Military Count

[xman]

I am looking at the many pics of military kilts and beyond the obvious fat that they are pleated to the stripe I notice that they tend to have more pleats than civilian kilts. My first instinct would be to say that they are using a smaller pleat reveal, say half an inch, but with regimental weight and sett sizes around 10 inches, this would make each kilt around 10 yards long!

Can someone tell me how to get 33 pleats around 44" hips and not break the wearer's back?

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