Headed to the Navy Ball again

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Please--no disrespect meant here at all. I just may have a different opinion on some subjects. To the OP: Please enjoy our Navy ball. To those writing here who have served their country--thank you for your service. I am by far NOT an expert on fashion protocol and the wearing of honors etc etc etc. I only know what I would do in a given situation and therefore, gave advice to that point of view.

I realize there are most likely volumes of information and protocol related to the proper wearing of ribbons, medals and minature medals. Those that choose to do so, should do what they feel they should do. I however find the wearing of ribbons/medals/minis post-service and on civilian attire to be garish. I have been to events where not only military medals were worn, but also fraternal medals etc. To my taste, these men looked very similar to a combination of door-men, costume party goers and modern-major-generals.

I, for one, didn't detect anything disrespectful in your post(s) stating your opinion.

Your are, of course, quite correct. If one is still in the military, then one has no choice but to follow, to the letter, the appropriate regulations concerning the where and when of wearing medals.

As a civilian, one is free to do as they please.

If one chooses, on appropriate occasions, to wear medals with civilian attire then a knowledge of how it's done is a good thing as it prevents one from appearing in public, looking like a fool.

[Drac]

While medals aren't required for civilian cloths I do like to bring them out for special events. Normally only about once a year and since it cost a fortune to have them mounted I need to get my money's worth occasionally.

Navy regs (been several threads on uniform regs) require, in civilian cloths, that medals can be worn if:

Black tie event
Mini medals
Worn on the same place on the jacket as if in Navy Mess Dress

The PC is very much like the Mess Dress Jacket -

5315.1 Male officers and CPO's, and E6 and below: on formal and dinner dress jackets, place the holding bar of the lowest row of miniature medals 3 inches below the notch, centered on the lapel, parallel to the deck.

Jim