Quote Originally Posted by kc8ufv View Post
It's not just the Brittish forces. The disaster response team I am on also uses the BDU as a uniform. One wears a shirt under the blouse, and (optionally, depending on conditions) a jacket outside the blouse.
The "jacket" of Marine Service A uniforms (at least back in the dark ages when I was active) is technically called a blouse. And according to my tailor, the portion of a man's suit jacket from the waist to the hem is called the skirt!