A few thoughts on choice and selection: tartan, clans, etc.

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I think many in the US, like me, would never wear military issue with insignia and/or rank affixed. In my family, somewhere between many and most of the men serve, and some of the women. I missed out because of damage incurred as an adventurous teen. Though I've never been formally told to do it this way or that, or that something just isn't done, I've always felt that was theirs. In the late 60s into the 70s, many of my friends shopped in military surplus stores due to cost/value necessities. I had no problem there when insignia was removed, and the UK posts here mentioning someone's first kilt being military surplus leads me to believe attitudes are actually fairly similar. I will grant there may be a higher level of ignorance on this side of the pond due to numbers, as mentioned above.