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6th February 08, 04:57 PM
#1
I read an interesting book at Ferintosh about kilt wearing and there was a wonderful passage saying that anyone who is not regimental should never admit the fact! 
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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6th February 08, 05:01 PM
#2
 Originally Posted by McClef
I read an interesting book at Ferintosh about kilt wearing and there was a wonderful passage saying that anyone who is not regimental should never admit the fact!
I, for one, hope to never be caught with those constraining ... pieces of cloth.
Wallace Catanach, Kiltmaker
A day without killting is like a day without sunshine.
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6th February 08, 05:02 PM
#3
Originally Posted by McClef
I read an interesting book at Ferintosh about kilt wearing and there was a wonderful passage saying that anyone who is not regimental should never admit the fact!
Okay, I have a question for the rabble...
Is there really any truth to the tale that "regimental" came about from the Sergeants having a walking/pace stick with a mirror attached where they could see if the jock was properly (un)dressed?
I have heard or read this tale oft repeated, and yet those who I've known in the past that served in Scots regiments cannot verify this happening to them while in service. Is there any truth to this story? 
Last edited by BoldHighlander; 7th February 08 at 04:00 AM.
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[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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6th February 08, 09:24 PM
#4
There is another take on the question. This is a great article by the late Harry Lindley, and is posted on The Scottish Tartans Authority website.
Frank Logan
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7th February 08, 01:44 AM
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The best (or worst?) part is, they beleaved me!
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7th February 08, 06:12 AM
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Yes there is truth and I know someone who served at Stirling Castle when it was a barracks who can attest to it.
But it would not have applied in all Scottish regiments as not all of them were issued with the kilt - the lowland regiments in particular who were issued with trews instead.
Now with all the amalgamations into the one "super regiment" such differences no longer apply but kilts are considered to be for ceremonial occasions only. Whether or not kilt checks are still carried out for such occasions I cannot say.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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7th February 08, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by McClef
Yes there is truth and I know someone who served at Stirling Castle when it was a barracks who can attest to it.
But it would not have applied in all Scottish regiments as not all of them were issued with the kilt - the lowland regiments in particular who were issued with trews instead.
Now with all the amalgamations into the one "super regiment" such differences no longer apply but kilts are considered to be for ceremonial occasions only. Whether or not kilt checks are still carried out for such occasions I cannot say.
Thanks 
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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15th February 08, 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by McClef
Yes there is truth and I know someone who served at Stirling Castle when it was a barracks who can attest to it.
I think this may be akin to other stories I have heard about sergeant majors making a manual check that soldiers had "dressed to the left" when on parade and may have more to do with the sexual preferences of the said sergeant major than any army regulation.
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15th February 08, 05:35 AM
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It wasn't a manual check but a visual one using a mirror on a stick.
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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28th March 08, 05:03 PM
#10
Originally Posted by McClef
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Now with all the amalgamations into the one "super regiment" such differences no longer apply ....
You mean, one is asked if one is "super regimental?"
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