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This page could really use a picture. Anyone got any Mountie wedding photos? Weaponofmassinstruction

[edit] Members

RCMP officers refer to themselves and their colleagues as Members of the Force/Detachment/RCMP and it's usage is not the same as for being a member of a sports team... When used in reference to an RCMP officer in his/her description as a member of the RCMPolice force, they are refered to as Members, in the proper noun form as a proper name. Similar useages can be seen in discussions of Members of Parliamnent, ei: "Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out that the Member from Edmonton has no clue as to what discussions occured in Cabinet last week."

Caps should stay.

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[edit] Etiquette

Should there be a mention of the recent same-sex marriage of two RCMP Members, both of whom wore their uniforms in the ceremony? Perhaps there should be a section for the when/why the uniform is worn. 69.194.35.109 18:54, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Note: Some errors found in this post:

- This description of how the red serge is worn refers only to the "Review Order"
- "The breeches are always worn with braces." Not always, Braces are always used with the formal dress "Banana" pants though.
- "the ever-present side-arm in a brown leather" - This is incorrect, there is a version where there is just the belt + strap and no pouches nor side arm, this is referred to as the stripped Sam Browne, an example can be seen [1].
- As for the red sege being worn at weddings, the honour guard will usually wear a stripped sam browne while the groom will wear the cerimonial version of the uniform. This includes the Serge and Stetson (Only worn outside) but forgoes breeches for the 'Banana Pants'; the Sam Browne for a ceremonial belt with a gold buckle; and the Strathcona Boots [2] for small black slip on boots called "Congress Boots" that also have spurs. A good example of ceremonial wear is found here [3]

Resources from which this information was obtained: I am a Mountie!
A great resource for the "Review Order" style can be found at http://www.rcmp.ca/uniform/index_e.htm —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.69.253.40 (talk • contribs) 17:21, 5 August 2007 (UTC)