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CHAPTER 5

BAND CEREMONIAL DRESS 5

General 5.1

5.1 Bands carry the responsibility for the public face of the Army. They are constantly underscrutiny by members of the community, visiting dignitaries, and senior officers of the government andthe Services. Accordingly, band dress must be of consistent high standard and quality commensuratewith the Army image.

5.2 Army bands have a range of ceremonial uniforms which may be worn as an alternative tonormal Army uniform when performing band duties. These uniforms are listed in Block Scale 3002/23.

5.3 Basic ceremonial uniforms for bands are provided and maintained at public expense. Uniformsof a historical pattern approved by Corps/Regimental councils and Army Headquarters, procured andmaintained at unit/regimental expense may be worn for ceremonial purposes by Army bands withinAustralia.

5.4 Ceremonial dress for pipes and drums is included in part 2, chapter 4Scottish dress.

Wearing band ceremonial uniform 5.5

5.5 Band Ceremonial Dress is worn on occasions when bands are performing band duties. Onformal ceremonial occasions such as ceremonial parades the Number 1 ceremonial orders are worn. Onother occasions such as concerts the Number 2 Ceremonial Orders of Dress may be worn.

5.6 Bands are to wear general orders of dress, including the slouch hat, on occasions ofsignificance to the Army and the Army image. This includes, but is not restricted to, ANZAC Day, Guardsof Honour and military funerals. Bands may also wear normal orders of dress when performing, at thediscretion of the Officer Commanding/Music Directors.

5.7 Bands performing overseas are to wear normal orders of Army dress to enhance national

identity. Band ceremonial dress is not to be worn overseas.5.8 Buglers performing as individuals on occasions when a band is not engaged are to wearnormal orders of Army dress and not band ceremonial dress. In exceptional circumstances when buglersare required to perform at functions which are clearly of a heritage nature and a band is not engaged,band ceremonial dress may be worn at the direction of Commanding Officers or Music Directors.

5.9 On occasions when mourning bands are worn the mourning band is only to be worn by theMusic Director or Bandmaster, or the person performing the duties of Music Director or Bandmaster, andthe drum major for the engagement. Warrant Officer Band Sergeant Major wear mourning bands inaccordance with part 3, chapter 2, paragraph 2.37.

5.10 Individual Australian Army Band Corps (AABC) bands are permitted to embellish the basicband ceremonial uniform with items such as dress cords etc on the condition that the items are not

permanently attached, uniforms are not damaged and personnel are able to transfer between units withthe basic uniform intact. Under the same conditions, the basic ceremonial uniforms of corps/regiment orunit bands may be embellished in accordance with regimental custom.

5.11 The standard Army uniforms are not to be embellished or mixed with band ceremonial dressitems.

5.12 Headdress is to be worn by the conductor and members of fanfare teams and by buglers whenordered.

5.13 Garments such as dust coats, protective jackets or polo shirts worn to protect ceremonialuniform are to be worn only during travel and while preparing for performances. They are not to be wornin public.

5.14 When the Service Dress is worn as a Band Ceremonial it is to be worn without the blackceremonial belt in the same manner as the scarlet and white ceremonial jacket. Buglers required toperform on occasions when the band is not engaged are to wear the uniform in accordance with DressOrder 1A: Ceremonial Parade Service Dress.
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Items of Ceremonial Dress 5.15

5.15 Helmet:

a. The standard Army helmet is the 1977 AABC pattern white helmet which is worn withmetal chin strap, dome and spike and lions head.

b. The corps badge is worn centrally on the front of the helmet with the bottom outer edgesplaced above the puggaree.

c. The method of assembly of the helmet components is given in figure 53. A ballreplaces the helmet spike for bands of the Royal Australian Artillery.

5.16 Blue cap. Bands wear the standard blue cap (other ranks (OR) pattern or officer pattern asappropriate). Officers of the rank of Major and above have their cap brims embellished with gold braid.

5.17 Jackets:

a. AABC bands wear the AABC pattern scarlet or white jackets. Other bands wear thePatrol Blue Jacket and Patrol White Jacket.

b. Officers wear gold shoulder cords on jackets.

c. AABC other ranks jackets have rifle green and gold shoulder boards. Other corps wearblue or white shoulder boards.

d. Collar badges are positioned on patrol collars as detailed in part 4,chapter 2Corps/Regiment badges and titles.

e. Line-40 buttons are worn on the front of scarlet jackets; line-30 buttons are worn on bluejackets; line-40 buttons are worn on the front of white jackets with line-30 buttons on thepockets.

f. The corners of the breast pocket flaps of white jackets are to be secured withpress-studs or sewn down.

g. A plain white T-shirt is to be worn at all times under white jackets.

5.18 Trousers/Slacks:

a. AABC bands wear AABC blue trousers/slacks with a 1 cm scarlet stripe. Other bandswear blue trousers with coloured stripes appropriate to corps (refer to part 2,chapter 3Mess Dress).

b. Female personnel are to wear blue slacks with Band Ceremonial Dress.

c. Braces should be worn with trousers (white braces are worn under white jackets).

