I wore my mess dress on a Princess cruise to Norway out of England and my wife still complains that no one even noticed her (not true, she looked phenomenal -- I saw all those old guys eyeing her!). Most folks guessed I was RAF (I'm USAF). That was 21 years ago and I just tried on my cumberbum and it is only a little snug. I was double checking on wearing it now that I'm retired and have concluded it is not a real issue (regs say the service dress is fine, but don't mention the mess dress). Good to hear positive experiences.
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I wore my mess dress on a Princess cruise to Norway out of England and my wife still complains that no one even noticed her (not true, she looked phenomenal -- I saw all those old guys eyeing her!). Most folks guessed I was RAF (I'm USAF). That was 21 years ago and I just tried on my cumberbum and it is only a little snug. I was double checking on wearing it now that I'm retired and have concluded it is not a real issue (regs say the service dress is fine, but don't mention the mess dress). Good to hear positive experiences.