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The Royal Fake Jackets, Winchester (2026)

11/01/2026

The Regimental Cap Badge is a powerful symbol of identity, history, and the collective sacrifice and heritage of a unit. The concerns about "no respect" generally stem from several issues:

Amalgamations and New Badges: Historically, the merging of regiments has led to the creation of new, combined cap badges. This has often been met with resistance and a sense of loss among veterans of the original regiments, who feel the new badges do not fully represent their specific history.

Commercialization and Inaccurate Reproductions: There are complaints when inaccurate or "corporate" versions of a badge are used, such as on memorials or for mass production, rather than the exact badge worn by soldiers in service.

This is seen as a betrayal of those who served under the correct emblem.

Civilian Etiquette: There is a strong, informal code of etiquette in the British military regarding who can wear a regimental badge. Generally, only those who have served in a regiment (or have a direct, official association) are considered to have "earned" the right to wear it on a beret.

Civilians or those with no link wearing a badge as a fashion item, or without understanding the history, can cause offense and be perceived as disrespectful.

Official Policy Changes: Decisions by the Ministry of Defence to standardize badges across larger formations (like brigades) in the past have caused significant debate, as it removes the unique, subtle differences that are a source of regimental pride.

Ultimately, for those with a deep connection to their service, the Regimental Cap Badge is more than a piece of metal or cloth; it represents an unbroken chain of history, tradition, and honour that many feel must be protected.

"Patrimonium Nostrum Honoremus"

11/01/2026

The Regimental Cap Badge is a powerful symbol of identity, history, and the collective sacrifice and heritage of a unit. The concerns about "no respect" generally stem from several issues:

Amalgamations and New Badges: Historically, the merging of regiments has led to the creation of new, combined cap badges. This has often been met with resistance and a sense of loss among veterans of the original regiments, who feel the new badges do not fully represent their specific history.

Commercialization and Inaccurate Reproductions: There are complaints when inaccurate or "corporate" versions of a badge are used, such as on memorials or for mass production, rather than the exact badge worn by soldiers in service.

This is seen as a betrayal of those who served under the correct emblem.

Civilian Etiquette: There is a strong, informal code of etiquette in the British military regarding who can wear a regimental badge. Generally, only those who have served in a regiment (or have a direct, official association) are considered to have "earned" the right to wear it on a beret.

Civilians or those with no link wearing a badge as a fashion item, or without understanding the history, can cause offense and be perceived as disrespectful.

Official Policy Changes: Decisions by the Ministry of Defence to standardize badges across larger formations (like brigades) in the past have caused significant debate, as it removes the unique, subtle differences that are a source of regimental pride.

Ultimately, for those with a deep connection to their service, the Regimental Cap Badge is more than a piece of metal or cloth; it represents an unbroken chain of history, tradition, and honour that many feel must be protected.

"Patrimonium Nostrum Honoremus"

14/12/2025

DO THE RIGHT THING
“ No Rifleman Ever Wore or Served Under the Association Emblem at the NMA “

******er

14/12/2025

Stolen valor is the act of falsely claiming to have served in the military, or to have received certain military honors,
The Association was Never A Regiment
DO THE RIGHT THING
“ No Rifleman Ever Wore or Served Under the Association Emblem at the NMA “

******er

07/12/2025

CAP BADGE.

Those who served Wore it with Pride, day and night it was closely by their side, on their heads, for all to see, of their Regiment, or service, RAF, Navy, but the greatest variations, are those of the Army.

A Regimental Badge is seen everywhere, in camps where the Regiment is based, and museums, in Pride of place you will find it there, at the gates of camp and guard house its clear, which Regiment is stationed there.

Instantly recognisable to those who serve, History and Honour, in a Regimental Cap Badge can be observed, design is everything, simple or ornate, in every member pride it does generate.

A Cap Badge can change as times dictate, political reasons, as Regiments the politicians desecrate, amalgamations or just cut backs, a Regiment disappears, and for all it stood, its replacement if any, seems to lack.

So those that served seek to keep it alive, that very essence, its driving force, the History, needs to survive, groups and associations begin to form, the Cap Badge as its symbol, to keep alive is worn.

But the Regiment, that’s now only part of history, disbanded or amalgamated, so only in publication and museums do you see, who owns the right to a Badge, not the Regiment, not even the MOD.

The Cap Badge that was worn with Pride, what is its difference, to that which the MOD have in their archives, the Regiment is no longer, and the copyright is free, yet the Badge is still sold, where goes the money.

The associations and Charites, make no gains, to bypass copyright, the sellers make a subtle change, many look, but never see, a Cap Badge many Wore with Pride, how could that be.

