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  • #76
    The Missus (Who is a seamstress crafty type) says his tunic doesn't fit him properly, and the white belt is wrong. The hat would work better if she had short hair. Also the buttens need to be changed so they are all above the belt. The one below looks wrong.
    For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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    • #77
      So buttons in a similar fashion to the following?



      The shade of the material is too dark for a white belt I think
      What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.

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      • #78
        FCUKING HIDEOUS !

        the female thing is a disaster altogether! No saving aspects what so ever.

        The Male, get rid of the belt, emulate the bandoliers worn by those in 1916 with a sash type affair, no belt...are and will always be a disaster! Look at any GOH to see how shite the belts look.

        Get rid of the pockets.
        Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe

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        • #79
          Does the Male just wear a T Shirt under the tunic

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          • #80
            Bit like a GAA parade.....a little bit of everything but wont knock it.

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            • #81
              Originally posted by hptmurphy View Post
              FCUKING HIDEOUS !

              the female thing is a disaster altogether! No saving aspects what so ever.

              The Male, get rid of the belt, emulate the bandoliers worn by those in 1916 with a sash type affair, no belt...are and will always be a disaster! Look at any GOH to see how shite the belts look.

              Get rid of the pockets.
              Think your right. My opinion would be leave well enough alone. Possibly improve the quality of the material the uniforms are cut from.

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              • #82
                It seems to be getting positive views from the roadshow. There were a few different options and changes are being made based on some of the comments. The photographs don't do the uniform justice, the piping detail isn't coming out. If you get a chance to see the uniform up close you should go.

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by koppiteal View Post
                  Does the Male just wear a T Shirt under the tunic
                  I'd say so, otherwise you'd bake. The only other option would be a grandfather shirt
                  What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.

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                  • #84
                    Any idea if this will be forces wide issued before 2016 parade and if so will that include RDF?

                    Not crazy about the white belt, always thought it looked a bit shite. maybe the material its made from too doesnt work well.
                    "He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
                    "No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."

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                    • #85
                      RDF no,1 to stay mostly the same except for the introduction of para beret coloured epaulettes!! ��

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                      • #86
                        Remember to for the pic of the proposed sd1,s picture has no lanyard medals or collar badges plus the rank marking are tailored wrong , when someone gets theirs issued personally and all the above is done correctly it will be fine.

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by kaiser View Post
                          RDF no,1 to stay mostly the same except for the introduction of para beret coloured epaulettes!! ��
                          Seriously? Ffs
                          I knew a simple soldier boy.....
                          Who grinned at life in empty joy,
                          Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
                          And whistled early with the lark.

                          In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
                          With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
                          He put a bullet through his brain.
                          And no one spoke of him again.

                          You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
                          Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
                          Sneak home and pray you'll never know
                          The hell where youth and laughter go.

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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by kaiser View Post
                            RDF no,1 to stay mostly the same except for the introduction of para beret coloured epaulettes!! ��
                            I've tried really hard to find the old FCA number ones in picture format with the Maroon Epaulets. I can only pray you are joking. Otherwise, we're going back in time.
                            What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.

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                            • #89
                              Always one who will bite
                              The uniforms pictured are just prototypes not issued to either of the soldiers wearing them so are not tailored to fit.
                              As said they have no medals,collar dogs, nametag or lanyard and the flashes and ranks are not on correctly.
                              The material is a better quality and the piping improves the look as does the double vent on the back of the male tunic.
                              Getting rid of the tie is something the majority of us who wear the SD for more than one day a year really want.Not to mention the fact that you will now be able to wear a norwegain shirt underneath when it's baltic out!
                              As for the female uniform their is a trousers mooted also so no change from current sit there as females are issued both.I agree the female hat looks gank and is a massive waste of money as the females only recently got a peaked cap to replace the old "birds nest" hat.
                              "Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm." ------- Field Marshall Wavell, April 1945.

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                              • #90
                                Originally posted by apod View Post
                                Always one who will bite
                                The uniforms pictured are just prototypes not issued to either of the soldiers wearing them so are not tailored to fit.
                                As said they have no medals,collar dogs, nametag or lanyard and the flashes and ranks are not on correctly.
                                The material is a better quality and the piping improves the look as does the double vent on the back of the male tunic.
                                Getting rid of the tie is something the majority of us who wear the SD for more than one day a year really want.Not to mention the fact that you will now be able to wear a norwegain shirt underneath when it's baltic out!
                                As for the female uniform their is a trousers mooted also so no change from current sit there as females are issued both.I agree the female hat looks gank and is a massive waste of money as the females only recently got a peaked cap to replace the old "birds nest" hat.
                                So...the RDF are getting the same SD1's then?
                                I knew a simple soldier boy.....
                                Who grinned at life in empty joy,
                                Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
                                And whistled early with the lark.

                                In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
                                With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
                                He put a bullet through his brain.
                                And no one spoke of him again.

                                You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
                                Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
                                Sneak home and pray you'll never know
                                The hell where youth and laughter go.

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