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Expeditionary Forces, nominal rolls of all warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men -who were on April ist, 1918, attached, within the meaning of paragraph 4, to units under their command. f •.; - (b) A certificate to the effect that each individual named on the roll has been informed that he has been transferred to the Royal Air Force, and that he may elect, within 3 months' to be re-transferred to the Army will be signed by an officer of the Royal Flying Corps unit concerned and appended to the nominal roll referred to in (a). (c) On receipt of the nominal rolls referred to in (a) officers commanding units concerned at home, and Deputy Adjutant- Generals, 3rd Echelon of Expeditionary Forces, will publish in Part II of Orders the transfer of the soldiers named in the nominal rolls to the Royal Air Force as from April ist, 1918. A Copy of Part II of Orders will be sent to the Officer i/c the Royal Air Force Records, Blandford, Dorset, and to the Central Pay Officer, Royal Air Force, Woking, in addition to the normal distribution. This Army Order will be quoted as the authority for such transfer. (d) On receipt of Part II of Orders referred to in (c) Officers i/c Records will complete the soldiers' documents and transfer them to the custody of the Officer i/c the Royal Air Force Records. (e) Similarly on receipt of Part II of Orders notifying the transfer of the soldiers to the Royal Air Force, Paymasters and Territorial Force Associations will arrange for the transfer of pay accounts and separation allowance payments to the •Central Pay Officer, Royal Air Force. The transfer will be effected in the same way as for men transferred from one corps to another corps within the Army. APBU-4. Warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men whowithin a period of 3 months claim the right to be retransferred to the Army will be dealt with as follows :— z^ : (a) Those referred to in paragraph 1 will be transferredPytothe arm of the Service for which they are considered by the Army Council to be most suitable. (6) Those referred to in paragraph 2 will in the first instancebe returned to the Corps to which they formerly belonged. In both cases action similar to that described in para-graph 5 will be taken, the documents of the soldier being trans- mitted by the Officer i/c the Royal Air Force Records tothe Officer i/c the Army Record Office concerned, who will then issue the necessary orders for posting. There are at the present time certain warrant officers,non-commissioned officers and men of other arms with the Royal Flying Corps performing duties directly connectedwith the work of that Corps, for whom no provision is made in paragraph 4, but who may nevertheless be required, eithertemporarily or otherwise, to carry on the work on which they are now engaged. To meet such cases the personnel affectedwill, on application being made by officers commanding units of the Royal Flying Corps, before May ist, 1918, to GeneralOfficers Commanding-in-Chief concerned, be allowed to remain with the Royal Air Force until the question of transfer,with the consent of the individual concerned, to the Royal Air Force or withdrawal has been decided by the Army Councilin conjunction with the Air Council. General Officers Commanding-in-Chief will forward astatement showing numbers involved under paragraph 7 and nature of employment, together with their recommenda-tion, to the Secretary, War Office (A.G. 1). Personnel whom it is then decided to transfer will be dealt with in accordancewith paragraph 5. UNIFORM OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. SUPPLEMENTING the particulars given in our issue of twoweeks ago, we are now able to give in full the regulations regarding the uniform of the Royal Air Force. They are asunder :— Khaki will be worn as service dress for the period of thewar, after which uniform of the same pattern, but of light blue cloth, will be substituted as early as possible. The blueuniform may be worn by officers during the war as mess kit. The new uniform will not be made compulsory until sufficienttime has elapsed for existing uniforms of the R.N.A.S. and R.F.C. to be worn out, unless an allowance is made toofficers, when they will be expected to get khaki uniform as soon as possible. Further instructions on the latter pointwill be issued later. Uniform in khaki and blue may be seen in Room 751,3rd Floor, North Block, Cecil Chambers, Air Ministry. Service Dress During the War. Officers. Cap and Cap Badge.—The cap is the same pattern as thatworn by the R.N.A.S. The crown is khaki and the peak and band are black. The badge is entwined laurel leaves, abovewhich is a reduced facsimile of the metal bird at present worn on the sleeve by the R.N.A.S., the whole being surmountedby a crown. Rank is denoted as follows :— 2nd Lieuts.and Lieuts... Captains Field Officers General Officers One upright metal bar on each sideof the badge. Two upright metal bars on eachside. One row of gold oak leaves on the peak.Two rows of gold oak leaves on the peak. Jacket.—The pattern is that of the military tunic ServiceDress modified as follows :—(a)—No shoulder straps ; (6) in lieu of " Sam Browne " belt a cloth belt is sewn on the backof the coat, which fastens in front with a bright buckle of gilt metal; (c) the buttons are the R.N.A.S. type—i.e.,gilt metal with bird surmounted by crown. Officers transferring from the R.N.A.S., and the R.F.C.will, on supplying themselves with Air Force uniform, wear rank distinction corresponding to that which they hold intheir present service, whether their present rank is permanent or temporary. Badges of Rank.—Distinction Lace.—The badges of theRoyal Navy in khaki braid will be used, with a bird sur- mounted by a crown, both in gilded metal, in lieu of the execu-tive curl. Rank is denoted as follows :— 2nd Lieut. No lace, but bird and crown on both sleeves where lace would otherwise be.Lieut. .. One row of distinction lace surmounted by bird and crown. Captain .. Two rows of distinction lace surmounted by bird and crown.Major .. Two and a half rows of distinction lace sur- mounted by bird and crown.Lieut.-Col. Three rows of distinction lace surmounted by bird and crown.Col. ,. Four rows of distinction lace surmounted by bird and crown.Brig.-Gen. One broad row of z£ in. lace surmounted by bird and crown.Maj.-Gen. One broad row and one ordinary row of dis- tinction lace surmounted by bird and crown.Lieut.-Gen. One broad and two ordinary rows of distinction lace surmounted by bird and crown. General .. One broad row and three ordinary rows of dis-tinction lace surmounted by bird and crown. Trousers and Breeches.—As now worn by the R.F.C.Shirts and Collars.—Khaki shirts and collars with black ties. Footgear.—With breeches—brown field boots or brownboots with puttees or gaiters or brown stockings with shoes for aerodrome and similar wear. With trousers—brown bootsor shoes with brown socks. Greatcoat.—The usual military type of British warm formounted services. Badges of rank will be indicated on the shoulder strap in the same way as on the jacket, by distinctionlace surmounted by bird and crown. Distinguishing Marks.—For Pilots.—The " Wings " ofthe R.F.C. on the left breast, with the substitution of the letters " R.A.F. " for " R.F.C." For Observers.—The" Half Wing " with the letter " O " as at present worn by observers in the R.F.C. For Medical Officers.—The badgeof Caduceus of Mercury on the lapels of the jacket. The cap will be the ordinary cap of the Air Force officer. Blue Uniform used as Mess Kit.—The blue uniform is thesame pattern as the khaki uniform, except that gold braid is worn instead of khaki braid. White shirts and collarsand black ties will be worn, and black boots or shoes. Warrant Officers, 1st Class. Cap and Cap Badge.—The cap and cap badge will be the sameas for officers, but with no bars on each side of the badge. Uniform (including great coat) will be of the same patternas for officers, but the cloth will be of the texture issued by the R.A.C.D. Rank will be denoted by a bird surmountedby a crown, both in gilt metal, and worn on both sleeves close to the shoulder. Warrant Officers -2nd Class, N.C.Os., and Men.Cap and Badge.—The same pattern as at present issued to petty officers in the Royal Navy, but with khaki crown andblack peak. A bird is substituted for the anchor on the Royal Navy badge. Warrant officers 2nd class and N.C.Os. willwear a gold embroidered badge, and men a worsted em- broidered badge. 372
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