The Badge is carved in stone, engraved in marble and metal plaques, memorials to the fallen, who never came back, the Badge in Pride of place, clearly can be seen, in many a place.

But the shape, was the Badge squashed to suit the stone, it’s still the Regimental Cap Badge, but is it, who actually that shape does own, what licence was needed to reproduce it, from its use who actually did benefit.

What about the printed kind, surely, it’s the same, every time, the colour and shading of the Badge, artist impression, so not so bad, a copyright infringement, and no benefit to the Regiment can be had.

The Cap Badge is important, the Regiments Pride, so why not protect it, why had no-one tried, who knew the difference and what benefit was amiss, copies cost us all, financial security for the future, does not exist.

Derrick W Sole. 2020.
Re edited 2025
******er

07/12/2025

CAP BADGE.

Those who served Wore it with Pride, day and night it was closely by their side, on their heads, for all to see, of their Regiment, or service, RAF, Navy, but the greatest variations, are those of the Army.

A Regimental Badge is seen everywhere, in camps where the Regiment is based, and museums, in Pride of place you will find it there, at the gates of camp and guard house its clear, which Regiment is stationed there.

Instantly recognisable to those who serve, History and Honour, in a Regimental Cap Badge can be observed, design is everything, simple or ornate, in every member pride it does generate.

A Cap Badge can change as times dictate, political reasons, as Regiments the politicians desecrate, amalgamations or just cut backs, a Regiment disappears, and for all it stood, its replacement if any, seems to lack.

So those that served seek to keep it alive, that very essence, its driving force, the History, needs to survive, groups and associations begin to form, the Cap Badge as its symbol, to keep alive is worn.

But the Regiment, that’s now only part of history, disbanded or amalgamated, so only in publication and museums do you see, who owns the right to a Badge, not the Regiment, not even the MOD.

The Cap Badge that was worn with Pride, what is its difference, to that which the MOD have in their archives, the Regiment is no longer, and the copyright is free, yet the Badge is still sold, where goes the money.

The associations and Charites, make no gains, to bypass copyright, the sellers make a subtle change, many look, but never see, a Cap Badge many Wore with Pride, how could that be.

The Badge is carved in stone, engraved in marble and metal plaques, memorials to the fallen, who never came back, the Badge in Pride of place, clearly can be seen, in many a place.

But the shape, was the Badge squashed to suit the stone, it’s still the Regimental Cap Badge, but is it, who actually that shape does own, what licence was needed to reproduce it, from its use who actually did benefit.

What about the printed kind, surely, it’s the same, every time, the colour and shading of the Badge, artist impression, so not so bad, a copyright infringement, and no benefit to the Regiment can be had.

The Cap Badge is important, the Regiments Pride, so why not protect it, why had no-one tried, who knew the difference and what benefit was amiss, copies cost us all, financial security for the future, does not exist.

Derrick W Sole. 2020.
Re edited 2025
******er

11/11/2025

Regiments have come and gone, amalgamated there by creating new ones, but none as far as i know, are now known as an Association. The history of a Regimental is still clear, its they were, but now they are, an association is just and organisation, not a Regiment, just like a museum, but the museum is about something, an Association is just a group that often folds.

Regiments still keep their badge of the time, they do often change with status as did the GJB or amalgamate, but the Regimental identification follows from the original conception through all berths, even as an emblement of its history, or in the new conception as part of the new badge, at no point do they change to a corporate badge or emblem, thats the greatest of insult.
“ No Rifleman Ever Wore or Served Under the Association Emblem at the NMA “

