Several comments have been made to me regarding the wearing of Rank on the Uniforms. There seems to be some misunderstanding... Please allow me to clarify my position:
1) This is a hobby. We are all here to have fun. Your uniforms have been purchased out of your hard earned money. They are yours- not mine- not Columbia's. As such, you can put anything on them you want. (However, bare in mind that most events frown on Nascar patches)
2). Rank is not given out willy-nilly. It is earned through your aquiring of knowledge, work & increased responsibility. As such, I would never object to any member of the battery/regiment wearing their earned rank.
3) Having said all of that, we do several different impressions; sometimes at the same event. We all have different ranks in different units that Columbia portrays. To better fit in these roles, I suggested that if a member has more than one coat, they keep one coat "slick sleeved".
4) We do not require any member to have two Confederate or two Federal jackets (although many of you do; & in fact, a couple of us could outfit a small company). As such, any member who only had one jacket would be expected to sew his rank on the one jacket.
5) Refer to point 1. I don't care which coat you do or do not sew rank on. Those of you who have frocks, I have suggested (note: suggested) that those would be good coats to leave un-ranked (frocks fit in any theater or any army). But, I also realize that the frocks are good looking uniforms. If that is the uniform you want adorned with your rank, by all means sew your stuff on it :)
I hope this drives a stake through the heart of this issue.
Regards,
Duke
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So much rank, so few coats! All kidding aside, I know that I am one of those who has mentioned rank on uniform before. To be honest it is not important to me and I agree with Duke. I would not mind however, setting up one coat with current unit rank for more formal or offical functions, such as dances and what not.
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