Canadian army salary

Various garments were worn for various purposes with differing descriptions - i. Some definitions are in order.

Types of military uniforms

Parade and Walking Out - this refers to the uniform generally worn for parades or walking out dress i. These were never issued to a majority of Canadian soldiers, be it peacetime or war, and in fact the latter two categories were private purchase only. Field - the uniform intended to be worn for field employment. Work - the uniform intended to be worn while in garrison and engaged in office work, classes, maintenance duties, etc.

Summer - special purpose summer uniforms intended for general purpose wear, including any of the above three categories. Bear in mind that there were also many patterns of overalls, coveralls, AFV suits, and tailor-purpose garments for tradesmen and specialists like tank crews, snipers, motorcyclists, etc. This gear properly falls under a different category and will be discussed elsewhere.

The following garments were general issue. Adopted in , the Canadian patterned Service Dress Jacket was intended as both a dress and field jacket, replacing the brightly coloured full dress uniforms previously worn such as the scarlet tunics worn by infantry, rifle green worn by Rifle regiments, and dark blue worn by the Artillery.

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Canadian Militiamen tended to severely tailor these jackets, despite orders not to. As an item of field dress, they were supposed to be cut loose so as to accommodate the wearing of a sweater underneath; many commanders and men preferred to tailor the tunic to look sharper on parade. It was this jacket in which Canadian soldiers were dressed when they went to war in According to Khaki by Clive Law, a variant on this jacket also featured "rifle patches" as found on the standard British Service Dress.

Collar: Stand up collar secured by hooks and eyes Shoulder straps : some jackets had coloured shoulder straps, either detachable or sewn-in these will be dealt with on a separate page , most had sewn in straps. Front Closure: 7 button front Pockets: Two breast pockets, box pleated, with scalloped flaps secured by buttons.