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Old 19th May 2017, 10:58
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Originally Posted by ancientaviator62
Danny,
your mess kit story reminds me of the cummerbund/waistcoat saga many of us went through. Nothing changes but the date.
Be grateful you're not ex-WRAF, with the numerous [disastrous] iterations their Mess Dress went through. The Assistant Director of Clothing Requirements and Procurement, appropriately abbreviated to ADCRAP, had much to answer for.
  • That hideous flared knee-length blue-grey item of distant memory.
  • The 'blue tube' that looked awful on all but the most-lightly built, and was not able to be either washed OR dry-cleaned. One drip of soup, and go and buy a new one.
  • The 'blue tube Mk2', in a slightly different style and with better material.
  • The 'proper' one [top similar to the male version] in c. 1993/94.*


* It was rumoured that a certain VSO wanted that with the skirt split up the side to above the knee, but was eventually persuaded otherwise.
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