Cavalry Traditions
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- Fiddler’s Green
- Garryowen
- Order of the Yellow Garter
- The Cavalry Grog
- Music
- Old Bill
- Sabers
- Cavalry Spurs and Combat Spurs
- The Spur Ride
- The Stetson
- Wear of the Cavalry Accouterments – External link to C. Jenkins page on the 1-17 Cavalry SOP
Traditions FAQ Coming Soon
The combat knot is worn after you have completed a combat tour with a cavalry unit. In the old days there were no such thing as combat patches, so the units had soldiers tie their acorns in a knot to show they were combat experienced. This is done by tying the two acorns around the hat cord. Spur holders who didn’t know that one please hand your charter in at the next spur dinner.
