wearing the military style kilt

[carlisle401]

Yes, this is one of the reasons I chose to wear a Pipe Major uniform- I'm an older guy with a beard. Another is that the Pipe Major badges are badges of office rather than badges of rank, and are worn by military and civilian Pipe Majors alike, and I did hold that office at one time.

Now, one occasionally sees, in modern times, pipers besides the Pipe Major wearing beards, like this Argylls piper

This Piper was excused from shaving because of a skin condition. While he was doing basic training at Glencorse, he became Best Recruit. The only recruit who had a beard for many years.