Originally Posted by
GlassCollector
Surely SF will now have to go for a clean shaven / clean cut look in order to differentiate themselves...
You may or may not be surprised when I say that not only do military personnel stand out in a crowd, you can generally identify the tribe quite easily. Assuming we haven’t all gone to seed, officers tend to be reasonably slim and favour running. ORs tend to favour the weights and so are more muscular. Army officers often go with very traditional attire whilst RAF officers are obvious off duty the usual blue shirt/chinos combo. SF types tend to go for the outdooorsey look with a swagger, easy smile and ready confidence, and when on Ops standout an absolute mile due to their lack of rank or badges on uniform. And Harrier pilots (this was told to me a while back) are obvious because they tell you within the first 2 minutes.
And that was the view of a FCO chapess I was having drinks with on det a while back!