Balmorals and Glengarrys

[longhuntr74]

When piping: glengarry
When civvie: Balmoral

See...I did not know that....thanks!!

Also...Davedove...I'm intrigued about your clan crest with Army Crest? Do you have a link or picture?

McMurdo...same question re: xmarks clan crest?

To all...thanks for keeping it civil and for your inputs!!

[Jock Scot]

See...I did not know that....thanks!!

Also...Davedove...I'm intrigued about your clan crest with Army Crest? Do you have a link or picture?

McMurdo...same question re: xmarks clan crest?

To all...thanks for keeping it civil and for your inputs!!

Can I offer you a spot of advice on wearing the balmoral? It will go against everything that your basic military training will have taught you!

Don't iron(press) the balmoral to death, in fact don't iron(press) it at all! The more beaten up it is the better(I am not joking) and the badge is not worn over(above) the left eye, it is worn just behind the left eye towards your left ear.

[longhuntr74]

Can I offer you a spot of advice on wearing the balmoral? It will go against everything that your basic military training will have taught you!

Don't iron(press) the balmoral to death, in fact don't iron(press) it at all! The more beaten up it is the better(I am not joking) and the badge is not worn over(above) the left eye, it is worn just behind the left eye towards your left ear.

LOL! Yeah...thanks Jock! I was tracking on the proper wear of a bonnet and realize it is not a military beret.

Regarding being beaten up...I would say the same is true about my airborne berets (to a certain extent)...the more worn in and beat up they are, the better. I hate breaking in a new beret!!!! I can honestly say I've never ironed a beret...I've shaved them, wetted them, stretched them, twisted and wrung them out, etc....but never ironed one.

[davedove]

Also...Davedove...I'm intrigued about your clan crest with Army Crest? Do you have a link or picture?

Here's the cap badge as well as a belt buckle with the Army crest, shown against the Army tartan. (Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever worn the buckle).


I also have a kilt pin with the same:


You can get these from Alexis Malcolm Kilts.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

That's actually the arms, supporter and crest, ie: the full heraldic achievement, of the United States of America. Although this is worn by members of the United States Army, it isn't unique to the Army in the same way that the Eagle, Globe and Anchor is unique to the United States Marine Corps.

[BoldHighlander]

Nice!

Here's the cap badge as well as a belt buckle with the Army crest, shown against the Army tartan. (Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever worn the buckle).


I also have a kilt pin with the same:


You can get these from Alexis Malcolm Kilts.

[McMurdo]

See...I did not know that....thanks!!

Also...Davedove...I'm intrigued about your clan crest with Army Crest? Do you have a link or picture?

McMurdo...same question re: xmarks clan crest?

To all...thanks for keeping it civil and for your inputs!!

The Xmarks clan crest badge is available through the Wizard of BC (if he has any left) Hereis the thread on it
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/x...641/index.html

Here is a pick of mine on my beaten up soaked shaped and kicked down the road balmoral

[ForresterModern]

I have a plain black Balmoral, as well as a bright red and a Jacobean blue diced versions, along with a black/red diced black Glengarry. Never worn the glengarry out yet. Wear the black and colored balmorals equally, with either my Forrester or MacDonald clan badges or simple rampant lion or thistle badges depending on the occasion and remainder of my accessories. Also recently received diced tams in fawn, lovat green, and lovat blue which I have yet had the occasion to wear, but like the look. Similar in appearence to the balmorals without the cockade or tails.

As Jock suggested I think the badges look best when worn over the side of the head, back of the eye and just slightly in front of the ear, as opposed to the military style of wearing them over the eye.

[fortcollinsjerry]

I do not wear uniform items. Ever.

I proudly served my country. I am proud to be a veteran of the armed forces of the United States. I do not choose to display the emblems of that service on civilian attire alongside those ignorant of true service who wear them because they are "cool."

So....If you choose to wear your insignia. Fine. Just observe whose company you seem to be in.

In my experience, the ones who have "been there and done that" display the fact most often in their demeanor and bearing. No additional symbology is needed.

Generally I would agree with your point of view and personal choices. I also am a career military retiree, however, there are acitvities and social occasions when wearing "some" uniform items is appropriate. Such as wearing a rack mineature awards at the USMC birthday ball, a Robert Burns dinner, and there are others. IMHO, it is entirly a bad form to wear anything except clan badges on scottish head gear

I just returned from a long vacation in Scotland and on more than one occasion I spotted kilted Gentlemen wearing a single row of military medals over the breast pocket of a black argyle. This was evening wear, so, under the right conditions it is entirly OK to wear them.

[NCMC]

I agree with what has been said about mixing military uniforms and civilian attire. However, what is the general opinion on the maroon or green balmoral (with the clan badge ect instead of insignia)? Do most prefer black or dark blue balmoral to the military green/maroon beret color as a balmoral? Has anyone seen a green balmoral with clan badges? Would it be considered bad form if one had earned the right to wear the coresponding beret to wear the balmoral?