Dress Regs - Stable Belt
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If the leather "buckle" goes on the left hip then the silver bar goes where it goes... It can only line up with the buttons of the shirt by chance.
Personally, I think lightweight No2 trousers, stable belt, short-sleeved shirt and chip bag looks quite smart; and there's nowt wrong in looking smart.
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It were central when I bought it, now it rides on the hip.
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So many posts dedicated to something so trivial.
RAF Dress Regs are availaible on this interweb thingy: AP1358
To save you the bother of trawling through this 'wonderful read'; below are the relevent sections refering to the Stable Belt:
Can we stop this now?
RAF Dress Regs are availaible on this interweb thingy: AP1358
To save you the bother of trawling through this 'wonderful read'; below are the relevent sections refering to the Stable Belt:
0139. Stable Belts/Female Money Belts (Optional Extras). The only recognised stable belts permitted for wear with uniform are the RAF, the RAF Regt and RAFP stable belts. All styles of belt are optional extras, available for male and female, and purchased at private expense. Additionally, females may continue to wear the approved ‘optional’ blue woven money (purse) belt. Unless otherwise ordered, stable belts or female money belts may only be worn with No 2A, 2B, 7A and 7B SD only. Stable belts may be worn with CS95, but only as “barrack wear”, when in the field it is not to be worn. Stable belts and money belts are not to be worn outside of jerseys or jackets at any time.
0218. Belts. The blue/grey issue belt is to worn with No 2A, 2B and 2C SD. Optionally, unless otherwise ordered, authorised pattern stable belts may be worn (See Para 0139). When stable belts are worn, the dark stripe is to be uppermost; the fastenings of the RAF Stable belt are to be secured over the left hip. Stable belts are not to be worn outside a jersey.
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so sad!! Grow bag and t-shirt straight out of the tumble drier boots that were black about 10 years ago and a chip hat worn at a jaunty angle just to p$$s the SWO off, smart as you like. 
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How To Wear A Stable Belt
Hi all,
Seen a few questions on how to wear the stable belt
The RAF stable belt is now available in two versions, the old one with leather buckles, and the new onw with the nice shiny RAF buckle.
Both versions are worn with the blue part of the band uppermost. The old one is worn with the leather buckles on the left hip. It does not matter where the silver tensioner loop is worn as its use is to adjust for the size of waist of the wearer and therefore will not always sit in the middle of the waist.
The new version is pretty much self evident on how to wear it, the main buckle the right way up worn in the middle of the waist, easy enough.
Seen a few questions on how to wear the stable belt
The RAF stable belt is now available in two versions, the old one with leather buckles, and the new onw with the nice shiny RAF buckle.
Both versions are worn with the blue part of the band uppermost. The old one is worn with the leather buckles on the left hip. It does not matter where the silver tensioner loop is worn as its use is to adjust for the size of waist of the wearer and therefore will not always sit in the middle of the waist.
The new version is pretty much self evident on how to wear it, the main buckle the right way up worn in the middle of the waist, easy enough.
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Fire 'n' Forget - In the Supply world they are the identifiers of the SCAF warrior or the 'would sell their own mother for a promotion' types who must not be trusted standing behind you with sharp impliements in their hands.
Avoid such people at all costs.
Avoid such people at all costs.
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Hardly!
This chap called endex on the RAF game last year. I found the fun of playing with 'promotion at all costs' types somewhat tiresome eventually.
I preferred to enjoy my job and take promotion when it came rather than spend every waking moment chasing it. When I stopped enjoying my job it was time to leave.
This chap called endex on the RAF game last year. I found the fun of playing with 'promotion at all costs' types somewhat tiresome eventually.
I preferred to enjoy my job and take promotion when it came rather than spend every waking moment chasing it. When I stopped enjoying my job it was time to leave.
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Cufflinks with single-cuff shirts? How very below stairs. Or has Remploy at last started to produce Wedgewood shirts with French cuffs and Windsor collars with removeable collar-bones, as per my disastrous GEMS suggestion?
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Always thought stable belts and chipbags were for complete tossers, nice to see my theory still holds good some 30 years later.
V-neck sweaters and Thunderbird jackets, now there's a debate.
V-neck sweaters and Thunderbird jackets, now there's a debate.
