You are correct, if I was not wearing my 20+ years worth of medals, then the orange bow tie would be appropriate, but wearing the orange bow tie seems like it would distract from the seriousness of the whole affair, besides, the medals have so much color I see no reason to add more flair to the ball. One thing for sure though, I can guarantee, and would be willing to bet a bottle of 18 year old whiskey that I will be the only kilted NCO there,