5.19 Footwear. Bands wear parade boots or shoes with band ceremonial dress as detailed in the

orders of dress below. Shoes are not worn on parade.

5.20 Mess Dress.

a. Mess Dress may be worn for concert performances as an alternative to scarlet or bluejackets.

b. Mess Dress is not to be procured at public expense.
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Figure 51: Positioning medals on the Drum Major Sash

5.26 Rank insignia:

a. Officers. Metal rank insignia are worn on gold shoulder cords on ceremonial jackets.The positioning of rank insignia on shoulder cords is detailed in part 3, chapter 2.

b. Warrant Officers. AABC warrant officers are to wear embroidered badges on scarlet orwhite backing on scarlet and white jackets respectively. Other corps wear gold or silverembroidered badges on blue or white backing. Warrant Officer rank is positioned asdetailed in part 4, chapter 3Rank badges and insignia.

c. Noncommissioned Officers (NCO). AABC NCO are to wear embroidered badges on

scarlet or rifle green backing on scarlet and white jackets respectively. Other corps weargold or silver embroidered badges on blue or white backing. NCO rank is worn asdetailed in part 4, chapter 3. Staff Sergeant rank badges are to be worn with the crownseparated from the chevrons. The crown is to be located centrally above the chevronswith the lower edge of the crown (not the backing) on the horizontal line joining the uppertips of the top chevron.

5.27 Medals, emblems of unit awards and individual commendations:

a. Medals are to be court mounted and positioned on ceremonial jackets as follows:

(1) White Jacket/Blue Jacketcentrally above the left breast pocket.

(2) Scarlet Jacketcentrally between the line of buttons and the left sleeve seam,

with the top of the medal ribbon/s in line with the second button.

(3) Authorised unofficial medals are worn in equivalent positions on the right side.

b. Emblems of unit citations or individual commendations are worn as follows:

(1) White Jacket/Blue Jacketon the right side above the pocket as detailed inpart 4, chapter 9Emblems of awards.

(2) Scarlet Jacketon the right side positioned with the lower edge of thecommendation badge or the unit citation centrally on the horizontal line betweenthe second button and the sleeve seam. If both are worn, the unit citation ispositioned as indicated with the commendation badge above unit citations asdetailed in part 4, chapter 9.
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c. Recruit Instructor (Rl) and Army Individual Readiness Notification (AIRN) badges:

(1) White Jacket/Blue Jacketon the right side, as detailed in part 4, chapter 8(annexes B and C).

(2) Scarlet Jacketon the right side with the lower edge of the bottom of the badgepositioned centrally on the horizontal line between the second button and the

sleeve seam. If more than one badge is worn, they are positioned vertically, atintervals of 1 cm, the sequence from lowest to highest being Rl badge, AIRNbadge, unit citations and individual commendations.

d. The positioning of medals and emblems on jackets is shown in figure 52.

Figure 52: Positioning of medals and emblems on ceremonial jackets

Other badges 5.28

5.28 The Army Badge, the musician qualification badge, parachute badges and military skillsbadges are worn on band ceremonial jackets. They are positioned as for Service Dress. Badges onscarlet/white/blue backing are worn, unless the badge has a distinctive backing such as the Special AirService Regiment parachute badge, 3rd Battalion the Royal Australian Regiment parachute badge, etc.

Orders of dress 5.29

5.29 The orders of band ceremonial dress are detailed in tables as follows:

Dress Code Dress Order Title Table

BC1 No 1 AABC Ceremonial Dress 51

BC2 No 2 AABC Ceremonial Dress 52

BC3 No 1 Band Ceremonial Dress 53

BC4 No 2 Band Ceremonial Dress 54
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Dress Order: Band Ceremonial OneNo 1 Australian Army Band Corps Ceremonial Dress 5.30

5.30 With the exceptions cited in paragraph 5.6 this order of dress is worn by AABC bands when onparade with armed troops or when the occasion makes it appropriate to wear No 1 ceremonial uniform.

5.31 Items of dress to be worn:

Notes

(a) Headdress may be removed indoors.

(b) Scarlet or white jacket may be worn at the discretion of the Officer Commanding (OC)/Music Director orBandmaster, irrespective of season.

(c) Officers wear white kid leather gloves OR wear white cotton gloves when ordered.

(d) Worn by Drum Major, bass drummer and cymbal player.

(e) Worn by Drum Major when performing with a marching band.

(f) Badges worn on scarlet or white background unless the badge has a distinctive background. Refer topart 4, chapter 5Parachute badges, chapter 6Trade qualification badges and chapter 7Militaryskills badges.

(g) Shoulder boards are worn only on the white jackets.

(h) Worn by designated personnel when on parade with armed troops (paragraph 5.21).

