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There are five belt levels in MCMAP, beginning with an entry-level tan belt that requires 27.5 hours of training time. The next level up is gray (25 additional hours), followed by green (25 hours), brown (33 hours), and black (40 hours).

It also promotes character development and teamwork through the three MCMAP disciplines: mental, physical and character. To get to gray belt, a Marine is required to about six hours of sustainment from the previous belt.

In addition to being sergeants, Marines looking to become first degree MCMAP black belts must complete 20 hours of sustainment training, 12 hours and 45 minutes of learning the advanced black belt techniques, and eight hours of character and mental training, including studying the “warrior culture” of the Zulus.

Some schools stipulate a minimum of four to five years of training before a student can earn a black belt, while others do not. The student must first pass a test that is based on the school's curriculum. It is not uncommon for students to fail the test multiple times.

MCMAP is required for all Marines going through basic training. But it's one of the most effective martial arts trainings in the world. As a Marine, you must train yourself to be a weapon yourself. Not every combat situation will require a bayonet or a rifle.

The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP, /ˈmɪkmæp/) is a combat system developed by the United States Marine Corps to combine existing and new hand-to-hand and close quarters combat techniques with morale and team-building functions and instruction in the warrior ethos.

There's different time and training requirements for each belt that comes after tan. In terms of uniform, proper length for the Mcmap belt is 4-8" from the buckle. Every Marine MUST wear there belt with their utility uniform.