PROBLEm FOR SERVICEMEN
Australian former servicemen are laced with two .different regulations when they are unable to obtain civilian clothing. The army authorities announced that discharged servicemen who were unable to buy suits would be allowed to wear their umlorms for six months after discharge,
says the New Zealand Drapei and Allied Retailer The police look the view, however, that the Army Act forbids the wearing of uniform and badges after discharge and re ently they charged a man with illegally wearing a uniform. A sympathetic magistrate fined the offender Is, and advised discharged servicemen to remove badges - and buttons from their uniforms. Later, the Army Depart-
ment said that when discharged men wore uniform they should wear it complete with buttons, badges, unit patches, and decorations, and treat it with the respect that its history and traditions deserved. At present former servicemen with permits can obtain a cheap suit after a delay of three months, or a better quality suit In from six to eight months.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26198, 8 July 1946, Page 9
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