ANNEX A
Order of Precedence

In ceremonies involving the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy units, the Marine unit shall be on the right of the line or the head of the column. The senior line officer, regardless of service, functions as the commander of the troops.

The Order of Precedence of members of the Armed Forces of the United States when in formation is as follows:

1. Cadets, United States Military Academy
2. Midshipmen, United States Naval Academy
3. Cadets, United States Air Force Academy
4. Cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy
5. United States Army
6. United States Marine Corps
7. United States Navy
8. United States Air Force
9. United States Coast Guard
10. Army National Guard of the United States
11. Army Reserve
12. Marine Corps Reserve
13. Naval Reserve
14. Air National Guard of the United States
15. Air Force Reserve
16. Coast Guard Reserve
17. Other training organizations of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard in that order.
18. During any period when the United States Coast Guard shall operate as part of the United States Navy, the Cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy, the United States Coast Guard, and the Coast Guard Reserve shall take precedence, respectively, next after the Midshipmen, United States Naval Academy, the United States Navy and the Naval Reserve.