The Royal Regiment of Scotland NCO WO2 and Below Mess Dress - Female

The Royal Regiment of Scotland WO2 and Below Mess Dress - Female

Royal Regiment of Scotland Female WO2, SNCO and JNCO Mess Dress.

Composition

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Description

This grade-safe page covers WO2, SNCO and JNCO Mess Dress. The 2025 regimental rules reserve the Glengarry and cap badge to Officers/WO1s, so neither headdress product appears here.

Specification

Gender

Female

Wearers

Warrant Officer Class 2, senior NCOs and junior NCOs

Headdress

Not part of this WO2-and-below Mess Dress page

Legwear options

Choose the existing skirt, dress or female-cut trouser outfit, or Government 1A Tartan Trews (Low-back Trews). 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

  • Mess Jacket

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

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Trousers, overalls, skirt or equivalent

Choose one authorised option

  • Government 1A Tartan Kilt
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Government 1A Tartan Trews
  • SCOTS-Pattern Tartan Long Skirt

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

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shirt

  • Marcella Shirt

The family-level relationship preserves both source-authorised NCO constructions; it deliberately has no scalar variant selector that would hide the JNCO option.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Tie, bow tie or collar

  • Black Bow Tie

The 2025 regimental No. 10A and No. 10B schedules prescribe a black bow tie for this NCO composition. Goldings already supplies the identical bow tie for the Officer and WO1 compositions.

Dress rule

Required

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Shoes or boots

Use the authorised combination for the selected dress variant

  • Black Full Brogues
  • Black Leather George Boots
  • Highland Buckled Evening Shoes
  • Women’s Black Court Shoes

No. 10B only: specified for officers and WO1, optional for other eligible NCOs; No. 10A uses buckled evening shoes.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Socks, stockings or tights

  • Royal Regiment of Scotland Full Ball Hose and Scarlet Flashes

The dress evidence is retained. Items outside the approved Goldings stock range remain source components; any remaining public products in this slot are listed separately.

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

ADR 09.65 states that female Army personnel do not wear headdress with Nos. 10 or 11 Dress.

Dress rule

Not worn

Goldings listing

Not applicable

Rank

Select the authorised insignia for the wearer’s rank

  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Sergeant Rank Badge
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Staff Sergeant Rank Badge
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Corporal Rank (Cpl)
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

For the named junior-NCO rank in No. 10B only; No. 10A is restricted to WO2/SNCOs.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Rank carrier

  • Authorised rank carrier for the wearer and garment

The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Badges and insignia

  • Authorised regimental or corps badges and insignia

The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Buttons

  • Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gilt Button
  • Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gilt Screw Button
  • Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Mess uses small mounted buttons, not 40-ligne front buttons.

Dress rule

When applicable

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

  • JNCO Dark Blue Silk Mess Cummerbund
  • Government 1A Tartan Mess Waistcoat

Tartan waistcoat for WO2 and SNCOs; WO1 uses the officer dark-blue garment. Junior NCOs in No. 10B use their prescribed cummerbund. Waistcoat retained as a uniform source specification; public sale listing withheld because no standalone WordPress product matches.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options 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

The cited local dress schedule governs this contingent component category, but it does not identify a separate Goldings product or a safe atomic source article.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

Braces or trouser support

  • Braces

Required with the No. 10B trews configuration, not with skirt or kilt.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Listed separately

Spurs

  • Authorised spurs for an entitled wearer

Spurs apply only to an entitled wearer with compatible overalls or mounted footwear.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Not separately listed

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

  • Green Kilt Rosettes
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland White-Hair Sporran
  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland Sgian Dubh

The dress evidence is retained. Items outside the approved Goldings stock range remain source components; any remaining public products in this slot are listed separately.

Dress rule

When applicable

Goldings listing

Some options listed

Related accoutrements

Complete
the uniform

Garments and accoutrements supplied to complete this order of dress.

Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gilt Button

Buttons

All variants

Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gilt Button

Conditional · Select the size, finish and fastening required for the particular garment position; these are alternatives, not three required purchases of the same button.

Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gilt Screw Button

Buttons

All variants

Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gilt Screw Button

Conditional · Select the size, finish and fastening required for the particular garment position; these are alternatives, not three required purchases of the same button.

Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Buttons

All variants

Royal Regiment of Scotland 30 Ligne Gold-Anodised Button

Conditional · Select the size, finish and fastening required for the particular garment position; these are alternatives, not three required purchases of the same button.

Black Full Brogues

Footwear

All variants

Black Full Brogues

Conditional · No. 10B brogues for WO2 and other NCO patterns only; officers and WO1 use George boots, including female election of the male ensemble.

Black Leather George Boots

Footwear

All variants

Black Leather George Boots

Conditional · No. 10B only: specified for officers and WO1, optional for other eligible NCOs; No. 10A uses buckled evening shoes.

Highland Buckled Evening Shoes

Footwear

All variants

Highland Buckled Evening Shoes

Conditional · Female wearer elects the explicitly authorised male-pattern ensemble; No. 10A Mess Dress; Eligible Warrant Officer or senior NCO

Women’s Black Court Shoes

Footwear

All variants

Women’s Black Court Shoes

Required

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

Rank

All variants

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Warrant Officer Class 2 Rank (WO2)

Conditional · When the wearer holds worn (including authorised acting or temporary rank) rank Warrant Officer Class 2.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Staff Sergeant Rank Badge

Rank

All variants

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Staff Sergeant Rank Badge

Conditional · When the wearer holds substantive rank Staff Sergeant.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Sergeant Rank Badge

Rank

All variants

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Sergeant Rank Badge

Conditional · When the wearer holds substantive rank Sergeant.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Corporal Rank (Cpl)

Rank

All variants

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Corporal Rank (Cpl)

Conditional · For the named junior-NCO rank in No. 10B only; No. 10A is restricted to WO2/SNCOs.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)

Rank

All variants

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Lance Corporal Rank (LCpl)

Conditional · For the named junior-NCO rank in No. 10B only; No. 10A is restricted to WO2/SNCOs.

Black Bow Tie

Shirts & Neckwear

All variants

Black Bow Tie

Required · Black bow tie with the shirt prescribed for No. 10A or No. 10B Dress.

Marcella Shirt

Shirts & Neckwear

All variants

Marcella Shirt

Required

Braces

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

Braces

Conditional · Required with the No. 10B trews configuration, not with skirt or kilt.

Government 1A Tartan Kilt

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

Government 1A Tartan Kilt

Conditional · Female wearer elects the explicitly authorised male-pattern ensemble; No. 10A Mess Dress; Eligible Warrant Officer or senior NCO

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Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

Green Kilt Rosettes

Conditional · Female wearer elects the explicitly authorised male-pattern ensemble; No. 10A Mess Dress; Eligible Warrant Officer or senior NCO; Government 1A kilt selected

SCOTS-Pattern Tartan Long Skirt

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

SCOTS-Pattern Tartan Long Skirt

Conditional · Female-pattern ensemble selected; No. 10A Mess Dress; Eligible Warrant Officer or senior NCO

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Government 1A Tartan Trews

Trousers, Skirts & Dresses

All variants

The Royal Regiment of Scotland Government 1A Tartan Trews

Conditional · Required · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions. Matching outfit: No. 10B Mess Dress; Other-rank low-back trews branch · Optional trouser/overall outfit in place of the skirt or dress outfit; retain the matching pattern, rank, appointment and wearing conditions.

JNCO Dark Blue Silk Mess Cummerbund

Waistcoats

All variants

JNCO Dark Blue Silk Mess Cummerbund

Conditional · Junior NCOs; No. 10B Mess Dress · JNCOs wear the cummerbund in lieu of a waistcoat