Headed to the Navy Ball again

**Drac** · 12th October 10, 11:45 AM

I have a set of blue I got from Matt a little while ago but the have gotten a bit tight and I am hoping that the Mom-in-law gets the hand done ones finished soon.

Though my wife has put her foot down. When wearing a tartan I am forbiddion under the "Oh shot me now clause" of our marrage (it forbids things like going out of the house in curlers) of wearing another patterned item. There will be no hound's tooth jacket with a kilt and argyle hose.

Jim

**Drac** · 14th October 10, 05:27 AM

Picked up the bow tie and a new tux shirt. Took about 15 trys to get it tied right but I got it.

So the gear looks to be the PC, waist coat, tux shirt, bow tie, Lamont kilt, dress hunter sporran, blue hose, red garters. gillies and mini medals. No covers to be brought to event, uniform or otherwise. All Navy Balls have been this way. You should see the expression of some of the senoir guys waking from their car to the venue without a cover

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Thanks for all the help.

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Depends on the Burns Supper -- some are full formal affairs, others are more casual. Remember Burns himself was a soldier -- a member of the Dumfries Volunteers -- and spoke of soldiers regularly in his poems.

Since my g-g-grandfather carried a copy of Burns with him when he served with the 11th Iowa Infantry in the Civil War, I have no issue with wearing my SUV and MOLLUS minis -- some may think that garish, but horses for courses.

T.

The main reason I wouldn't wear medals to a Burn's Dinner is at a Military ball I am there representing the military but at a Burn's Dinner while sometimes may have a military air about it I wouldn't be representing the military. I do take a little bit of pride in my sevice I try not to turn it into a "HEY LOOK AT ME" sort of thing. Just my personal feeling but that seems to demean or cheapen what the medals mean.

Jim

**macwilkin** · 14th October 10, 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by Drac

The main reason I wouldn't wear medals to a Burn's Dinner is at a Military ball I am there representing the military but at a Burn's Dinner while sometimes may have a military air about it I wouldn't be representing the military. I do take a little bit of pride in my sevice I try not to turn it into a "HEY LOOK AT ME" sort of thing. Just my personal feeling but that seems to demean or cheapen what the medals mean.

Jim

We'll agree to disagree then. As I mentioned, Burns himself was a soldier, and the traditions of the Burns Supper have followed Scottish soldiers to many a battlefield, the most recent being Iraq. I don't see where a function honouring the national poet of Scotland, who volunteered to defend his country from possible invasion "demeans or cheapens" the meaning of medals. My friends who are ex-servicemen, btw, do not wear their medals at our Burns Suppers as a "hey, look at me!" thing -- they wear them to honour Pte. Burns of the Dumfries Volunteers, and the many Jocks who have stood beside us in a common cause of freedom. Burns even honoured our first C-in-C, General Washington, with a poem.

Not to mention that one of the first Burns Suppers was held by NCOs and other ranks of the Argyll Militia in 1801, giving the Burns Supper tradition a military origin.

T.

**Drac** · 14th October 10, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

We'll agree to disagree then.

Nothing wrong with that.

As I said it is a personal feeling. It may change over time time and it may have been a bad example. How about I would wear medals to a black tie corporate event?

Jim

**macwilkin** · 14th October 10, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by Drac

Nothing wrong with that.

As I said it is a personal feeling. It may change over time time and it may have been a bad example. How about I would wear medals to a black tie corporate event?

Jim

INMHO, that's apples & oranges. A Burns Supper is a celebration of Scotland's national bard, and not necessarily just another black tie event.

T.

**Drac** · 14th October 10, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

INMHO, that's apples & oranges. A Burns Supper is a celebration of Scotland's national bard, and not necessarily just another black tie event.

T.

I know. I apologize, that's why I said it was a bad example.

Jim

**macwilkin** · 14th October 10, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by Drac

I know. I apologize, that's why I said it was a bad example.

Jim

No need for apologies, Jim.

T.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 14th October 10, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Drac

How about I would wear medals to a black tie corporate event?

Jim

I personally wouldn't wear medals to any black tie, or corporate, event unless the invitation specifically said: Black Tie, Medals. To do otherwise might give the false impression that you were trying to "show off".

**macwilkin** · 14th October 10, 11:20 AM

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**Drac** · 14th October 10, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

I personally wouldn't wear medals to any black tie, or corporate, event unless the invitation specifically said: Black Tie, Medals. To do otherwise might give the false impression that you were trying to "show off".

Not doing a good job typing here

I meant to imply how about the example "I would never wear medals to a corporate event" instead of "I would never wear medals to a Burn's Dinner>" that bothered cajunscot.

As I was trying to imply that I feel comfortable wearing medals to a military function but not to something outside of that.

Maybe time to ask to close the thread as it seems to be spiralling down and bothering people no matter which way it goes.

Jim