, Vietnam Veterans, and POW/MIA flags can be displayed following the military flags. There is some latitude in the order of display regarding these three flags. Our government has not officially recognized the Merchant Marines as being a branch of the military (its members are often not given veteran's status), but we feel it is appropriate to honor them as a military branch and thus have placed their flag at the end of the military branches. The Vietnam Veterans and POW/MIA flags could be reversed in their order if so desired. We felt it appropriate to place the flag for the living veterans (who are here to see the honor so accorded them) before the flag for those not presently in our midst. You can use your discretion here." From a different site "DISPLAY OF THE POW/MIA FLAG. Display of this flag is covered by Section 902, Title 36 of the United States Code. The POW/MIA flag should be flown beneath the flag of the United States, if displayed on the same pole. The US Code does not address display of the POW/MIA flag with organizational flags. The order of display would therefore be at the discretion of the organization." I would put either between the US and Army or at the end depending on if you want to represent the military branches as more important or POW/MIA as more important

Answer 5

As long as the US flag is higher than the service flags can be flown in whatever order you want them in.

Answer 6

You already know where the US flag should be, the order of where the other flags is at your discretion if the other flags are of Armed Services flags. By the way, do not forget the flag of the POWs.

Answer 7

As far as I am concerned and I believe this is OK. You can display the military flags in any order you want to. They are all at equal height.

Answer 8

army,navy, national flag, airforce, marines, coast guard