first negative encounter

[KiltedKnight]

Jim, Go ahead with your order from Alexis Malcolm Kilts. I just got mine yesterday (pleated to the stripe) and it is beautiful. The workmanship is superb and the kilt was finished about a month ahead of schedule. Don't forget to get the flashes and fly plaid at the same time.

I'll post pictures in about two weeks as I am leaving tomorrow for two weeks away from home on business.

I wish you a lot of luck, that jacket would look great with just about any tartan but no matter how laid back your CO is I doubt that he'll allow you to be out of uniform. The Regs are strict on this. As retired Army I know for a fact that none of my COs would have permitted it, only because they had no control, over the Regs.

Now that I'm retired I've been looking at some Army Mess short jackets that would only take a button conversion to go great with the kilt, very similar to your jacket in the pic. I will then have everything needed- including the arm candy that you're teasing us all with in the pics. (Mine is my wife of 18 years).

Chris