I usually lurk, but since one of them was probably me, I should explain. Annual regimental dinner at an hostelry nearby and we dropped into our club (quite close to yours
) for a sharpener first.A mixture of serving and retired officers of all sorts of vintage. The order of dress is specified, for all, as evening dress (or a couple of peculiar regimental variations thereon) with minatures. We do not distinguish between serving and retired by wearing uniform on this occasion, as it has long been a principle of 'the family' that, whilst one may leave the Army, one never leaves the Regiment.
Obviously some of the older officers have much more impressive 'racks' than we at the still serving end!