Figure 1.--This Scottish boy was a member of his school cadet program in 1917. Note his cap on the table.
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Figure 1.--This Scottish boy was a member of his school cadet program in 1917. Note his cap on the table. |
Scotland like England has an active cadet program where secondary school clildren receive some basic military instruction. The program began before World War I, but I have few details on the history of the program. The dress uniform at most groups is the kilt, but for training, pants are generally worn.
The uniforms worn by Scottish boys in cadet programs are almost identical to those worn by English boys, of course because England and Scotland as well as Wales and Ulster. are part of the United Kingdom. The primary difference is that at Scottish schools the cadet uniform included a kilt and Scottish cap. Balmoral type tams were once worn while today the Glengary cap is more common. Some photographs show boys in the same group wearing both. It is not clear if rank is a factor. While the dress uniform is different, the training uniforms appaer to be the same, although there may be some differences from school to school. Some photographs from the 1960s do show boys wearing both kilts and military trousers. HBC believes that rank may have been a factor. More recent photographs show more uniformity.
The cadet uniform work in Scotland in 1917 was quite similar to that being worn in the 1960s. The Barmoralm tam is still quite common. The javket is the main difference, The 1917 jacket buttoned at the collar, The 1960s jackert had a "V" fromt and was worn with a tie. The color looks quite similar. The kilt and spats are similar akthough the kneesocks were different. The kilt in the 1960s appears to be a dress uniform item, I,m not sure if this was the case in 1917.
The various services sponsor their own cadet programs. Thus the Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force all have cadet ptograms with destinctive uniforms. Scottish boys in Army cadet programs wear the kilt as part of their dress uniform. Only limited information is current available to HBC at this time on the dress iniform in Navy and Air Force cadet programs.
Available images provide climpses of the cadet uniform at various schools in different years.
The boys at this Glasgoe school wear some differing uniform items. I'm not sure if these differences were just tolerated or they represent a difference in rank. The boys pictured are the senior boys, presumably the officers of the cadet corps..
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