Monday, March 9, 2009

GB Uniform

IMPORTANT
In the picture of the full uniform. I've mark a point A.
Attach a saftey pin from in the inside of your uniform to your haversack at the top of your right shoulder (point A).
The sight of the saftey pin should be hidden under the shoulder titles.
This is to prevent your haversack from running out of place or sagging down.

CAP
should be positioned comfortably and tilted slightly to the right
should be two finger-space above the left eyebrow
should be one finger-space above the right eyebrow
the tip of the cap should be parallel to the nose
must NOT be starched
should bear the GB crest sewn on the right side of the cap

HAIR
short hair: keep it neat & tidy. Otherwise, a hairnet must be worn
if not tied, should not exceed the second collar of the uniform
long hair: tied neatly with either black or navy blue ribbons(without fanciful design) or rubber band
should be plaited whenever possible
should tuck all fringe under the cap
should NOT have strands of hair or loose hair on the forehead

UNIFORM
should be ironed and NOT starched
collar should be turned down
should pull skirt neatly straight down
length of skirt: skirt should touch the floor when girl is kneeling upright
should tuck loose uniform to the side

SLEEVES
should bear "THE GIRLS’ BRIGADE" & "SINGAPORE" shoulder titles on both sides of the sleeves, without any gap in-between
should bear the chevron on the right sleeve, positioned THREE (3) fingers below the shoulder titles

HAVERSACK
should be slung from the right shoulder to the left hip, positioned immediately below the belt
should have the senior and pioneer badges arranged 2-finger space from the epaulette

TIE
tip should rest on the bottom part of the belt
should not be showing behind the collar
back of tie should be fastened with a hairpin

TIE BADGE
should be placed in the centre of the tie
centre of the tie is the fold mark where the tip of tie touches the bottom of the triangular knot

LANYARD
knot of lanyard must be hidden under the armpit
should be fastened by the name tag
tail of lanyard place into breast pocket

NAMETAG
should be worn above the breast pocket
should be placed above and centre of the breast pocket
should bear the company number

BREAST POCKET
should NOT contain anything
should have the Service awards pinned to the pocket’s top left corner(nearer to the buttons)
should have a pocket crest sewn on with dimensions approximately 4cm by 4cm

SIDE POCKET
Only tissue allowed, NOTHING else

BELT
should not have belt loops
tip of the belt should be aligned to the left seam line of frock which runs down from the tip of breast pocket

BOOTS
should be well-polished, including side of heels
should have its shoelaces tied securely, only black round laces are allowed
should ONLY wear GB socks
should not have any studs

SOCKS
only GB one-fold socks are allowed

Additional Notes
Simple wristwatches are allowed. But they must be removed during drill, inspection and on parades
Plain ear studs are allowed but must be removed during drill, inspection and on parades
NO polished fingernails. All fingernails must be short

Note: Click on picture for a larger view.