Wearing a glengarry

[plaid preacher]

Funny you should ask about headdress. The other day I was walking along the street and spied a member of our local constabulary using his ears to hold up his cap which was too large and too far back on his head. Now I suspect that you will find there are as many opinions on here as there are heads, but in my opinion far too many men wear headdress that is too large and too far back - probably because too few men wear any hat other than a ball cap, at all. It is clear the dress regs are that the glengarry is worn a finger to two over the eye, and slightly canted to the right. (no great expanse of forehead, no jaunty angle). Here are the current Dress Regs for the RROS http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...sHandBook.pdf; the glengarry is specifically addressed on Page 57, but do note the pictures. And although I was an officer, pay close attention to how the warrant officers wear their uniforms, they are the ones who take great pride.

As for keeping your lid under your epaulette when not on your head,an RSM said to me once quite simply : "We don't do that, only the Americans do." I note you come from the UK, and therefore I would heed that advise.