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Sam Browne costs about €200 euro now. There is an issued one available that is made in Pakistan AFAIK but is of low quality. Gloves are about €20 also.
The PT gear and track suit in the Cadet School costs around €100.
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Sam Browne costs about €200 euro now. There is an issued one available that is made in Pakistan AFAIK but is of low quality. Gloves are about €20 also.
The PT gear and track suit in the Cadet School costs around €100.
A good Sam Browne will set you back €50-100 more that. A top end gieves& hawkes as worn by the BA is £450!
Just for the craic I dug out my original list of items required to be purchased out of the initial uniform allowance (don't ask me why I still had it) - it was vouchered so you had to submit a cert from the adjutant to be able to claim the allowance even though the allowance was a fixed amount.
Superfine Uniform (SD No 1) x 1 (tailor made)
Greatcoat x 1 (tailor made)
Uniform shoes brown x 2 pairs
Gloves brown x 1 pair
Uniform cap x 1
Sam brown x 1
Holster brown leather x 1
Trenchcoat x 1 (later became an issue item)
Shirts x 4 (could be purchased from stores on repayment)
Tie x 2 (also could be purchased from stores on repayment)
Pullover green x 2
Dress uniform x 1 (Tailor made)
Dress uniform cap x 1
Shoes black patent x 1 pair
plus ties, bow tie, SD belts, green socks etc, etc, etc.
Let's just say the allowance didn't come anywhere near covering that lot ! At the time you even had to purchase your unit markings on repayment.
And no - I'm not going to say when this was - suffice it to say that my initial uniform allowance was in Pounds !!!!
Lads
The shoes, gloves, cap, shirts, tie, pullover, green socks, are all issued free its only the superfines that have to be paid for. The sam can be claimed back seperately with a receipt and a letter from CO that you indeed have a sam...
The initial uniform takes up all or most of the initial allowance.
Is the repayment a salary deduction or an upfront once off deduction?
Depends on what you are looking for. Shirts, trousers, smocks, boots etc are on issue as is a beret but you buy the cap badge, rank sliders etc.
The clothing stores administers the charging of it through the MIF and OPS pick up on it and reduce your net pay by that amount at the next pay day
Anybody got an up to date costing on the NS Officers Sword? I note the Irish supplier only advertises the Army & AC Swords....does that mean it has to be sourced elsewhere?
you'll get used to it...Honkies will try to hijack anything they feel inferior about!
its a size issue in this case!
I thought the Naval sword was 2 inches shorter?
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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.
Where is Gen Collins sword (if any) on display,certainly does not appear to be Nat Mus and at that I do not recall any sword exhibits/photos with any of the 1916 combatants or 1918/21 participants.
Found the Reference JP Duggans book refers to De Valera advancing with sword drawn!
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