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what non infantry trades wear infantry head dress?

Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:53 pm

a few weeks ago i spotted a few agc clarks wearing TOS's is it just the AGC that wear head dress that isnt their own or is it all trades that are attached to the battalion that wear it?

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:58 pm

You usually wear the head dress of the unit you are attached to.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:01 pm

RoyogtheRovers:
You usually wear the head dress of the unit you are attached to.

Spot on

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:07 pm

Most normally do, however I'm sure there will be some exceptions such as regimental regulations, qualifications, short term attachment or stubborn buggers who don't or can't be bothered.

Some on attachment from the other services wear their parent units headdress while others wear the unit headdress of the unit they are at.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:07 pm

cool, cheers guys

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:11 pm

RoyogtheRovers:
You usually wear the head dress of the unit you are attached to.

Isn't there an exemption that allows non-airborne chaps to choose not to wear that ghastly reddish coloured beret?

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:20 pm

We had a REME guy come to us for a while who'd been on attatchment hiding in bushes fixing gats for the boys from hereford who swanned around camp with his sand coloured one on. Right up until the stick man saw him, within moments a beret with the largest amount of material appeared and he was told to put that on and make the blue stable belt disappear at the same time.

Sorry, it was funny at the time, I don't know where the hell that beret came from but it was bloody massive.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:23 pm

Lechies:
We had a REME guy come to us for a while who'd been on attatchment hiding in bushes fixing gats for the boys from hereford who swanned around camp with his sand coloured one on. Right up until the stick man saw him, within moments a beret with the largest amount of material appeared and he was told to put that on and make the blue stable belt disappear at the same time.

Sorry, it was funny at the time, I don't know where the hell that beret came from but it was bloody massive.

Could be worse; might have to wear a light blue lid and get mistaken for a tech Smile

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:24 pm

Our whole (Scottish) unit wear TOS's and we're R Signals.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:25 pm

Guys attached to the Guards don't wear Bearskins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: what non infantry trades wear infantry head dress?

Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:27 pm

Lechies:
We had a REME guy come to us for a while who'd been on attatchment hiding in bushes fixing gats for the boys from hereford who swanned around camp with his sand coloured one on. Right up until the stick man saw him, within moments a beret with the largest amount of material appeared and he was told to put that on and make the blue stable belt disappear at the same time.

Sorry, it was funny at the time, I don't know where the hell that beret came from but it was bloody massive.

I thought any attached arms wore their Corps stable belt with a winged dagger buckle.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 2:14 pm

The_Magician:
Guys attached to the Guards don't wear Bearskins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Magic

Nope but they do wear khaki berets with blue red blue backing.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:29 pm

broken_man:
The_Magician:
Guys attached to the Guards don't wear Bearskins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Magic

Nope but they do wear khaki berets with blue red blue backing.

Absolutely

And full screws get their Lance Sergeant

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:37 pm

I have been baffled to see a female in a TA infantry Bn wearing an Inf cap badge. She WAS a medic as I understand it but now wears a green web belt, khaki beret and Inf cap badge.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:48 pm

EX_STAB:
I have been baffled to see a female in a TA infantry Bn wearing an Inf cap badge. She WAS a medic as I understand it but now wears a green web belt, khaki beret and Inf cap badge.

Sure it wasn't a male STAB with moooobs? Very Happy

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:52 pm

CC_TA:
EX_STAB:
I have been baffled to see a female in a TA infantry Bn wearing an Inf cap badge. She WAS a medic as I understand it but now wears a green web belt, khaki beret and Inf cap badge.

Sure it wasn't a male STAB with moooobs? Very Happy

Oh she was definitely all woman!

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:55 pm

She may be a RCMT, dont TA Inf regts have badged females? I used to work with a girl who used to be TA Green Howards.

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:56 pm

We had a REME guy attached to us on gat duty, wore standard REME beret and badge but tartan backing. It was Royal Stewert though, not Gordon tartan..so I don't know if it was a Scottish REME thing that he wore it??

So..re reading that...its actually not relevent..lol..sorry.[marq=down]

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 3:57 pm

EX_STAB:
I have been baffled to see a female in a TA infantry Bn wearing an Inf cap badge. She WAS a medic as I understand it but now wears a green web belt, khaki beret and Inf cap badge.

Not a PWRR cap badge?

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:06 pm

blonde_guy:
EX_STAB:
I have been baffled to see a female in a TA infantry Bn wearing an Inf cap badge. She WAS a medic as I understand it but now wears a green web belt, khaki beret and Inf cap badge.

Not a PWRR cap badge?

No.

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