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February 26th, 2005
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| Forum Digger  | Post; Tradition of the RMC chin strap The buckle on the Australian slouch hat chin strap is normally worn on the left hand side, but soldiers at RMC (Royal Military College Duntroon) wear it on the right hand side. Why? Because a Duntroon major was shot at Galipolli, with his hat on backwards, thus making the buckle the wrong way around. As a dedication to him, all other RMC officers started to wear the hat the right way, but the buckle on the wrong side. The tradition has remained, and causes much confusion for soldiers unaware of it.
__________________ Platoon Commander, 6 Platoon, B Company 10/27th Battalion Royal South Australia Regiment  PRO PATRIA |
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February 26th, 2005
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| Fridgeraider (Instructor) | picture doesn't work but that's a nice story!
__________________ Sergeant 13th Redneck (RET) Republic of Korea Marine Corps  Next time you travel http://www.epictrip.com |
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August 1st, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Aussienick....I was always lead to understand that the hat was folded up on that side because that was the side they carried the rifles at the slope. If it folded on the other side then they would knock there hats askew every time they shouldered arms.
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September 29th, 2005
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| Milforum Chaplain  | no no no ...he meant the chin strap buckle... not the actual hat itself. You are right about the reason for the hat, but the story above relates to the chin strap.  REDLEG - we need a slouch hat smiley/icon please mate |
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July 30th, 2006
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| Cadet Moderator   | Well, learn something new about the different RMC's everyday.
__________________ 'Truth. Duty. Valour. Blow out you bugles over the rich dead There's none of these so lonely and poor of old But dying has made us rarer gifts than gold' Inscription on the top of the Memorial Arch at RMC Kingston |
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August 9th, 2006
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| Forum Digger |  There you go. A working picture. |
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