Army Air Corps NCO Mess Dress - Female

Army Air Corps Mess Dress - Female

Army Air Corps Warrant Officer and SNCO Mess Dress.

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Description

Specification

Gender

Female

Outfit

Prescribed jacket, vest and turned-down-collar white shirt with black bow tie; female black-wool A-line ankle skirt.

Rank and eagle

Choose the exact appointment rank. Warrant Officer eagle below rank on right forearm; SNCO eagle above rank on right upper arm. Retain the RSM full-size exception.

Flying badge

Miniature Army Flying Badge only according to entitlement.

Legwear options

Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Mess Dress Trousers. These are alternative outfits, not additional garments to wear together. Retain any rank, appointment, occasion and pattern conditions; select footwear and fittings to match the chosen legwear.

Fittings & Lead Times

Measurements are taken and fittings overseen by Geoffrey Golding at the St Albans workroom, with each garment checked throughout the making process for fit, balance, finish and correct detail. Lead time is typically 8-12 weeks, depending on workshop capacity, fitting requirements and the date required.

Dress specification

Uniform composition

The articles that make up this order of dress. Separately listed pieces are available below; included pieces form part of the uniform itself. Where alternatives are shown, select the authorised combination for the wearer, rank and occasion—they are not all worn together.

Jacket or tunic

  • Army Air Corps Mess Dress

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Army Air Corps Mess Dress.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Included

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

Choose one authorised option

  • Long Mess Dress Skirt
  • Army Air Corps NCO Female Mess Dress
  • Mess Dress Trousers

Choose one lower-garment outfit. The existing skirt/dress or female-cut trousers remain available, with the matching male-pattern trousers or overalls offered as alternatives by Goldings. Rank, appointment, occasion and mounted-duty conditions remain specific to each option.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Shirt

  • Marcella Shirt

The AAC local schedule overrides the generic senior-NCO cotton-shirt rule with the Marcella-front construction. The collarless 69820 tunic shirt is a different article.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, bow tie or collar

  • Black Bow Tie

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoes or boots

  • Women’s Black Court Shoes

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, stockings or tights

  • Authorised stockings or tights

Hosiery follows the selected lower garment and footwear under the cited dress rule; no separate Goldings product is asserted.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Gloves

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Headdress

  • Army Air Corps Beret

WO1 taking the salute at beating retreat only; officer-pattern cap badge.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • Army Air Corps Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
  • Army Air Corps Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
  • Army Air Corps Sergeant Major Rank Badge
  • Army Air Corps Sergeant Rank Badge
  • Army Air Corps Staff Sergeant Rank Badge

WO2 appointments prescribed the plain crown only; SQMS uses the separate crown-in-wreath device.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

  • Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment

The rank carrier depends on the wearer and authorised garment construction under the cited rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Army Air Corps SNCO Arm Badge
  • Syrena (Maid of Warsaw) Badge
  • Army Air Corps Officer Silver-Wire Cap Badge
  • Army Air Corps Mess Kit Wings

Serving members of 651 or 654 Squadron AAC only; right forearm, as directed by AAC serial 9 for the selected order. The Syrena badge are retained as a source requirement with the public product listing hidden at the owner’s request.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Buttons

  • 22 Ligne Gilt Eagle Mess-Vest Buttons

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Sword

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Scabbard

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword knot

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Sword belt, slings or frog

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Waistcoat or cummerbund

  • Army Air Corps NCO Mess Waistcoat

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product. Waistcoat retained as a uniform source specification; public sale listing withheld because no standalone WordPress product matches.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Belt or sash

Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Shoulder cords, chains or other details

  • Authorised shoulder cords, chains or details

Shoulder cords, chains or other details depend on the authorised local pattern.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Braces or trouser support

This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Spurs

This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Medals and decorations

  • Orders, decorations and medals as entitled

Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Lanyard or aiguillette

  • Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled

A lanyard or aiguillette is worn only where local custom or individual entitlement requires it.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Dress-specific accessories

  • Additional authorised item for the occasion

Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Related accoutrements

Complete
the uniform

Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.

Army Air Corps Mess Kit Wings

Badges & Insignia

Army Air Corps Mess Kit Wings

Conditional · Only for personnel entitled to the Army Flying Badge; miniature Mess pattern above medals.

Army Air Corps Officer Silver-Wire Cap Badge

Badges & Insignia

Army Air Corps Officer Silver-Wire Cap Badge

Conditional · WO1 taking the salute at beating retreat only; officer-pattern cap badge.

Army Air Corps SNCO Arm Badge

Badges & Insignia

Army Air Corps SNCO Arm Badge

Conditional · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

22 Ligne Gilt Eagle Mess-Vest Buttons

Buttons

22 Ligne Gilt Eagle Mess-Vest Buttons

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Women’s Black Court Shoes

Footwear

Women’s Black Court Shoes

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Army Air Corps Beret

Hats

Army Air Corps Beret

Conditional · WO1 taking the salute at beating retreat only; officer-pattern cap badge.

Army Air Corps Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)

Rank

Army Air Corps Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Army Air Corps Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

Rank

Army Air Corps Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

Conditional · WO2 appointments prescribed the plain crown only; SQMS uses the separate crown-in-wreath device.

Army Air Corps Staff Sergeant Rank Badge

Rank

Army Air Corps Staff Sergeant Rank Badge

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Army Air Corps Sergeant Rank Badge

Rank

Army Air Corps Sergeant Rank Badge

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Army Air Corps Sergeant Major Rank Badge

Rank

Army Air Corps Sergeant Major Rank Badge

Required · Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Black Bow Tie

Shirts & Neckwear

Black Bow Tie

Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Marcella Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

Marcella Shirt

Required · Army Air Corps other-ranks No. 10 Dress: soft white shirt with Marcella-pattern front, turned-down collar and visible mother-of-pearl buttons

Long Mess Dress Skirt

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Long Mess Dress Skirt

Choose one · Black-wool A-line skirt, ankle length.

Mess Dress Trousers — tailored flat-front product illustration

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

Mess Dress Trousers

Conditional · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.