What so ever happened to the Sam Browne Belt in the Pakistan Army

[somebozo]

what is the practical use of this belt..

 

[GHOST RIDER]

You ought to be an old soldier. You identified the SD correctly. Sadly the cross belt seems to have gone off all armies. But it is necessary when carrying a sword - as the Under Officers and Adjutants of military academies have to. And in recent past a soldier's belt was taken off indicating he was under arrest. Now there is no web belt.

Well
Even PMA Adjutants no longer wear sam browne belts to carry swords

 

[war&peace]

You have to drop the whole uniform then and almost one hundred traditions within the army ...!

I am totally in favour of changing/removing all the traditions that are against the spirit of Islam.

 

[third eye]

You ought to be an old soldier. You identified the SD correctly.

That's because I am one.

 

[khanasifm]

lot of these tradition inherited from brits still exists in subcontinent only like generals carrying a stick while brits have dropped them , US is now the trend setter

 

[fatman17]

Both folding of sleeves and Sam browne have been discontinued. l think the bush jacket is optional dress, however Pakistan military is moving away from the old traditions and following the American system for all types of uniforms.

 

[Sage]

I am totally in favour of changing/removing all the traditions that are against the spirit of Islam.

What are they going to wear then ....Qandoora and Abaya ?

 

[war&peace]

What are they going to wear then ....Qandoora and Abaya ?

The same uniform as they are wearing just without tucking the shirts in.

 

[Jammer]

Great post! Have been wondering where the belt went, in my opinion the belt was a nice accessory to the uniform, helping accentuate the v of a fit body. Today's uniforms look almost incomplete without the belt, officers look like your math teacher in a safari suit. From a practical point of view the downside of the disappearance of the belt is the appearance of the toand!

 

[544_delta]

Great post! Have been wondering where the belt went, in my opinion the belt was a nice accessory to the uniform, helping accentuate the v of a fit body. Today's uniforms look almost incomplete without the belt, officers look like your math teacher in a safari suit. From a practical point of view the downside of the disappearance of the belt is the appearance of the toand!

agreed...dress uniform is losing all its glamour piece by piece