COOL! Check out Australia's kilted regiment attire

[macwilkin]

The digger in the photo is from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, which wears the Australia tartan. The 7th Battalion also wears this tartan, whilst the 3rd Battalion's pipes and drums wears Royal Stewart.

There are a number of battalions in other regiments still maintaining the lineage of Australia's Scottish regiments:

The Royal New South Wales Regiment (NSW Scottish)
The Royal Queensland Regiment (The Byron Scottish)
The Royal Western Australia Regt. (Cameron Highlanders of WA)
The Royal Victoria Regiment (Victoria Scottish)
The Royal South Australia Regiment (SA Scottish)

Just to name a few.

A good friend of mine's grandfather served in the Queensland Cameron Highlanders at Milne Bay in 1942.

Cheers,

Todd

[thomsec]

Wow! I love that tartan. I wonder how many kilts Rocky needs to to a special run of PV?

[Troy]

WOW - I've never seen that tartan before. How on earth did I miss that one - its beautiful!

I quite agree.

I have to admit, though, that when I first saw this tartan rendered on a computer monitor I thought it was very daggy: a bit like a dowdy checked skirt one of my primary school teachers might have worn. Seeing the tartan "in the flesh", however, is a totally different experience altogether. It is magnificent!

My wife is on to me to make kilts for myself and our son (as well as something for herself and our daughter, of course) but, ironically, given that I'm an Aussie, the tartan is pretty hard to get.

(I just thought of something - am I one of the lucky few who gets pestered by his wife to get [I]more[I] kilts?)

Cheers,

troy

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Here's a close up of the tartan.


This tartan was designed in 1984 by John Reid. It was the winning design in a competition held by the Scottish Australian Heritage Council. He based it upon the MacQuarrie tartan in honor of Governor Lachlan MacQuarie, with colors inspired by the Australian outback.

[Rex_Tremende]

Is it a military tartan or a national heritage tartan?

Regards,
Rex.

[macwilkin]

Is it a military tartan or a national heritage tartan?

Regards,
Rex.

Both; I don't believe it has been officially adopted by the Australian government, but it is being worn by the Royal Australian Regiment, as I mentioned above.

T.

[pdcorlis]

This tartan is even more beautiful up close!

[SFCRick]

Is it just me or does that sporran look a tad low? Do love the tartan though.

I agree

[BonnieT100]

As it occurs, E-8 and E-9 are the senior enlisted ranks. The US military (except the Air Force) has warrant officers as well who rank above enlisted, but below commissioned.

Geoff Withnell

I believe you misunderstood me. In the Australian army, a Warrant Officer is the equivalent of a US senior NCO. Warrant Officers in the US Army are commissioned above the rank of WO1, the initial Warrant rank. All others are referred to as a Chief Warrant Officer.

[fudgeman]

cool find. the tartan reminds me of saffron but with red stripes

My initial thought too. Matt's close-up makes it even more attractive.