Royal Army Chaplains' Department No. 1 Dress - Female

• The Royal Army Chaplains Department No.1 Tunic and Skirt (Blues)

Included in the WordPress uniform parent: The Royal Army Chaplains Department No.1 Tunic and Skirt (Blues).

Choose one authorised option

• Formal Skirt
• or Formal 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.

• Collarless White Shirt

The route-local regulation supplies the exact No. 1 Dress construction and supersedes generic or WordPress-derived shirt associations.

• Full Clerical Collar
• Plain Black Veststock

The required combination is a full clerical collar and plain black veststock, not the generic stiff white No. 1 collar. These products remain source requirements only and are hidden from the catalogue at the owner’s request.

No. 1 uses unboxed black George boots.

• Authorised stockings or tights

The RAChD tables prescribe natural-tan tights or stockings for female No. 1, Service and Mess Dress; no safe atomic stock item models them.

• White Cotton Gloves

The more-specific RAChD No. 1 table prescribes white cotton ceremonial gloves.

• Royal Army Chaplains' Department Female No. 1 Hat

Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

• 5/8 Inch Anodised Bath Stars — RAChD No. 1 Specification
• Bullion Rank — RAChD No. 1, Class 1 and Above

Class 2 and below: 5/8-inch anodised Bath stars according to rank. For crown-bearing appointments, an existing suitable metal crown is worn on a purple cushion; crown size and physical stock are not assigned here. Class 1 and above: bullion rank on shoulder straps edged with 1/2-inch staff-pattern gold lace and 22-ligne RAChD buttons. Rank fulfilment is specified at fitting.

• Gold or Silver Shoulder Cords

Replace the unspecific gold-or-silver regulation wrapper with the positively named Goldings69618 gold three-ply black-backed stock; retain the general rule as source evidence.

• Chaplain-General Gold-Leaf Gorgets
• Royal Army Chaplains' Department Christian Chaplain Cap Badge
• Royal Army Chaplains' Department Jewish Chaplain Cap Badge
• Royal Army Chaplains’ Department No. 1 and Mess Collar Badges
• Royal Army Chaplains' Department Senior Chaplain Cap Badges
• Chaplain 1st Class and Deputy Chaplain-General Gorgets

No. 1 collar badges for Class 2 and below, selected by denomination; Class 1 and above wear gorgets. Gorget patterns are appointment alternatives: gold leaf for Chaplain-General; plaited braid for Chaplains 1st Class and Deputy Chaplain-General.

• Royal Army Chaplains' Department 30 Ligne Gold Button
• Royal Army Chaplains' Department Screw Epaulette Button
• Royal Army Chaplains’ Department 22 Ligne Gilt Buttons

Supplied through the displayed Goldings product options.

Chaplains do not carry swords; the generic officer sword rule must not flow into any public RAChD uniform.

The scabbard is part of the prohibited sword system for chaplains.

A sword knot must not be inherited where the wearer is expressly prohibited from carrying a sword.

Sword slings and a concealed sword belt are not part of RAChD dress because chaplains do not carry swords.

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

• Crimson Sash
• Cross Belt
• Formal Crossbelt

Black patent crossbelt with integral pouch for ordinary No. 1. These products remain source requirements only and are hidden from the catalogue at the owner’s request.

• Gold 3-Ply Shoulder Cords with Black Background

Goldings 69618 three-ply gold shoulder cords for ceremonial No.1 Dress only.

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

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

• Full-Size Orders, Decorations and Medals
• Medal Ribbons

Specified by the dress evidence but not separately listed as a Goldings product for this uniform.

Choose one authorised option

• Authorised lanyard or aiguillette where entitled

The Departmental lanyard is expressly not applicable. In No. 1 Dress an appointment or Royal aiguillette remains possible only where separately entitled, so the combined slot is conditional rather than universally absent.

• Additional authorised item for the occasion

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

• No. 3 Staff Aiguillettes

Offer the same No.3 Staff pattern conditionally, only for an entitled ADC/Military Assistant/Flag Lieutenant appointment and official duty during that appointment; ordinary officer status alone confers no entitlement.