persona_non_grata
Lantern Swinger

I was looking on ARRSE and saw this thread about an AIN;
As far as I can tell the general sentiment is that it would be a good idea to openly wear uniform around the towns and cities as it might be beneficial for raising the public profile of the forces as a whole and so on.
I was just wondering what your opinions might be.
PNG
(Apologies if the poll doesn't work, first time for everything and all that...)
• With the exception of Northern Ireland , personnel may wear uniform whilst off duty in public unless otherwise directed by the chain of command. This is no change to the current policy, which is based on the principle of personal choice.
• In circumstances where personnel wish to preserve their anonymity or the anonymity of their family and home address they will not be compelled to wear uniform in public unless on duty.
• Commanders and COs are empowered to modify regulations, but are required to inform their regional chain of command when they make such modifications.
• Whilst public visibility of officers and soldiers in uniform raises the profile of the Army, the wearing of uniform in public also brings with it a responsibility to maintain the highest standards of both dress and behaviour.
Bold text emphasises that which I think is most important.
There are a couple of footnotes, one of which is particularly relevant to NI, and you should read AIN 133/07 when it eventually arrives on your notice board.
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As far as I can tell the general sentiment is that it would be a good idea to openly wear uniform around the towns and cities as it might be beneficial for raising the public profile of the forces as a whole and so on.
I was just wondering what your opinions might be.
PNG
(Apologies if the poll doesn't work, first time for everything and all that...)