Originally Posted by
TomJoad
I think if I recall correctly I had composite braid for working dress but individual braid strips for mess dress, No 1s - and proper stuff at that none of the plastic rubbish on the Mess dress. I think you just need to discuss it with the tailor.
The Regs only mandate the wearing of composite rank braid on Nos 2, 6, and 7SD.
For No1SD it states that officers' are to wear 'rings of black and blue ranking braid as appropriate to their rank...'
IMHO composite rank on No1s just looks cheap. Probably bought about by the same form of lazy tailor that insists on mounting medal ribbons on No 1 SD without the mandated 3mm gap between rows.