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Would this be the navy version of the Honor Guard/Old Guard/Drill team?
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Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Is the do-dad under thier chin the shirt , a scarf , or something else ? Did it perform a function back in the old sailing days ? You know , like the leatherneck's leather neck band .
Chris
That's an ascot. It's just a finisher for dress up. A gentleman doesn't show off his chest. He wears a tie...a closed collar... We used to wear them also as pert of our uniforms...in the '70s...
Yep, in the Army each branch had it's own color dress scarf. Your Basic Training photo was taken wearing it.
For dress parades mine was blue for infantry, RayQuote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Ok , thanks . For some reason I had not seen these before , or maybe did not notice them.
Chris
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Originally Posted by rayg
BLACK for the CHAPLAIN Corps
COBALT / TEAL BLUE for the CHEMICAL Corps, CSM & unassigned
SILVER GRAY for the FINANCE Corps
LIGHT BLUE for the INFANTRY
ORIENTAL BLUE for MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Corps
MAROON for the MEDICAL Corps
CRIMSON for ORDNANCE
BUFF for the QUARTERMASTER Corps
ORANGE for the SIGNAL Corps
WHITE for SPECIAL UNITS
AVIATION / AIR FORCE BLUE for AVIATION Units: Army & USAF AIR FORCE issue
PURPLE for CIVIL AFFAIRS (a new Branch color)
Very interesting Mark. We used to purchase ours in Ft Lewis PX when we'd go to range camp or heavy weapon range camps there. They were all there...
If I remember correctly those colors were part of Army identification at least as far back as the Civil War.
Blue - Infantry
Red - Artillery
And of course the one missing
Yellow - Cavalry