Re-enactor status

[Ed Storey]

Mike, I am not implying that at all. In my 20s and 30s for certain occasions I would wear BD and SD, once in my 40s I stopped wearing these uniforms as I felt that I no longer accurately represented what a Great War or Second War soldier looked like.

Bruce, thanks for the dictionary definition and yes there is a legality issue with wearing uniforms although the law was for those who intend to pass themselves off as members of the military and not those who are representing how a uniform looked for a certain period.

The costume issue is the fundamental problem that the majority of the re-enacting community has, because the garment being worn is perceived to be a costume or a non-uniform, you get all manner of humanity who now feel that they can somehow dress up as military. A uniform, old or new, reflects the profession or arms from the period that is being represented and hiding behind a dictionary definition does not diminish the fact that there is a very small percentage of the re-enacting community who understand what a uniform represents.

Thankfully, the small percentage who understand that do a fine job of representing their respective periods of study.