General Staff General Staff Cap Badge (Field Marshal)
Field Marshal specification for General Staff Cap Badges.
Description
Field Marshal specification for General Staff Cap Badges.
Specification
Gender
Male & Female
Design
The Field Marshal cap badge is the Royal Crest above crossed batons within a laurel wreath, embroidered in gold on blue cloth.
Variant Identity
The source distinguishes the Field Marshal specification within General Staff Cap Badges.
Source Evidence
The cited source passage identifies Cap Badges — Field Marshal as the cap badge article in No. 1 DRESS (CEREMONIAL).
The cited source passage identifies Cap Badges — Field Marshal as the cap badge article in HONORARY APPOINTMENTS.
The cited regulation directly identifies this article in its cap badge prescription.
Placement
Standard cap-badge placement depends on the headdress: about 2 cm above the beret band towards the left eye; on the left of Kilmarnock, Balmoral and Tam O'Shanter bonnets about 3.6 cm above the band; towards the left eye on a caubeen except the Irish Guards' reversed right-eye placement; centred on the front band of forage and Service Dress caps; and at the front or side of felt hats.
Fastening
Cap badges normally use a standard single vertical hook-shank fastener; exceptionally large badges may use additional support only where Army Dress Committee authority has been granted.
Related uniforms
Completes
the uniforms
Orders of dress completed by this product for General Staff.
General Staff
Mess Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
General Staff
No. 1 Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
General Staff
No. 1 Dress - Male
Direct uniform association
General Staff
Service Dress - Female
Direct uniform association
General Staff
Service Dress - Male
Direct uniform association