Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Mess Dress - Male
REME Warrant Officer and Sergeant Mess Dress: officer-design straps with 30-ligne anodised buttons, flat 22-ligne silver-mounted vest fittings and optional privately purchased WO1 embroidered collars.
Description
Specification
Gender
Male
Pattern
REME Warrant Officer and Sergeant Mess Dress: officer-design straps with 30-ligne anodised buttons, flat 22-ligne silver-mounted vest fittings and optional privately purchased WO1 embroidered collars.
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
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
IncludedTrousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent
- Mess Dress Trousers
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShirt
- Marcella Shirt
The male local No. 10 row is exact and overrides the generic senior-NCO wrapper. The soft-fronted REME wording describes the route's Marcella product rather than proving a second simultaneous shirt.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelyTie, bow tie or collar
- Black Bow Tie
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyShoes or boots
- Black Leather George Boots
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
RequiredGoldings listing
Listed separatelySocks, stockings or tights
- Authorised socks or hose
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
- Authorised headdress when ordered outdoors
Headdress is worn only when the cited occasion rule calls for it.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedRank
Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)
Retain the rank stock product; confirm specific JNCO Mess permission before keeping its link to the explicitly WO/Sergeant Mess outfit.
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
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
- REME Male Officer Mess Dress Collar Badges
WO1 only, optional privately purchased officer embroidered Mess collars.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelyButtons
- REME 30 Ligne Anodised Button
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 22 Ligne Mounted Buttons
Limit this 22 anodised article to female officer jacket epaulettes; replace male NCO vest/female NCO-front links with existing flat 22 silver-mounted product.
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
- Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete
Included in the WordPress uniform parent: Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers NCO Mess Kit Jacket, Vest and Trousers Complete.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
IncludedBelt 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
- Braces
Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Listed separatelySpurs
- Authorised spurs for an entitled wearer
Spurs apply only to an entitled wearer with compatible overalls or mounted footwear.
Dress rule
When applicableGoldings listing
Not separately listedMedals 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
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers SNCO Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Badges & Insignia
REME Male Officer Mess Dress Collar Badges
Conditional · WO1 only, optional privately purchased officer embroidered Mess collars.
Buttons
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 22 Ligne Mounted Buttons
Conditional · Flat 22-ligne silver-mounted vest buttons.
Buttons
REME 30 Ligne Anodised Button
Conditional · 30-ligne anodised male Mess shoulder-strap button.
Footwear
Black Leather George Boots
Required · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Rank
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Regimental Sergeant Major Rank (RSM)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) and the appointment is Regimental Sergeant Major.
Rank
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant (RQMS)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) and the appointment is Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant.
Rank
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 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
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Staff Sergeant Rank (S/Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Staff Sergeant (OR-7).
Rank
Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Sergeant Rank (Sgt)
Conditional · When the substantive rank is Sergeant (OR-6).
Shirts & Neckwear
Black Bow Tie
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Shirts & Neckwear
Marcella Shirt
Required · The male regiment or corps No. 10 schedule prescribes the route-local white Marcella-pattern shirt
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Braces
Conditional · Supplied as a separately displayed Goldings product.
Trousers, Skirts & Dresses
Mess Dress Trousers
Required