Clothing

Dress isn't an issue for Family Day or for graduation. It's important to be comfortable. It's absolutely appropriate to wear jeans or shorts if that is what you want to wear. I think they do prefer that you stay on the conservative side, if for nothing else, the sake of your new Marine and the opinions of his or her peers and their parents but, again, it's not a fashion show so no need to dress up if you don't want to. You'll also want to wear comfortable shoes since you will do a lot of walking on Family Day. The new Marines wear their Service Alphas and military guests are asked to wear their service equivalent or dress uniforms.

Be sure and check the weather before leaving home. As you can see in the photo above, it sometimes gets very cold and you'll want to dress warm if need be.