Going back to the original question, you can choose your tartan, if not your wars.

Personally, I'd feel odd wearing a tartan specifically designed for a regiment, even if the regiment, or whatever you call it on your side of the pond, don't, themselves, recognise it. Having said that, my only kilt is an Ancient Hunting Fraser adopted by the Lovat Scouts! The difference, I suppose, is that it was a clan tartan first before the army began to use it for military purposes.

By joining these boards I'm having to get my head around many practices that I find peculiar - non-tartan kilts, wearing odd footwear with kilts, non-wool kilts etc - which, I feel, I'm beginning to get used to. The hardest thing for me has been hearing of folks buying and wearing a kilt with a tartan that isn't associated with their family. To me, that still seems rather odd, but only because I've never encountered people who wear tartan for fashion or as collectable items. Maybe it's one of those reserved 'British' things?

But, if nowt else, we both live in, relatively, free countries so wear what makes you feel good. As others have said, so long as you're not trying to pass yourself off as a marine, few folks would get annoyed, I'd imagine.

As for wearing checking on Glengarry's, that's another matter entirely!

Cheers

Bruce