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Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
but surely as COS he is bound by the same regs as the newest and most junior Private-
Or is it simply a matter of do as I say
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
I do think the Glengarry is wrong as COS as his Corps is now the Army as a whole as apart to a seperate section.
While his peaker is the same as normal, so should his lanyard, again he retains his lanyard. Should DF HQ not have their own lanyard as they do flash and then if so isn't standardized headgear appropriate while in all forms of uniform and regardless of rank shouldn't the COS be obliged to comply.
I know there is probably a certain 'one up manship ' coming from the Cavalry but point made get over it and conform as did the forebearers of the job.
Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
In the 80/90's there was a CQ in the ASM in Cathal Brugha who came from the Cav and continued to wear the Glengarry.
and he came to a sticky end
let that be a warning to the COS
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Ah butr did he give the "sure your all great and doing a great/vital job and your all a credit to the organisation " The same speech all pdf ossifers give the rdf ???
At risk of censure for referring to BA but Gen M Jackson a recent BA COS always wore his para beret even when receiving a decoration at Buck Castle albeit with out the para wing badge, poss the trend has arrived here.
The high vis sliders are fine so long as there are no hostile snipers about.
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