kilt question

Wearing a kilt in the military means going regimental Do female soldiers wearing kilts also go regimental?

I don't know that female soldiers do wear kilts :/

What exactly does "going regimental" mean?

I wonder if it's like when a man "goes commando" meaning not wearing underwear.

Hmmmm, according to Wikipedia, I am correct. Read the first paragraph under "Background."
Wikipedia link

Hi Guys,

As a Scot how has worn a kilt on numerous occasions I can confirm that it is "normal" not to wear anything under it. In fact, because of the weight and weave of the fabric it's actually warmer under there than wearing normal boxers and trousers. It actually feels brilliant.

Cheers,

andy

You learn something new on SimHQ every day. I love it.

well sure answers the ago old question 'What do they wear under a Kilt ?"

Did the "no underwear" tradition also apply to soldiers who wore kilts on the battlefield in past wars?

Yes. The gas attacks were very painful. The gas reacted with moister on the body.

Don't you get a stiff breeze up the Trossachs though?

Sometimes underwear is imperative though........

Aye, the kilt is a warm garment, in the summer around here it is a bit too warm to wear it, fine for back home in Scotland

2015 at my wedding


My Great Grandfather


Not sure if he went "commando" he had passed away before I was born so never got a chance to ask him


When I took friends over to Scotland from Belgium here, they thought it was a joke that Scots men went commando until one of them took an "up skirt" picture of a doorman in Edinburgh, well she got an eyeful
I've had that happen to me too, two lassies crouching down behind me and using the mirror on their compact to look up my kilt, they walked away with a red face

Thank you for sharing that wonderfully funny story Alicatt!

Of course she did share the photo, so I've seen it, lets say it's not safe for work

Um...yeah, that's ok. I'm sure us guys here on SimHQ can do without seeing it.

I see Alicatt's pics and Big Country's "In a Big Country" (1983) pops into my head.

It makes me think of the TV show Monarch of the Glen.

Ok, there's an old tasteless but still funny joke about kilts. I sincerely apologize for the following in advance

Question:

Why do Scotsmen wear kilts.

Answer:



Cheers

Billy Connolly once said



Billy Connolly

[quote=NH2112]Billy Connolly once said


I've never heard something so simultaneously disgusting and funny, wow...

Nothing is worn under the kilt.

It’s all in perfect working order.

Very true. Wore my kilt on deployment to the Congo back in 2003. Very[u][/u]warm.

Learned from the experience though, bought a tropical-weight kilt for subsequent deployments to East Timor, Pakistan, Libya, Congo again etc 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😉

I advise against flashing dangly bits in front of a cat... (especially with your back turned to it.)

Aye, well, there by hangs a tale...

Anyway taken a year ago or so giving a talk on Scotland to an adult education class in Belgium.




At least I did not get any problems from the Muslim community at this event unlike the last time I did a talk at a school that is in a predominately Muslim community.