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GENERAL
The Legion
uniform is one of the most profound ways of demonstrating that you
are a member. As such, it must be maintained to a very high
standard.
LEGION DRESS
The official
Legion dress is as follows:
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navy beret
complete with Legion crest, worn with the band one inch above the
eyebrows, crest over the left eye and beret smoothed to the right
side;
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navy blazer
complete with Legion crest on the top left-hand pocket, Legion
buttons on front and sleeves;
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grey pants for
men and grey skirt or pants for women;
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white shirt and
official Legion long striped tie. The bow tie or crested tie may be
worn with uniform on informal occasions only;
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black shoes and
black socks or dark grey hose;
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topcoats may be
worn for outside ceremonies during inclement weather;
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only one Legion
lapel badge may be worn at any time, regardless of the number held
by the member; however, recipients of a discharge button or the
Canadian Forces Service Pin may wear this pin to the left of the
Legion badge;
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name tags are
worn on the right breast of the blazer above Legion medals; and
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white gloves
are worn for official participants in Legion ceremonial occasions.
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SUMMER DRESS
The official
summer dress is as follows:
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the summer
dress code will be comprised of black socks (or dark grey hose for
female members) and black shoes, grey pants (grey skirt or pants for
female members), dress white shirt (long or short-sleeved), with
Legion shirt crest (500141) or associate shirt crest (500248) or
affiliate shirt crest 500270) on the left hand breast pocket and a
Legion beret. A legion tie is optional. No epaulettes, shoulder
badges, medals or ribbons are to be worn; and
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The Parade
Commander may authorize a Parade to remove their blazers when
considered necessary and appropriate.
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BERET - INDOOR
WEAR
The Legion
beret shall be worn on the following occasions indoors:
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by members of
the Colour Party and the Sergeant-at-Arms and those members being
installed during installation ceremonies; and
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other
ceremonial occasions as directed.
SERVICE MEDALS
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Service medals
are worn on Remembrance Day, at Convention parades and other
ceremonial functions. All service medals shall be worn on the left
breast, in order of precedence from right to left. When there are
more than five, they shall be overlapped. Medals shall never be worn
in more than one row. On no account shall the bar on which the
medals are mounted extend beyond the centre of the body nor the seam
of the left sleeve. The bar shall be placed centrally on the left
breast and fastened at a height level with the base of the lapel
buttonhole. When medals are worn, the blazer or jacket shall always
be kept buttoned.
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Miniatures are
not to be worn on parade. They may be worn on a mess or dinner
jacket and it is also permissible to wear them on a Legion blazer or
ordinary jacket when attending indoor functions, such as banquets,
etc.
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It
is illegal for anyone to wear another person's Service Medals,
including those of a relative. The Criminal Code of Canada states
that medals must only be worn by the person to whom they have
been awarded.
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LEGION MEDALS
AND LAPEL BADGES
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All Legion
medals should be worn on the right breast and on the same horizontal
line as Service Medals, and in order of precedence from left to
right. Only one Past Officer's Medal shall be awarded at any one
level regardless of whether the member concerned may have held more
than one office at that level. When a member has held more than one
office at the same level, the subsequent offices are indicated by
"bars" to the Past Officer's Medal. Only one bar shall be worn for a
specific office at each level, even though the member may have held
the office for more than one term.
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Only one Legion
lapel badge may be worn at any one time on a blazer, regardless of
the number held by the member; however, recipients of a discharge
button or the Canadian Forces Service Pin may wear this pin on the
blazer to the left of the Legion lapel badge.
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Legion medals
are worn with Legion dress and Ladies Auxiliary medals are worn with
Auxiliary dress.
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It is also
improper for a member to wear Legion medals to which he is not
entitled.
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CANADIAN
ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS
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The awarding of
orders, decorations and medals is a time honoured tradition as a
means of recognizing achievement, bravery and service. In order to
ensure the person entitled to wear them is accorded the respect
deserved, they must be worn correctly and on appropriate occasions.
In addition, they must only be worn by the recipient.
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The regulation
regarding the Wearing of Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals is
not included here. Information can be obtained from:
The
Chancellory,
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General,
1 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A1
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THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE
THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD;
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR
THE YEARS CONDEMN.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
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