US Army Tartan Being Made Official

**fluter** · 18th November 07, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by kiltedinUSMC

I wish the Leatherneck would become offical
it would look kick @$$ with Marines in a pipe and drum band
who would mess with us in kilts anyway?

Just for the record, there is a pipe band of Marine vets---but think "dress blues" kilt ... it's very striking:

Perhaps if the Corps adopted the Leatherneck tartan, they'd use it, too.

There are active-service USMC pipers, but I don't know whether they have any official organization.

**Riverkilt** · 18th November 07, 08:56 PM

Hey, what great news. I got mine...a USA Kilts semi-trad in U.S. Army tartan.

Have a West Point tartan shirt from L.L. Bean too....probably too much to wear the West Point tartan shirt with the U.S. Army tartan kilt....even to celebrate....

Ron

**kiltedinUSMC** · 18th November 07, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by fluter

Just for the record, there is a pipe band of Marine vets---but think "dress blues" kilt ... it's very striking:

Perhaps if the Corps adopted the Leatherneck tartan, they'd use it, too.

There are active-service USMC pipers, but I don't know whether they have any official organization.

thatpicture and info just made my week!!

**rdjmchris** · 18th November 07, 11:56 PM

hey, who let the devildogs hijack this thread?
Riverkilt, you need to take a pic of the kilt and tartan shirt. Just for the fun of it.

**TheSp8** · 19th November 07, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Tattoo Bradley

Now you're dreaming! LOL. A neat romanticized thought, but no way; no how.

Bradley, don't squash my dream. No matter how improbable it may be.

YMOS,
Tony

**Woodsheal** · 3rd December 07, 12:14 PM

I just ordered a US Army "semi-trad" from USA Kilts! The jonesing commences....

**pipesndrumsnun** · 4th December 07, 04:24 PM

I told a friend of mine about the Army tartan...he's thrilled (a long time Army member AND kilt wearer!)!

**Drillagent** · 14th December 07, 06:19 PM

It's not official until it makes it into the next AR 670-1. When that happens, I'll order my "tank" from Alexis Malcolm with my next breath. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

**davedove** · 15th December 07, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Drillagent

It's not official until it makes it into the next AR 670-1. When that happens, I'll order my "tank" from Alexis Malcolm with my next breath. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I really don't see it becoming general uniform wear any time soon. At most, it may be chosen for pipe bands.

**Don Patrick** · 15th December 07, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by davedove

I just received an email from Alexis Malcolm about the US Army tartan. Here is an excerpt:

Art has just returned from 18 months of duty at West
Point & while there he lobbied the Director of Music
to get the US Army Tartan accepted by the Army as
their official Tartan. He had a call yesterday from
the Director to tell him that it had come down from
the Pentagon that the Army is now in the process of
doing just that & its status will be official shortly.

I have to say I wouldn't mind it happening, but knowing the way things move in the Army, suspect it will not happen - at least not for a long time. Of course that would not stop me from wearing one.

It kinda goes along with my ancient Lamont.