******er

09/11/2025

LEST WE FORGET OUR FELLOW RIFLEMEN
ALL GAVE SOME - SOME GAVE ALL

Major R N H Alers - Hankey

LCpl O M Alford

Rfn N A B Allen

Cpl R E Armstrong

Rfn M E Bagshaw

B**m G R J Baldwin

Cpl R Bankier

Wo2 G Barker

B**m M S Bayliss

Wo2 PJ Bayliss

Rfn W N Beckley-Lines

Sjt E E Bedford

B**m R I Beer

Rfn C B A Bird

Rfn R S Blackledge

LCpl. M D Boswell

Rfn A E Brown

CSgt P J Bryant

Wo1 T J Byrne

Lcpl D Card

Sgt M A Cameron

Rrn C V Campbel

Rfn A C R Chapman

LCpl S J Chappell

Rfn K Chavner

Wo1 L Collins

Cpl C C Cook

LCpl D J Cronin

Cpl R Cross

Rfn J A Cullen

Rfn R A Davey

CSgt D V Daws

LCpl G T Dean

Wo2 J P Devine

LCpl D J Dixon

Rfn H Donaghue

Rfn R Donkin

Rfn A Dunne

Wo2 B J Dunwell

Rfn J A Dupee

Rfn A R Elliott

Cpl R Elliot

Rfn P K Ennals

Sgt S R Eyle

Rfn P C Fairway

Rfn D T Fenley

Cpl N J Fewell

Capt T P Fetherstonehaugh

Rfn S Fisher

J.Rfn P T Flaherty

Rfn T P Flint

Major T B Fowley

Sgt R F Fry

Rfn A Gavin

LCpl I R George

Rn M E Gibson

Rin E C Godfrey

Rin D A Grainger

Rfn D Griffiths

Rfn M H Gray

Rfn M A Hamblin

LCpl W J Harris

Col P R Hayter MBE MC

B**m J Heritage

LCpl T W Hewitt

Rfn JC E Hill

Rfn R P Hill

Rfn D R Holland

Rfn D Hudaverdi

Rfn H M Hutton

Rfn F J Hunt

Rfn A D Jackson

Rfn C J Jackson

Brig T G H Jackson

Rfn L C Jamieson

CplE R P Jedruch

Rfn JR Joesbury

Rfn D Johnson

Rfn JP B keeney

Rfn A C Kelway

Rfn P J Keogh

Rrn J W King

Rfn J A Lagan

Rfn S D Lambourne

Officer Cadet D M H Litton

Cpl R A Livingstone

Cpl D Lepp

Rfn J I Mackenzie

Cpl M C Maddocks

Rfn N P Malakos

Wo1 C J Manning

Sgt A F Martin

Sgt P J Martin

B**m G J Measure

Brig A H S Mellor OBE

Rfn J Meredith

Rfn J Milward

Cpl I R Morrill

Rfn P Morris

Cpl M W Mosley

Rfn A Mulgrew

Rfn D A Mulley

Rfn D P McGarry

LCpl R I McGowan

Cpl J R McKnight

Rin D R Mclaughlin

Cpl R P McMahon

Sjt R J Naylor

Rfn A J Newton

Capt (QM) W H Norbury

Rfn M F O'Sullivan

Cpl P M Patrick

RfnD W Parfitt

Cpl M J Pearce

Cpl M Phillips

Cpl R Poole

Rfn K G Porter

B**m K J Powell

Major J R C Radclyffe

Rfn C J Radmore

Rfn A M Rapley

Rfn M P Reece

Rfn/Pte R B Roberts

Capt R F Rodgers

Sjt T J Ross

Rfn K J Rowland

Major H L Ruck-Keene

Rfn C Saunders

Rfn A E J Scarlet

Rfn J Scott

Rfn R A Sharpe

Rfn M V Sims

Rfn P J Simons

Col J S C Simmons

Rfn M R Sinclair

LCpl A Smith

B**m L K Smith

Rfn JS Smith

Rfn N W Smith

Sjt R A Smith

Rfn P B Smith

Cpl W J Smith

Rfn k J R Sutton

Lt Col M V W Tarleton

Rfn J W Taylor

Major T E F Taylor

Rfn W T Telfer

Wo2 K P Theobold

Rfn MR Thompson

Colonel P Treneer-Michell OBE

Sgt L S Ubhi

Rfn J Meredith

Cp L D Wall

Rfn D Walker

Cpl E T Walpole

Rfn R M Walsh

CSgt S J Walton

Rfn C J Watson

Rfn R Watson

Rfn R MT Webster

Rfn C R Wild

Rfn C Williams

Rfn WH Williams

Rfn VC Windsor

LCp| G Winstone

Rfn M J Wood

J/Rfn R D Woodhouse

Rfn P W Virgo

Gunner Utterridge Attached to 3 RGJ 19th Oct 1984

******er

05/11/2025

Are The RGJ Now to be known as the Tail Enders

******er

05/11/2025

NOT MANY RIFLEMEN KNOW THIS …. ******er

23/10/2025

For all who wanted to see the differences.
One is an association Emblem, the other is an Mod Badge and three others are correct. I hope this makes things clearer.
See picture, look carefully .Differences are described .

NO RIFLEMAN EVER WORE OR SERVED UNDER THE ASSOCIATION CORPORATE EMBLEM
A Corporate Emblem Does Not Make It A Regimental Memorial
******er

23/10/2025

For all who wanted to see the differences.
One is an association Emblem, the other is an Mod Badge and three others are correct. I hope this makes things clearer.
See picture, look carefully .Differences are described .

NO RIFLEMAN EVER WORE OR SERVED UNDER THE ASSOCIATION CORPORATE EMBLEM
A Corporate Emblem Does Not Make It A Regimental Memorial
******er

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