Regimental Ties

[BBNC]

Thanks Chas. I wonder what the Navy will think about an inquiry by a bloke from your side of the pond? lol

[Spartan Tartan]

Registered with the Navy Historical Society...that makes it good enough for me.

Fair enough.

[OC Richard]

Here is a great source in the USA for Regimental striped neckties and bowties, US military neckties, etc. I enjoy looking though the amazing variety of British regimental and school neckties and you'll see them being worn at events by prominent Brits all the time, their way of advertising what school they attended etc

http://www.bensilver.com/Authentic-Regimental.html

at any gathering of Scottish pipers you'll see plenty of these striped ties

[Thomas H]

Great Links , thank you I have been looking for the X Marks tie. Thank you

[sailortats]

Chas, not sure what type of reply you will get from the "Master Chief". The "official" Navy tie as mentioned in this thread is for civilian use and does not constitute a part of the official Navy uniform.

[English Bloke]

Chas, not sure what type of reply you will get from the "Master Chief". The "official" Navy tie as mentioned in this thread is for civilian use and does not constitute a part of the official Navy uniform.

My thoughts as well. British Regimental Ties are not covered in Dress Regs either. They are merely a convention.

[Chas]

Hello all,

This is the text of the email that I sent -

Dear Sir,

Most, if not all, UK military organizations (Service, Branch, Regiment, Group, Squadron, etc), have an officially sanctioned tie for wear with civilian clothing. For occasions when the wearing of uniform would not be appropriate, but the wearer wants to project a smart appearance. A tie that identifies the wearer as a current, or former, member of that particular organization.

My question is this - Has the US Navy ever sanctioned such a tie?

Thank you in advance.

Regards


Chas Charles-Dunne
Royal Air Force (retired)

We shall have to wait and see, what the reply is - if at all.

I know full well that Regimental Ties are not covered by Uniform Regulations, but nevertheless a decision was made by each and every branch of the services, or parts there of. The direction that the stripes run; the number and width of the stripes; the proportions of the stripes in relation to each other; whether there are any badges or motifs - all these things were decided and promulgated by the services concerned. And became the official sanctioned tie.

In the case of the Royal Air Force,

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it was Lord Trenchard himself, in consultation with two senior officers, who made the decision. The colours representing the merger (thin sky blue) of The Royal Flying Corps (army, dark red) and The Royal Naval Air Service (navy, navy blue).

It was not cobbled together by Jimmee Chang from Singapore, who wanted to sell a few colourful ties to the fly-boys (Velly good number1 fella, sell you something cheap).

Regards

Chas

[OC Richard]

Yes indeed the British Regimental neckties are not worn when in uniform, but rather when in mufti.

[Glen]

Yes indeed the British Regimental neckties are not worn when in uniform, but rather when in mufti.

Some Canadian units wear a regimental tie in uniform.

[Really a McQueen]

Some Canadian units wear a regimental tie in uniform.

I always thought that regimental ties were made of some sort of fabric, such as silk or linen. But I see that the MWD* is wearing one of leather and wood.


*MWD - Military Working Dog. This one obviously works at the Enlisted Ranks Club.