Reservist-Monkey
War Hero

Why do officers wear brown gloves. It's not just the RN, it almost everyone, the army, the crabs, even the police. Any ideas?
Reservist-Monkey said:Why do officers wear brown gloves. It's not just the RN, it almost everyone, the army, the crabs, even the police. Any ideas?
Geoff_Wessex said:Mmm I thought RN officers wore black ones - and Pussers Issue to JRs was always gloves, woollen, navy blue. Standard issue gloves for Prison Officers are black, and I've never seen the Plod in other than black gloves - not that we have coppers around here anyway.
Geoff_Wessex said:I've never seen the Plod in other than black gloves - not that we have coppers around here anyway.
Reservist-Monkey said:Why do officers wear brown gloves. It's not just the RN, it almost everyone, the army, the crabs, even the police. Any ideas?
Reservist-Monkey said:Why do officers wear brown gloves. It's not just the RN, it almost everyone, the army, the crabs, even the police. Any ideas?
"Gloves? Gloves?! Only two kinds of people wear gloves...... Royal Marines and poofters!"