Military Police Brassards from various nations
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:27 am
by Chuck Anderson
Hi Everybody!
Chuck Anderson here!!
Presented here is information on Military Police Brassards "armbands" more or less. This appears to be a good site with nice illustrations and good written info to back it up.
To get to this website, please go to:........................................................
http://home.mweb.co.za/re/redcap/brassard.htm
More later! See ya'!!
Chuck Anderson
USAFWO1_1975@military.com
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:40 am
by Whiskey-Zulu
To add to that:
British Military Police in at least both the Army and the RAF (RAF Police in their case)
wear a sew on patch on their right arm (the same arm brassards use to be worn on, but since S95s don't have shoulder epaullettes, one cannot be worn) that is 3"x3" (scarlet in colour) with black lettering "M.P." on their Soldier '95 Pattern DPM dress. Royal Military Police (British Army) also wear a scarlet coloured beret and are one of the only Regiments to have metal cap-badges for Officers and Other ranks.
RMP Cap Badge.
http://www.survivalaids.com/logo_pics/231.jpg
RMP arm tiles (never seen the OG or desert DMP used however, but they might well be out there)
http://www.cadetdirect.com/order1.php?pg=704
A 3.5" red arm band is used with Army ceremonial dress.
http://www.army.mod.uk/img/provost/provowo1.jpg
RAF Police have a distinction where their rank slides are "footnoted" with a 1" red band with "RAF Police" written in black (not worn with Number 1 Service Dress [ red arm band as detailed above is worn instead]). RAF Police wear a peaked cap with Number 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 2a, 2b service dress which has a white top cover opposed to the blue of the rest of the RAF. The normal blue service beret is worn with S'95s.
I can't say what it's like for the Royal Navy, as I have no idea.