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 .

Thanks for all the help.

Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
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