Kentucky Colonel tartan?

[Aeryck]

If I may be so bold to ask, but what exactly is the difference between a Kentucky Colonel and an ADC? Is that an "out-of-state" resident?

In the Texas Navy Association, only residents of Texas may join as Commanders & Lieutenants, but anyone may appointed as an Admiral by the Governor of Texas.

T.

More generally, I would say that the Aid de Camp is one of ambassadorial title for a Colonel, as it is more specifically meant to mean an assistant or aid to the Governor. But within the context of the Colonels, it is more one of one that means to promote the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as an aid in that respects, as well as to promote charity organizations. Originally the title of ADC was given to those directly assisting the Governor, and is still used within those contexts for staff members, but the Colonels are an honorary group, and as such, focus more on the charity aspects and the "good name" of the state, in a sense.

I hope that made sense, and that's my paraphrase of the ideas behind it. Being a part of the Colonel title as the ADC is, it also gives one the right to wear the uniform of the ADC if one is a Colonel (the braided rope on the mess jacket shoulder, etc.) symbolizing one's duty of service and assistance.

Aeryck