Queen's Regulations and Orders - QR&O - Chapter 17. QR&O - Chapter 17 - Dress and Appearance. Members of the Canadian Forces shall wear the uniforms prescribed.

Memorial Stained Glass window, Class of 1933, Prior to, the uniforms of the, (RCN) and (RCAF) were similar to their counterparts in the forces of the and other countries, save for national identifiers and some regimental accoutrements. With unification in 1968 all branches started wearing the new Canadian Forces CF rifle green uniform. The present distinctive environmental uniforms in different colours for the army, navy and air force were introduced in the late 1980s and are generally similar to their pre-1968 counterparts. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Numbered Orders of Dress [ ] No. 1 (Ceremonial) Dress [ ] Full formal dress uniforms for ceremonial parades and other special occasions. • No.1 (Accoutrements): Service Dress (see below) uniform with medals and ceremonial accoutrements (swords, white web belts, gloves, etc.).

• No.1A (Medals Only): Service Dress uniform with medals, but no ceremonial accoutrements. • No.1B (Full Dress): Regimental full dress (such as scarlet tunics and bearskin hats of Guards regiments). Regimental uniforms are normally not provided at public expense; purchase of these uniforms is done either by individuals or by various regiments out of non-public funds. • No.1C (Semi-Ceremonial): Patrol dress (a slightly less elaborate regimental uniform) or the Navy high-collared white jacket. • No.1D (Undress Ribbons): No.1C worn with ribbons instead of medals. 2 (Mess) Dress [ ].

Three Canadian officers in and waistcoated mess dress. Miniature medals and other accoutrements are also worn.

Formal evening attire for mess dinners. Mess Dress is not provided at public expense; however, all commissioned officers of the Regular Force are required to own Mess Dress within six months of being commissioned. • No.2 (Mess Standard): Full with dinner jackets, or, etc. • No.2A (Mess White): No.2 with summer white jacket.

• No.2B (Mess Service): No.3 with white dress shirt and; worn by CF members who do not own mess kit. • No.2C (Mess Shipboard): No.3B with a cummerbund and without ribbons or name tag; worn as evening wear on board ship.

Sometimes called. • No.2D (CAF Mess Standard): Air Force members are permitted to continue wearing the unified CAF pattern of mess dress. 3 (Service) Dress [ ].

The Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force each have a distinctive service dress uniform differentiated by colour, cut and headdress. Also called a 'walking-out' or 'duty uniform', it is the military equivalent of the business suit; it is the standard uniform for appearing in public (hence the moniker 'walking-out dress'). No 3 Service Dress becomes No 2B Mess Dress by replacing the shirt and tie with a white shirt and bow tie, or to No 1 Ceremonial Dress by the addition of ceremonial web or sword belts, gloves, and other accoutrements. • No.3 (Duty Service): Tunic and necktie, with medal ribbons. • No.3A (Long-Sleeved Shirt): No.3 with jacket removed; worn only indoors, within DND buildings. • No.3B (Short-Sleeved Shirt): Short-sleeved shirt, without tunic or tie; worn during the summer on less formal occasions. Gospel Sri Ramakrishna Pdf.

• No.3C (Sweater): Shirt and sweater, with or without tie; worn in place of No.3B in cooler weather. • No.3D (Tropical): Alternative tan uniform with optional shorts; worn in tropical climates. 4 (Base) Dress [ ] 'Work dress', as it was commonly known, was a more informal uniform, originally for day-to-day wear in garrison or on base, out of the public eye. It usually consisted of work trousers and either a dress shirt or work shirt, with an optional sweater; Army personnel wore a disruptive-pattern jacket. Work dress and the Army garrison dress have been phased out; No. 5 dress (for the army) and No. 3 (for the air force and navy) were adapted to replace it.