Quote Originally Posted by Kilted KT View Post
isn't 5,000 kilts a bit short of the total number of men in the regiment?
After following the BBC link, an earlier article stated:

MoD denies regiment kilt shortage

The Royal Regiment of Scotland's 5,000 soldiers currently have just 320 kilts between them...

The 320 kilts have been made by Argyll Bagpipes and Kilts...
An accompanying picture showed a man holding a length of Black Watch tartan. My question is: Will the Royal Regiment now use only one tartan? Or, can/will the various battalions use different tartans, such as MacKenzie, Gordon, etc.?

"At the request of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, these kilts are being trialled to ensure soldiers get the most comfortable material for a variety of weather, with the best clarity of colour and pattern."

It said a planned deployment would be agreed with the Royal Regiment of Scotland, with two battalions having their kilts by next May [2007] and the whole unit being kitted out by early 2008.