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Monday, 26 October 2015

How to wear the poppy

Hello all, it’s that time of the year when we all get together to sell poppies on behalf of the Royal British Legion to raise money for veterans and wounded soldiers. This is a quick guide covering how to wear the poppy and other hints and tips.

The poppy has been a very important symbol for the armed forces and it’s important we wear it with pride. Make sure each year you get a new poppy so there are no creases; it looks smarter than the one from last year.

In the Air Cadets we wear the poppy on the right side of the body because the Royal Air Force's short involvement during World War 1. (The rule here is what’s yours is worn on the left, thus why you wear your own medals on the left and what is not yours on the right, thus family medals are worn on the right side.)


If you’re wearing a shirt it is stated in AP1358c version 1.07 that the poppy is to be fixed directly above the right breast pocket or inserted into the button hole. If you pin it above the pocket I would shorten the stem to just before the barb so it’s not showing.

If you’re wearing your jumper you can use the barb on the stem of the poppy to your advantage, push the stem through the jumper and it shouldn't fall out. Like the shirt it should be in a similar position on the jumper. After remembrance Sunday make sure you cut off the barb so you can take the poppy out without damaging your jumper.


Finally make sure the leaf on the poppy is pointing at 11 o'clock like in the image on this blog.

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