USMC Shut Up and Color PVC Patches — The Unofficial Marine Corps Motto
You had a question? That's nice. Now shut up and color.
"Shut up and color" is the unofficial Marine Corps response to every complaint, every suggestion, and every attempt at independent thought below the rank of E-5. Got opinions? Save them. Got questions? Figure it out. Got problems? That sounds like a you problem. This PVC morale patch immortalizes the phrase that every Marine has heard at least once — usually delivered by a Staff NCO who has zero interest in your feedback and one hundred percent interest in you doing what you're told. It's a timeless piece of Marine Corps culture that transcends MOS, rank, and era. Wear it with pride, because complaining about it would defeat the entire point.
Perfect For: Every Marine who was ever told to shut up and color, NCOs and SNCOs who have said it, junior Marines who have lived it, Marine Corps veterans who still laugh about it, and anyone who understands that sometimes the mission just needs doing.
Shut up. Color. Repeat.