Badges on the jacket lapels?

[Detroitpete]

Jock

I take it that Marines consider themselves brothers in arms the world over!

Can the same can be said for US Navy Seals and the likes of the SBS and SAS, folks?

Slainte

Bruce

UGH! If I had a nickel for every bar fight or tussles that started out like this when I served

Just my opinion--nothing ever worn from my military service on any civilian attire.

No baubles, bangles or shiny bits attached to my lapels either. Maybe I'm becoming a curmudgeon, but I never saw the need to 'display' that I was a member of this or that.

[SFCRick]

Usually none or one at most, except to a military function

[Jock Scot]

Each to their own. It would have been very churlish indeed not to graciously accept a gift. For me, I would have worn it for your guest and then placed it in a drawer and then, when the occasion arouse I would have only worn it if visiting the "presenter" in the USA, or when he returned to Scotland at some future date. Prince Charles is renowned for doing his own thing! As to the UK thing, I just knew some one was going to quote the 1603 bit! Britain was Britain before that, as a land mass.It still is! See, I don't think we differ by too much after all! LOL

[Jock Scot]

Paul.

It is the way I was brought up I suppose and in my youth I served in the British army which contained men and women of all the nations of the British Isles and more than a few from elsewhere too! I have no time for all this divisive talk of independance. All that goes by the board when the bullets start flying and no one cares which part of Britain you come from then! Anything else is just froth and sentimental nonsense. Before I say too much, I will make no further comment and withdraw from this thread.

[Paul]

Paul.

It is the way I was brought up I suppose and in my youth I served in the British army which contained men and women of all the nations of the British Isles and more than a few from elsewhere too! I have no time for all this divisive talk of independance. All that goes by the board when the bullets start flying and no one cares which part of Britain you come from then! Anything else is just froth and sentimental nonsense. Before I say too much, I will make no further comment and withdraw from this thread.

Jock, I never mentioned anything to do with independence - or "independance". You stated what you consider yourself and I stated what I considered myself. I only did this to make a small joke out of the fact that we are all human!
I do not like to mention politics on a forum that does not condone it and I stayed as clear from it as possible on this thread. The fact that you have very much generalized what I have said and twisted it to your own satisfaction shows me that you are desperate to condemn those who do not share your opinion of these matters.

[Jack Daw]

I wear nothing larger than a lapel pin in my lapel.

[Sawney Bean]

I wear a small London Scottish Rugby Club badge on my lapel if it's day wear, nothing if it's formal attire, afterall people may think you're some sort of union official (unless of course you are).

[Asser 1]

In the masonic lodge we had some members who wore a lapel pin for every masonic organization they belonged to and this could number in the 10's and 20's. IMHO I think it made them look ridiculous.

I tend to agree that one lapel pin on the left lapel where the flower button hole is located is the most appropriate and tasteful (less is more).

This is just conjecturing but my guess is Prince Charles is only wearing three pins because they were a gift at the games he was at and good form meant putting them on for the day. I can't recall seeing Prince Charles in lapel pins very often in any form of attire.

Just my thoughts

[SteveB]

I vote with Jock Scot on this one. I prefer the lapels left vacant with the kilt. For formal wear the only adornment are medals worn on the chest (well earned) at appropriate functions. For semi-formal, or day wear it is the kilt that is the adornment, the jacket is free of hardware. That is the way I was brought up. I am auld.

Slainte

[macwilkin]

I vote with Jock Scot on this one. I prefer the lapels left vacant with the kilt. For formal wear the only adornment are medals worn on the chest (well earned) at appropriate functions. For semi-formal, or day wear it is the kilt that is the adornment, the jacket is free of hardware. That is the way I was brought up. I am auld.

Slainte

Steve,

Just a wee correction, but generally for formal wear, mini medals should be worn on the left lapel, not the breast.

T.