Updated Army Service Dress project

[OldSolduer]

Of course the guy in a rifle regiment lies the wedge haha.

I’m a Rfn and I don’t like it.

 

[PrairieFella]

No. Although The Founder thought having Light Infantry in the name gave it that certain air of dash and derring do.
We never adopted Rifle regiment drill. A lot of the Originals were ex Guards who served in the British Army

TIL. I thought LI in PPCLI denoted rifle regiment traditions. The more you know.

 

[markppcli]

TIL. I thought LI in PPCLI denoted rifle regiment traditions. The more you know.

Usually rifles regiments are identified by the word rifles

We do some unique drill (badly) but I think that’s more a legacy of the guards connection.

 

[PrairieFella]

Usually rifles regiments are identified by the word rifles

We do some unique drill (badly) but I think that’s more a legacy of the guards connection.

Fair enough lol

 

[Blackadder1916]

I am not now, nor have I ever been in a rifle regiment.

The wearing of a green wedge cap was an authorized affectation for PPCLI officers in the 1970s.

 

[FSTO]

Scuttlebutt from a CPO1.
It appears that a certain CWO on the Dress Committee wants RCN officers who are on a CAF parade to wear a white sword belt over their jacket. Said CWO wants an "Uniform" look.

1. CAF parades are far from "Uniform" looking; multicoloured coats, different caps, wedges and berets, and different cap badges.
2. Some rifle regiments have black sword belts and black gloves
3. Armoured regiments have their sword belts under their tunics as well
4. How many different types of drill do the regiments really have?

How about the mud monkeys play in their own sandbox. The RCN will show up at a parade on time, sober and fully clothed. I call that a win any day.

 

[dapaterson]

The RCN will show up at a parade on time, sober and/or fully clothed.

Only a minor tweak.

 

[markppcli]

How about the mud monkeys play in their own sandbox. The RCN will show up at a parade on time, sober and fully clothed. I call that a win any day.

That’s a bold promise to make

 

[dapaterson]

The RCN still hasn't managed to legally change the rank designation of Corporal Of The Sea from Leading Seaman, so "on time" might be a bit of a stretch.

 

[Maxman1]

Two out of three ain't bad.

 

[quadrapiper]

Scuttlebutt from a CPO1.
It appears that a certain CWO on the Dress Committee wants RCN officers who are on a CAF parade to wear a white sword belt over their jacket.

Why is the CAF dress committee speaking to anything environmental? The various sorts of operational and specialist dress, absolutely, but seems like Nos. 1-3 should be left entirely to their respective environmental committees.

 

[McG]

Why is the CAF dress committee …

How do we have people with so little to do that they can form standing dress committees focused on aesthetics?

 

[FJAG]

TIL. I thought LI in PPCLI denoted rifle regiment traditions. The more you know.

I was in Esquimalt in 1969 where 1 QOR was stationed at Work Point Barracks. They were in the process of moving out. 1 QOR went onto the Supp list but many of its people were rebadged as 3 PPCLI (which had existed during Korea but been disbanded afterwards. 3 PPCLI moved to Germany in 1970.

Rifles are very distinct entities from light infantry and distinct again from line infantry, guards, highland etc etc. in the older British organizations.

 

[PuckChaser]

How do we have people with so little to do that they can form standing dress committees focused on aesthetics?

Because we have to actually make decisions about uniforms? Pretty sure it's quarterly or biannual meeting, which isn't breaking the bank in terms of staff work.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

How do we have people with so little to do that they can form standing dress committees focused on aesthetics?

Because its a tertiary duty they perform to preserve some semblance of control on our uniformity and branding?

We're a professional military, not an airsoft hobby club.

 

[markppcli]

Because its a tertiary duty they perform to preserve some semblance of control on our uniformity and branding?

We're a professional military, not an airsoft hobby club.

True, the air soft hobby club has functional load bearing kit.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

True, the air soft hobby club has functional load bearing kit.

I grudgingly offer you a laugh react

 

[dapaterson]

I grudgingly offer you a laugh react

They also have radios.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

They also have radios.

They also aren't trying to create that industry out of thin air, over a 15 year period, to economically stimulate a contested Liberal riding...

 

[McG]

They also have radios.

Maybe because they don’t waste effort with standing committees for the purpose of tinkering with DEUs and garrison patches.