Table 51: Band Ceremonial Dress Order: Band Ceremonial OneNo 1 Australian Army BandCorps Ceremonial Dress

Serial Item of Dress Remarks

1 Boots parade

2 Ceremonial jacket, scarlet or white

3 Emblems of unit awards and individual commendations

4 Gauntlets white Note (d)

5 Gloves, white Note (c)

6 Helmet White, 1977 pattern Note (a)

7 Orders, decorations and medals8 Rank insignia WO/NCO, embroidered gold on

scarlet/white/rifle green

9 Sash Drum Major Note (e)

10 Shoulder boards, AABC pattern OR Note (g)

11 Shoulder cords, gold on scarlet backing with rank insignia,metal

Officer

12 Socks black

13 Sword and accessories Note (h)

14 Trousers/Slacks, blue, AABC pattern
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Dress Order: Band Ceremonial TwoAustralian Army Band Corps Ceremonial Dress 5.32

5.32 This order of dress is worn by AABC bands when No 1 Ceremonial Dress is not appropriate.


Notes

(a) Headdress is worn as appropriate or as ordered.

(b) Scarlet or white jacket may be worn at the discretion of the Commanding Officer, OC/Music Director orBandmaster irrespective of season.

(c) Worn by AABC officers and AABC WO1 performing the duties of Music Director (paragraph 5.21).

(d) Badges worn on scarlet or white background unless the badge has a distinctive background. Refer topart 4, chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Table 52: Band Ceremonial Dress Order: Band Ceremonial TwoAustralian Army Band CorpsCeremonial Dress


1 Cap blue Note (a)

2 Ceremonial jacket, scarlet or white Note (b)


4 Orders, decorations and medals

5 Rank insignia WO/NCO, embroidered gold onscarlet/white/rifle green

6 Sash waist, rifle green Note (c)

7 Shoes black8 Shoulder boards, AABC pattern OR

9 Shoulder cords, gold on scarlet backing with rank insignia,metal

Officer

10 Socks black

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Dress Order: Band Ceremonial ThreeNo 1 Band Ceremonial Dress 5.34

5.34 This order of dress is worn by unit regimental bands when on parade with armed troops orwhen the occasion makes it appropriate to wear No 1 Ceremonial Uniform.


Notes

(a) Headdress may be removed indoors.

(b) Blue or white jacket may be worn at the discretion of the Commanding Officer irrespective of season.

(c) OR wear white cotton gloves when ordered.

(d) Worn by Drum Major, bass drummer and cymbal player.

(e) Worn by WO2 and senior noncommissioned officers (SNCO) of Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf)bands.

(f) Worn when performing with a marching band.

(g) Badges worn on blue or white background unless the badge has a distinctive background. Refer to part 4,chapters 5, 6 and 7.

(h) Worn by designated personnel when on parade with armed troops. WO1 Bandmaster wears sword inleather scabbard and Sam Browne Belt. WO2 Bandmaster and Drum Major wear sword in metalscabbard slung on white sword equipment (paragraph 5.23).

Table 53: Band Ceremonial Dress Order: Band Ceremonial ThreeNo 1 Band Ceremonial Dress


1 Belt Sam Browne WO1

2 Beret black/Hat KFF with plumes RAAC bands

3 Boots parade

4 Ceremonial jacket, blue or white Note (b)


6 Gauntlets white Note (d)

7 Gloves brown leather

8 Gloves white cotton Note (c)

9 Helmet White, 1977 pattern Note (a)


11 Rank insignia WO/NCO, embroidered gold on blue/white

12 Sash Drum Major Note (f)

13 Sash scarlet Note (e)

14 Socks black

15 Sword and accessories Note (h)



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Dress Order: Band Ceremonial FourNo 2 Band Ceremonial Dress 5.36

5.36 This order of dress is worn by unit regimental bands when No 1 Ceremonial Dress is notappropriate.


Notes

(a) Headdress is worn as appropriate or as ordered.

(b) Blue or white jacket may be worn at the discretion of the Commanding Officer irrespective of season.

(c) Worn by WO2 and SNCO of RA Inf bands.

(d) Badges worn on blue or white background unless the badge has a distinctive background. Refer to part 4,chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Table 54: Band Ceremonial Dress Order: Band Ceremonial FourNo 2 Band Ceremonial Dress


1 Beret black Royal MilitaryCollege bands

2 Cap blue Note (a)

3 Ceremonial jacket, blue or white Note (b)



6 Rank insignia WO/NCO, embroidered gold on blue/white

7 Sash scarlet Note (c)

8 Shoes black



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Notes

(a) Chain Metal Helmet will be fitted in the following manner:

The single chain ring is attached to the chin holderlions head.

Separate spike and dome and place chain ring over threaded section of spike. The ring to beplaced over the spike is determined by allowing the chain to drop from the l ions head, across thefront of the helmet ensuring that it rests on the visor at the point where puggaree and visor meet,continuing up the opposite side of the helmet covering the top and lower front airholes.

Reassemble spike and dome ensuring there are no twists in chain rings. Screw spike and domeinto helmet.


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(b) To alleviate any movement of the chain on the helmet it should be secured in the following manner:

An 8 mm panel pin is inserted through the leather of the chain so that the pin extends through theupper most airhole. A badge clip is attached to the pin on inside of helmet. Repeat the procedurefor lower front airhole.

Panel pins should be made of brass or nickel.

(c) The AABC hat badge is positioned centrally on the centre seam in the front of the helmet.

(d) With the bottom outer edges placed immediately above the puggaree.

Figure 53: Helmet, white, ceremonial, 1977 pattern placement of fittings


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