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Uniforms and equipment. The RCMP is recognizable throughout the world due to its unique uniforms. This page describes the original uniforms of the North-West Mounted Police and some of the arms and accoutrements that were used throughout the history of the RCMP.
Today’s day-to-day working uniform is practical, and conforms to the rigours of modern policing. It consists of a grey shirt, dark blue cargo pants, and versatile black boots. The uniform is designed to handle various roles an RCMP officer fulfills. The RCMP will soon modernize the duty uniform even further, with field testing currently ...
28 sty 2024 · Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): The iconic red serge uniform worn by the RCMP is instantly recognizable worldwide. Provincial and municipal police forces: Each province and municipality in Canada often have their own unique uniforms.
The perceived inability of women’s bodies to be contained in the RCMP’s traditional red serge uniform, signified by the popping button, suggested that they were unable to fill the iconic role of Mountie by virtue of their biology.
The Red Serge is the ceremonial dress uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It consists of a military pattern scarlet tunic tailored from serge fabric, with the high collar, blue breeches with yellow stripe identifying a cavalry history, a Stetson hat, a Sam Browne belt, and high brown leather boots with a white rope. [1]
After 16 years, women would finally don the iconic red serge, Stetson, high brown boots and breeches for which the RCMP is internationally known. The first uniform the women of Troop 17 wore was “fatigues” while they got accustomed to Depot life.
The RCMP are famous for their distinctive Red Serge, referred to as "Review Order" (of dress uniform), consisting of: high collared scarlet tunic, midnight blue breeches with yellow leg strip, Sam Browne belt with white sidearm lanyard, oxblood riding boots (possibly with spurs), brown felt campaign hat (wide, flat brimmed) with the ...
