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    You look squared away except for one thing: soldiers are very careful to wear their kilts centered.

    And not just soldiers! In the civilian Pipe Band scene experienced kilt-wearers can often be distinguished by the way they wear everying properly: the hose and garters symmetrical, the kilt centered and worn at the right height, etc.

    In the army, what portion of the tartan is centered varies by regiment, and even within the regiment. For example Other Ranks and Officers of the old Gordon Highlanders wore their kilts centered differently.

    Here as you can see enlisted men have the yellow line centered, officers have the blue block centered



    But the kilt itself will tell you where the centerline is: you can look at the front apron as a whole and see.

    Here's the Drum Major of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in shirtsleeve order, which is what your outfit is most similar to; note that British army shirts don't have the beads down the front.



    Myself as a Black Watch piper in shirtsleeve order this year at Fort MacArthur. The kilt is a regimental weight kilt made by House Of Edgar.



    Last year at Fort MacArthur wearing the Khaki Drill tunic, worn 1908-1939 more or less

    Last edited by OC Richard; 19th November 15 at 07:28 PM.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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