Royal Corps of Signals Mess Dress - Female
Female Royal Signals and QGS WO/SNCO Mess Dress with prescribed gown and three-pleat black cummerbund; no male vest, bow tie or stiff-collar projections.
Composition
Description
Specification
Gender
Female
Pattern
Female Royal Signals and QGS WO/SNCO Mess Dress with prescribed gown and three-pleat black cummerbund; no male vest, bow tie or stiff-collar projections.
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
- Royal Corps of Signals Mess Dress
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Royal Corps of Signals Mess Dress.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Not separately listedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
Choose one authorised option
- Royal Corps of Signals 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
RequiredGoldings listing
Some options listedShirt
The female No. 10 pattern is a one-piece crepe or taffeta dress and the local shirt row is male-only. No separate shirt product belongs in this exact female composition.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableTie, bow tie or collar
Remove female Mess bow-tie links; retain male branch/cohort links and existing male condition.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedShoes or boots
- Women’s Black Court Shoes
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, 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 applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedGloves
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableHeaddress
ADR 09.65 states that female Army personnel do not wear headdress with Nos. 10 or 11 Dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
- Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
- Royal Corps of Signals Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- Royal Corps of Signals Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- Royal Corps of Signals Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Remove Mercury from Cpl/LCpl descriptions; verify only whether and under what local authorisation junior ranks use Mess Dress before retaining their Mess-specific links.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyRank 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 applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBadges and insignia
- Royal Corps of Signals NCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Main Royal Signals only; QGS uses its distinct collar device.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
Choose one authorised option
- QGS Black Mercury 30 Ligne Button
Remove 22-ligne NCO Mess vest links and replace with 24-ligne soldier-pattern buttons; retain 22 stock for separately established small-button uses.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySword
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableScabbard
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword knot
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSword belt, slings or frog
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableWaistcoat or cummerbund
- Dress-Material Cummerbund
- QGS Grant Tartan Cummerbund
Black dress-material cummerbund, three downward pleats, in the prescribed female outfit; not the generic all-tartan substitution.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBelt or sash
Not part of the standard composition for this role and order of dress.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableShoulder 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 applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedBraces or trouser support
This exact composition is skirt-only, so braces or other trouser support are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableSpurs
This exact composition is skirt-only, so spurs and spur-box footwear are not used.
Dress rule
Not wornGoldings listing
Not applicableMedals and decorations
- Orders, decorations and medals as entitled
Orders, decorations and medals are selected by individual entitlement and the occasion.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedLanyard 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 applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedDress-specific accessories
- Additional authorised item for the occasion
Any additional accessory is controlled by the cited occasion or local dress rule.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRelated accoutrements
Complete
the uniform
Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.
Badges & Insignia
Royal Corps of Signals NCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Main Royal Signals only; QGS uses its distinct collar device.
Buttons
QGS Black Mercury 30 Ligne Button
Conditional · QGS WO1 officer-pattern epaulette fitting only; not generic WO2/SNCO jacket use.
Footwear
Women’s Black Court Shoes
Required · Female Mess Dress footwear
Rank
Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) and the appointment is Regimental Sergeant Major.
Rank
Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Royal Corps of Signals Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is not Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Royal Corps of Signals Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Staff Sergeant (OR-7).
Rank
Royal Corps of Signals Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Sergeant (OR-6).
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.