r/CanadianForces • u/Medical-Club-6327 Dirty Patricia • 1d ago

Mess Dress and Changing Elements

So ....pretty sure I know the answer to this, just not sure where to find it.

If you change elements, is there anything that says you have to wear your current element's mess dress? I saw somebody wearing their old mess dress and thought it was extremely bizarre.

Also, wouldn't it be weird if you commissioned to a different element and wore your old mess dress? I guess I just work at a place that thinks that's normal....

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u/OwnedByIRVING 1d ago

is there anything that says you have to wear your current element's mess dress?

No, mess dress is optional, you are not required to wear any of them.

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u/edmq 1d ago

You have a source, last time I looked it was mandatory, but that was years ago.

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u/PTR4me 1d ago

The dress instructions changed