ROYAL RANGERS NIGERIA

UNIFORM POLICY
WHAT IS UNIFORM?
Uniform is a set of dressing worn to identify an organization and brings out the beauty and the
uniqueness of the organization
TYPES OF UNIFORM
We have 6 types of uniform in the Nigeria military (Nigeria military mentioned here is because we
adopted it's uniform ethics to a maximum extent due to the flexibility given you us by RRI) but RRN
adopted 5 types of it's uniform.
1. Number 1 dress (Ceremonial Dress)
2. Number 2 dress (Suit Dress)
3. Number 3 dress (Mess Dress)
4. Number 4 dress (Jacket Dress)
5. Number 5 dress (Tetron/Tuck-in/Office Wear)
6. Number 6 dress (BDU/Combat Dress)
These dresses are divided into 2 categories;
 Uniforms for COS
 Uniforms for NCOS
 COs wear uniform numbers 1 - 6
 NCOs wear uniform numbers 1, 5 & 6
 WOS wear uniform numbers 1, 4, 5 & 6

NUMBER 1 UNIFORM
(Full Dress)
Full dress uniform also known as Ceremonial dress uniform or parade uniform is a type of uniform in
Royal Rangers Nigeria. It is the most formal type of uniform used by RRN and other uniformed
services for official parade such as pulling in and polling out parade, anniversaries, passing out parade,
guard of honour, and private ones such as marriages and funerals.
This type of uniform has its special way by which it's being displayed by cadre as well as purposes

NUMBER ONE DRESS ACCESSORIES

1. A standard ceremonial peaked cap 10. A while webbed belt for NCOS
2. A cap budge 11. A pan of collar gorget for most senior
3. A khaki brown long sleeved suit jacket Officers
4. A pair of khaki brown plain trouser that 12. Medals
has a stripe on each ley 13. Specialty Awards
5. A black officer’s shoe (bale/black boot 14. Academic crests
6. A white long-sleeved shirt 15. Sword slings
7. A red neck tie 16. Sword and it's scabbard
8. A ceremonial lanyard for COs and WCS 17. Anklet for NCOS
9. A waist sash for COs and WOS 18. Hand woven ceremonial epaulettes
 fig 1a fig 1 b

fig. 1c. - encircled with blue in are specialty/operational awards.

fig. 1d. – a pair of collar gorget.
fig. 1e. – ceremonial lanyard for Cos and WOs
fig. 1f. – red Sag.
fig. 1g. - belt
fig. 1h. – black belt.
fig. 1i. – sword, sword sling and scabbard.

fig 1d fig 1e fig 1f

fig 1g fig 1h fig 1i fig 1i

NOTE
1. Only peaked cap separates RRPs from others. RRPs go with their red peaked cap and should be worn
respectively.
2. Number 1 dress is meant only for the ceremonies that you are participating on hence the usage of sword
on the parade.
3. No sash and scabbard sling without sword
4. No side badges on the sleeves of the suit except the NCOs that place insignias on the sleeves and at the
elbow position
5. No name tag and Rangers tag on this uniform
6. Medals are placed on it, not ribbons, and must be at the left chest area of the suit.
7. Specialty awards (if any) should be placed on the left chest area of the suit at the top of the medals and
the specialty awards should be on metal format not badges
8. Academic crests should be placed at the left chest area of the suit below the medals.

Chapter 3

SERVICE DRESS
Number 2 Dress

Service dress uniform is the informal type of uniform used by Royal Rangers Nigeria and other public uniformed
services for non-fi id duty purposes and for ceremonial occasions on invitations alone (not for any kind of drill). In
Western dress code, a service dress is a permitted supplementary alternative equivalent to to the civilian suit
sometimes collectively called 'undress' or 'dress clothes'. As such, a service dress uniform is considered less formal
than both full dress and mess dress uniforms but more formal than combat uniform.

