Military medals on Formal Kilt

**BCAC** · 30th October 12, 09:29 AM

Chas,
I did hear that now all medals worn by HM Forces personnel have to be court mounted. Swing mounted is no longer allowed.

**Chas** · 30th October 12, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by BCAC

Chas,
I did hear that now all medals worn by HM Forces personnel have to be court mounted. Swing mounted is no longer allowed.

Not unless it has changed very recently. Each of the three services has its own regulations as to the wearing of medals although they are all broadly the same. There are some strange anomalies in the Army. For instance, pipers wearing a pipers plaid, the medals are worn on centre chest.

When a medal is presented the mounting of it is at public expense and is usually done by the station tailors. Swing mounting is by far and away the cheapest. If a serviceman wants to have his medals court mounted, he must either do it himself or pay a company to do it.

Regards

Chas

**Geoff Withnell** · 30th October 12, 06:43 PM

You don't say what branch or for that matter country's service you retired from. I do know that United States Marine Corps regulations state that medals, minature medals or ribbons may be worn by honorably discharged or retired Marines on "suitable patriotic or miltary occasions" and at other times if care is taken not to bring disrepute on the Corps or the award. The type of decoration worn, ribbon, medal or minature medal is the same as would be worn if in the equivalent uniform. The placement of the medals is to be a close as practical to where they would be on the uniform.

**Spartan Tartan** · 30th October 12, 08:34 PM

I had the same thought as Geoff. To further his point, the U.S. military uniform regs actually have a section to cover how to wear ones medals/decorations on civilian attire for retirees and those with an honorable discharge. No need to ask...just look it up under the appropriate section like you did for the previous 24 years.