In general, officers in the Armed Forces are paid a cash uniform allowance upon entry into active duty. It is generally their responsibility to purchase their initial set of uniforms, name tapes and alterations from this clothing allowance. Depending on their duties, they may not receive future ...
The reduction of these allowances is mainly due to two changes in military boots. First, the army extended the wear period of military boots in the temperate climate from 15 months to 24 months, reducing the annual allowance for military boots by 35 dollars. The army also cancelled the repla...
Gone were the fancy bright scarlet ‘redcoat’ uniforms of the 1800s, and in came army-brown uniforms and khaki in the 1890s and 1900s. As the British Army prepared to invade France and bolster up their allies in the fight against Germany and Austria, a new type of garment was required...