ACCESSORIES
1. A standard ceremonial peaked cap
2. A cap badge
3. A khaki brown long sleeved jacket
4. A khaki brown trouser
5. A pair of white officer's shoe
 6. A white dress shirt
7. A red neck tie
8. A ceremonial lanyard (for WOs and COs)
9. A pair of red collar godget (for most senior officers)
10. Pin-format ribbon
11. 11 Specialty awards
12. 12 Academic crests
13. 13 Pin-tormat name tab
14. 14 Machine woven ceremonial epaulettes

ACCESSORIES ACCORDING TO CADRE

1 NCOs (recruits to ssgt)
- peaked cap respectively (check cap badge PDF)
- jacket
- plain trouser
- no lanyard
NCOs dress on their Number1dress but are at liberty to unblouse their trousers from their black

2 WOs (Warrant Officers aOfficers)

 Peaked cap respectively
 Jacket
 Trousers without stripes
 Black shoes
 Black stockings
 silver lanyard
 epaulettes (machine woven) without insignia on it
 insignia should be at the sleeves on the elbow position
 No godget
 White dress shirt
 Red neck tie

3. COs (2nd It. to Capt)

 peaked cap respectively (check cap review)
 khaki brown suit jacket
 khaki brown plain trouser without stripes
 black officer's shoes
 black stockings
 Silver lanyard
 machine woven epaulettes with insignias on it
 no waist sash
 red tie
 white long sleeved shirt
 no godget
 pin-format name tag on the right chest level
 pin-format ribbon on the left chest area if any
 Specialty award on the left chest area above ribbons if any

2 WOs (Warrant Officers and Master Warrat Officers)

- Peaked cap respectively
 - Jacket
- Trousers without stripes
- Black shoes
- Black stockings
- Silver lanyard
- Epaulettes (machine woven) without insignia on it
- Insignia should be at the sleeves on the elbow position
- No godget
- White dress shirt
- Red neck tie

3. COs (2nd Lt. to Capt)

 peaked cap respectively (check cap PDF)
 khaki brown suit jacket
 khaki brown plain trouser without stripes
 black officer's shoes
 black stockings
 Silver lanyard
 machine woven epaulettes with insignias on it
 no waist sash
 red tie
 white long sleeved shirt
 no godget
 pin-format name tab on the right chest level
 pin-format ribbon on the left chest area if any
 Specialty award on the left chest area above ribbons if any

4. VSCOs (major and it. col)

- peaked cap respectively
- khaki brown suit
- khaki brown plain trousers without lines orn it
- black officer's shoes
- black stockings
- machine woven epaulettes With insignia on it
- golden ceremonial lanyard
- sash
- red tie
- white long sleeved shirt
- no godget
- Pin-format name tab on the right chest side
- Pin-format ribbon, specialty awards, crests, all on
- the left chest side respectively

5. COL AND BRIG. GEN

 Peaked cap respectively
 khaki brown suit jacket
 khaki brown plain trousers without lines on it
 black officers shoes
 black stockings
 machine woven epaulettes with insignia on
  Golden ceremonial lanyard
 No sash
 red tie
 White long sleeved shirt
 Pin-format nametag on the right chest area
 Pin-format ribbon. specialty awards, crest all on the left chest side respectively
 Red collar godget

6. MAJ. GEN GEN

 peaked cap respectively
 brown khaki jacket
 brown khaki trouser with no lines
 black officer's shoe
 Black stockings
 machine Woven epaulettes with insignia on it
 9olden lanyard
 no sash
 red tie
 white long sleeved jacket
 Pin-format name tab
 Pin-format ribbon, Specialty awards, crests
 red collar godget

NOTE: THIS UNIFORM IS WORN STRICTLY ON INVITATION TO AN O0CASION OR ON VISITATION

TOANYOCCASION LIKE RANGERS DAY(WHERE MOU ARE NOTINVOLVED IN ANY DRILL)

Chapter 3

MESS DRESS
Number 3 Dress

SCOs COs
Mess dress uniform is a number 3 dress in Royal Rangers Nigeria. It is the semi-formal type of uniform used by
Royal Rangers Nigeria, military personnel, police personnel and other public uniformed service members for certain
ceremonies, receptions and celebrations in messes or on private occasions and dinner nights. It's also called dinner
dress.

Note: Mess is an area where military personnels socialize, eat and (in some cases) live.

Military dinner/regimental dinner allow members to interact in a formal setting and they are also an opportunity for
members to introduce their spouses or partners to their colleagues. This dinner affords opportunity for the officers
both senior and junior to interact among themselves, remind themselves of the traditions in the Royal Rangers and at
same time exchange ideas.

