Something doesn't seem to add up here. I finally have the 1988 reg book, and it shows a warrant officer in the black summer uniform, with black boards. The white uniform also has black boards. However, both also wear the gold cap cord. I forgot when these were introduced (a reminder may help), but this may indicate that the White boards for warrant officer, introduced with the 1974 uniform reg revisions (I think) were phased out later. Now that I have made some logic out of this anomaly, I need to confirm my conclusion, and get dates for each change.
For Warrant Officers, when were the white boards for the white tunic phased out and replaced with the black ones? When did warrant officers start wearing a gold officer's cap cord? Logically, both of these would have occured in the 1988 regs, but I want to get an answer from the experts.
If possible, and if anyone has a 1974 (or the mysterious 1980) reg book, does it show a warrant officer wearing white boards? (preferably for parade uniform, but service is fine) If so, can you post it?
For Warrant Officers, when were the white boards for the white tunic phased out and replaced with the black ones? When did warrant officers start wearing a gold officer's cap cord? Logically, both of these would have occured in the 1988 regs, but I want to get an answer from the experts.
If possible, and if anyone has a 1974 (or the mysterious 1980) reg book, does it show a warrant officer wearing white boards? (preferably for parade uniform, but service is fine) If so, can you post it?
