Originally Posted by
Whenurhappy
PN - the army wears green, therefore instantly identifiable, but loyalty is to the Regt, hence hackles, stable bets, bra straps etc
That was my point although I think the 'free' is attractive to the officers who get no further than mud in taking the dog for a walk and the RAF into blues is 'cheap'.
As far as shorts is concerned, it was de rigour to go in to shorts once one crossed the channel. Now with changing fashions longs are 'in' although it probably also has a lot to do with combat.
Interesting though that the 8th Army wore shorts whereas the wehrmacht wore trousers in the desert.
But that is serious thread drift.