Select any of these designs as a t-shirt,
sweatshirt, or long-sleeve t-shirt. The Once a
Marine t-shirt signifies the importance of becoming a
Marine and shows that they always remain Marines,
whether enlisted or not. There are many
different slogans and sayings for the United States
Marine Corps (USMC). In 1883, they adopted the
phrase "Semper Fi", which means "Always Faithful" in
Latin. The USMC has 180,000 active duty
soldiers and 40,000 reservists. Marines lead
the way is another slogan that is commonly heard
along with the t-shirts above with the "Once a
Marine, always a Marine t-shirts. The Corps
has served proudly in every military conflict since
the Revolutionary War in 1776.