Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
I'm glad these questions have been asked, because I have been curious about them too. I see a lot of kilts sold on eBay saying that they are military kilts, but with all sorts of confusing characteristics like this. I can't remember why I got this impression (perhaps I read it somewhere), but I have been led to believe that officers could choose to have their kilts made privately, as long as they used the correct tartan. But this may have resulted in kilts seeing some level of military service, though not necessarily fitting in with the usual labeling and detail requirements that we expect. Can anyone tell me if this is correct?
Tobus, you are correct.