Which ear to wear a beret over?

[macwilkin]

Although they look nice in dress uniforms, those hackles look very odd in combat uniforms. It's like wearing a tie with overalls or something.

Hackles are generally removed in combat; however, the right of a regiment to wear a particular colour of hackle is generally given for bravery under fire, so the hackle becomes a symbol of the regiment's history and tradition. I remember seeing a t-shirt from the Royal Regiment of Fusilier's kit-shop one time with the distinct message:

"Don't tackle with the hackle!"

In terms of ties with overalls, you obviously have never been to the Ozarks. :mrgreen: My good friend who is a true Ozarks "hillbilly" (and also wears a kilt, Kerr tartan) says that every hillman has his "good pair" of overalls to wear to church with shirt and tie.

T.