A reasonable assumption?

[Phillip Herring]

Originally Posted by Bill A

CAF, now RCAF again.

The Air Operations Branch wore collar badges on the tri-service CF tunic. Collar badgers are not worn on the current RCAF tunic.

Phil

[Bill A]

Phil, Is the new DEU tunic different from the CAF? And, is there new badges for the "new" RCAF?

[Pylon1357]

Originally Posted by blackie131

Does the 2 Battalion The Irish Regiment of Canada not the wear the the Maid of Erin, Harp Collar dog facing outward, were the other Irish Regiments wore them facing each other, eg UDR, 8th Hussars, 5th Lancers?

YES the Irish Regiment of Canada wear the collars facing OUTWARD. That is to say, the Maid of Erin Harp facing toward the back.

[slick_mick]

The only Australian units who were collar badges facing out are:

The Pilbara Regiment
1st Aviation Regiment

Mick

[Phillip Herring]

Originally Posted by Bill A

Phil, Is the new DEU tunic different from the CAF? And, is there new badges for the "new" RCAF?

Bill,

The CF tunic is the green one worn 1968-85.
The blue "Air Element" tunic has been worn since 1985 with no changes.

Phil

[Mike_2817]

Originally Posted by Phillip Herring

I have been told (military myths?) that in some Canadian regiments with facing animal collars, during peacetime the collars face inward, but during wartime, they face outward to be vigilant.
Truth or BS?

Phil

Tale & Myth re British collar dogs as well!

But, Consider this - You do not wear No2 or Service Dress on operations, so why bother?

[John Mulcahy]

Originally Posted by blackie131

Does the 2 Battalion The Irish Regiment of Canada not the wear the the Maid of Erin, Harp Collar dog facing outward, were the other Irish Regiments wore them facing each other, eg UDR, 8th Hussars, 5th Lancers?

I believe the Canadians do it the heraldically correct way.

[shootemup]

I'm told by MPs that the branch thunderbird collars are worn facing out during wartime.

[NorthStafford]

As the North Stafford's collars are identical it didn't matter but I understood that in REME the left hand collar dog faced the same way as the cap badge. (Inwards)