Military Tam Trick

[Macman]

It's interesting, these various things that are done in different units, to get a certain "look".

I've noticed that nowadays some of the Scottish battalions have their TOS's blocked in an odd way:

It does look odd to me, but I wouldn't tell the wearer that! It almost looks like the evolution of the glengarry.

[Nathan]

It does look odd to me, but I wouldn't tell the wearer that! It almost looks like the evolution of the glengarry.

This is how we wore our TOS...

[Peter Crowe]

When I was in the Royal Air Force, our berets came with a fibreboard backing as standard.

When I was in the Air Training Corps attached to D (Cameronians) Coy. 52nd Lowland Volunteers (TA) in 1981-83 our RAF issue berets had some sort of stiffener behind the two plasticised holes for our cap badge. The TOS's issued to the Jocks, however were unlined and their cap badge with Douglas tartan swatch was stitched into place by a tailor who made holes on the tartan square and the side of the bonnet.

[Fedgunner]

It does look odd to me, but I wouldn't tell the wearer that! It almost looks like the evolution of the glengarry.

When I was in the military police we did something similar with our dress white hats. We called it "sadeling".

[OC Richard]

It does look odd to me, but I wouldn't tell the wearer that! It almost looks like the evolution of the glengarry.

I hadn't thought about it that way, but you're right, with the bonnet cocked up on both sides.

[Macman]

Sorry, Nathan! Regimental differences, I suppose.