Thread: what non infantry trades wear infantry head dress?

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?

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

Originally Posted by RoyogtheRovers

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

Spot on

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.

cool, cheers guys

Originally Posted by 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?

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.

Originally Posted by 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

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

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

Magic

Originally Posted by 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.

Originally Posted by The_Magician

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

Magic

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

Originally Posted by broken_man

Originally Posted by 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

Magic

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.

Originally Posted by 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? :D