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This is a bit of an esoteric one and apropos of nothing more than my idle curiosity, but would be interested if anyone actually knows.
When an officer becomes a 'Red Tab', (s)he of course becomes "late" of their Regt/Corps, but I'd always assumed that they kept the uniform accoutrements (buttons etc.) of their late capbadge. It appears however, that whilst some Rifles officers carry on wearing black buttons, badges and cross-belts; others have opted for the generic brass and Sam-Brownes (see images below). The same goes for retaining/ditching the Rifle Green No.1 Dress. Is there any rhyme or reason to this, or is it just another case of generals cutting their own detail?
Gen Nick Parker; dodgy chinstrap, but otherwise all Rifled up.
Whereas Gen Patrick Sanders (late 2RGJ/4RIFLES) has gone all shiny:
Gen Nick Carter meanwhile just seems to bounce from one set to the other!
When an officer becomes a 'Red Tab', (s)he of course becomes "late" of their Regt/Corps, but I'd always assumed that they kept the uniform accoutrements (buttons etc.) of their late capbadge. It appears however, that whilst some Rifles officers carry on wearing black buttons, badges and cross-belts; others have opted for the generic brass and Sam-Brownes (see images below). The same goes for retaining/ditching the Rifle Green No.1 Dress. Is there any rhyme or reason to this, or is it just another case of generals cutting their own detail?
Gen Nick Parker; dodgy chinstrap, but otherwise all Rifled up.
Whereas Gen Patrick Sanders (late 2RGJ/4RIFLES) has gone all shiny:
Gen Nick Carter meanwhile just seems to bounce from one set to the other!