Well let‘s see if I can add to this. :warstory:
The jump smock and boots were originally worn by the Airborne. With the inception of the SSF, in Pet, in 76, all SSF pers wore them. Albeit a cheap jump smock and boots. Everyone else still worn combat boots or ankle boots with the CF Work Dress ( the bus driver uniform) which came in around 70 -71,or there abouts. One of the reasons given at the time was the excessive wear to and no replacement of combats. Some time down the line around 90 (could be wrong here) someone decided to try make everyone look cool
Hence, Garrison Dress. This consisted of a cam jacket (not a jump smock) and poorly designed high boots (not jump boots). Your Regimental (with Unit brass buckle) stable belt or a Garrison Belt with a black plastic buckle was worn with it. I never ever saw anyone wearing it under their tits! It was worn around the waist like any other belt. Although maybe this is why LFWA quit wearing it first, I‘d have to agree it would look pretty silly!
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I can‘t speak for all arms, but the armoured and the arty wore their black (armd) and blue(arty) berets with battle dress, in winter and Bush uniform, in summer. IG‘s wore forage caps as a sign of appointment in both corps. The CF Greens predated the DEU and was originally worn with forage caps. When we went to Greens we all switched to the forage cap in summer and the fur hat in winter. There was also a small transition period, after the forage cap, where everyone had to wear a green beret with CF Greens. This did not last long and it was only a few years before the Corps went back to the black beret for all dress. The policy extended through to the issue of the DEU (both green and tan). Also with the DEU‘s, we wear our black stable belt and Regimental brass, bayonets or not, as I believe most armd units still do. We normally only wear DEU on formal parades. There may be some local, one off, quirks I‘m not aware of, nor am I an expert on all units‘ dress policies. My dates may be a bit out, it‘s been a long, long time since I wore some of this stuff, but that‘s about it in a nutshell. :tank: