Yes there is: over weight guys with a pony tail, unbuttoned jacket, hands in pockets, pizza style beret, pants un-bloused, and ankle boots or runners where there should be combat boots. Add to that rank badges, medals, or stripes that were never earned. Seems like, too often, everyone is a sergeant.

Any one or combination of these will give a negative image to serving and retired members of the forces. The general public may or may not recognize all of them.

I have used mannequins in the past for static displays. For parades I have gone with battle dress and helmet, but normally change over to civvies for the static.

Thats true.
 

hahaha your right on that one.

Adame :no4:

re-enactors
 

your right there...once at a re-enactment show in Netherlands we had a Royal Signals Officer with plastic polar bear badges on his uniform!when the TV company arrived he deserted his post and drove over to the crew on a wartime Ariel M/Cycle....I had a word with the 2 rather large Dutch MP's and all you saw on the news report was him being lifted away!Rank sometimes has its privled...also have to say while Im on my soapboxes those Dutch guys cant be beat for proper/correct re-enacting...best wishes to all malcolm a.k.a. Col.Bogey :salute:

The main issue, in my opinion,
 

Is that we wear a uniform correctly.

Those who have done service know the little details that make the wannabes stand out. Long hair styles, jewellry, piercings!!! etc don't fit with the period unless we have modern vehicles perhaps!

I take the view that the vehicle should look authentic on the road as well. Hence I pack our stuff in canvas kitbags, and ammo boxes etc so a following motorist doesn't see yellow or blue containers, or worse. A canvas cover also works too.

In some vehicles, a green shirt and cap may be sufficient, but in a jeep or similar, green coverals or similar muted clothing looks a heck of a lot better than yellow PVC rain coats.

If you aren't comfortable with a uniform, then by all means go with the green overalls.

I get the kids to wear Jungle Greens when we go to events with the public present. They are more comfortable than BDs in our climate, but still look the part.

my tuppence worth
Rob

re-enactor status
 

Bob if you happen to run across my good friends in NZ the Cross Family(Hotchkiss Tank) please pass on my greetings and best wishes (Ive lost contact email address)...many thanks and compliments of the season to you....malcolm :salute: