Badges, Patches & Pins for Your Tams, Caps, Hats & Kilts

[creagdhubh]

I asked a Scottish soldier a few years ago what he thought about people wearing regimental badges "in honor of" the regiment, who never actually served. He replied that since all of the various regiments have been amalgamated that after a time no one would be wearing any of these old badges except for those wearing them "in honor of" the old regiment. So he said he liked the idea!

I've heard the opposite opinion expressed, of course. So, as with most things, different strokes....

I have heard the same response with the wearing of (Scottish) regimental neckties.

Cheers,

[Thomas H]

Ok ,So if we wear a badge of a Scottish group or reg. and not having served.

Do it because you like it and not to say you are apart of the group or reg.

and never in uniform un less a part of a pipe band ,right ?

I was just wondering about the badges because ,I like the look and

would only wear them on a cap or as Brooch.

I would never say something to the affect that I was a part of that group .

But any one could tell I was not a Scottish soilder .

But only to do in fun or to dress up my Highland wear.

[thescot]

Ok ,So if we wear a badge of a Scottish group or reg. and not having served.

Do it because you like it and not to say you are apart of the group or reg.

and never in uniform un less a part of a pipe band ,right ?

I was just wondering about the badges because ,I like the look and

would only wear them on a cap or as Brooch.

I would never say something to the affect that I was a part of that group .

But any one could tell I was not a Scottish soilder .

But only to do in fun or to dress up my Highland wear.

Well, I gotta say that I think it's fine, especially in Villa Rica and its environs. (Come to Conyers Saturday night and wear what you like; no one will think you're in the Cameron Highlanders!)

I have dozens of regimental badges, and I shall continue buying the ones I like, but I don't wear them; they're strctly an art collection to me. The only "regimental" badge I wear--and I wear it quite often--is the "Reserve Batallion" thistle badge since it is very non-military in its appearance:



I've never known anyone who had an inkling that it was an old military badge, but almost everyone associates it with Scotland for obvious reasons. There are also some old Aberdeen Militia badges that I find interesting, and I'm certain that if I wore one, no one would think me old enough to have been in the Aberdeen Militia. At least I hope not.

I suspect that only fans of badges like me would even know it's a old military badge. And the older Cameron badge mentioned above is another example in that there are no Camerons these days and the St Andrew with wreath hardly speaks of military as much as it does Scotland.

I do know that members of military units are quite proud of their respective units--esprit de corps and a' that--but my own experience shows that most are happy for others to honor their own branch of service as long as they don't claim to be vets or disrepect the service.