MESS DRESS ACCESSORIES

i. A khaki brown mess jacket
ii. A khaki brown trouser with stripes on it
iii. A white long sleeved shirt with wing collar
iv. A red bow tie
v. A waist coat
vi. A hand woven epaulettes
vii. Medals
viii. A pair of black shoes

NOTE:
 No lanyard
 No peaked cap
 No sword
 No hand gloove
 Not to be worn on parade occasions
 Not to be worn to burial
 Not to be worn to child dedication
 Not to be worn even on invitation to any parade Occasions
 Not to be had on different colours
 Jacket collar and waist coat and epaulettes differs on cadre/ranks
 No badge on mess dress
  No name tab
 No Rangers tag
 Trouser not to be bloused
 Not to be worn on black boots but normal lased cover shoes
 To be worn only be commissioned officers
 No godget even for most senior officers

ACCESSORIES ACCORDING To CADRE/RANK

Second Lieutenant to Captain: Major To Lieutenant Colonel
- Silver epaulettes - Golden epaulettes
- red waist coat - red waist coat
- red jacket collar - red jacket collar
- red stripes on trousers - red stripes on trousers

Chapter 4

TUNIC
(Number 4 Dress)
NO 4 DRSS OFFICERS (MALE) NO 4 DRSS OFFICERS (FEMALE)

Front View Back View Side View Front View Back View Side View

Number 4 dress is a regular dress for only cos and WOs. It's called tunic or officer's wear. A formal wear
that shows the gentility and uniqueness of the officers. It's like short sleeved suit (safari).
Number 4 dress is worn by officers when attending to an official meetings or visits to another
barrack/outpost. It is also worn on Decoration Day

NUMBER 4 DRESS AND ITS ACCESSORIES

1. A standard navy-blue peaked cap.
2. A khaki brown officer's suit jacket ( short sleeved).
3. A khaki brown officer's plain trouser.
4. An ordinance lanyard.
5. A pin format name tag and pin format rangers tag (if necessary ).
6. A pin format ribbon/awards.
7. A pair of black corporate officers shoes
8. A standard digital wrist watch
9. A regular epaulette.
10. A Rangers badge/unit badge
11. A Rangers vest
12. A metal form specialty/operational awards
13. Academic institution crests/awards, professional membership crests/awards (if available)

NOTE:
1. Peaked cap is worn based on rank and cap badge on it also. RRP wears red peaked cap.
2. The jacket must have four pockets and four steps of stoned buttons.
3. No stripes on trousers.
4. Lanyard and placement of lanyard is based on units. RRP wears white lanyard and it's placed on the left
side of the uniform.
5. Pin format name tag is placed on the right chest area and Rangers tag placed on the left. Note: you don't
place the pin format name tag and pin format Rangers tag on the same uniform, u place either of the two.
It's advisable to place the name tag because the right chest area is strictly for it but the left chest area is
meant to be occupied by ribbons/crests/awards if there is any.
6. A pin format ribbon/award is placed on the left chest area
7. Metal format specialty/operational awards are placed on the left chest area of the jacket at the top of the
pin format ribbon.
8. Institutional crests/awards, professional membership crests/awards should be placed on the left chest area
below the pin format ribbon 9. Number 4 dress is worn only by COs and WOs. NCOs wears only
Number 5 dress.
10. No wearing of brassard on number 4 dress.
11. COs wear their insignia on the shoulder while WOs wear theirs insignia at the sleeve of their jacket

Chapter 5

REGULAR UNIFORM
(Number 5 Dress)

Front View Back View Side View Front View Back View Side View
 Number 5 dress is a regular wear or an office wear, it can also be called Tetron. It is
a tuck-in kind of uniform in RRN. It's a general uniform for all cadre. It's worn in a
formal setting: offices, meetings, rallies, courtesy visits, official reports, court
martial, awarding, ranking and also Royal Rangers day to substitute Number
1uniform.

Number 5 Uniform Accessories

 A standard navy-blue beret with Royal Rangers cap badge (rank
respectively) on it.
 A khaki brown regular uniform shirt (shirt sleeved).
 A pair of khaki brown plain trouser.
 A navy-blue ordinance lanyard.
 A black webbed belt.
 A pair of brown anklets.
 A pair of black boots.
 A pin format name tag
 A pin format ribbon/award (if any)
 A metal form specialty awards (if any)
 A Royal Rangers badge/unit badge/district mascot
 A standard digital watch.
 A blue Rangers vest

fig. 1a, b - regular uniform

fig. 2 - encircled with blue ink are specialty awards in metal form
fig. 3 - pin format ribbon/awards
fig. 4 - pin format name tag

Note:
a. Beret varies as per unit for instance, RRP wears red beret.
b. The shirt is a two pocket shirt Pockets located at the chest area of the shirt.
c. Trouser must be plain and advisably long for easy over the anklets
d. Ordinance lanyard differs in unit. For instance, RRP wears white ordinance lanyard and on the left
side.
e. Webbed belt differs in unit. eg. RRP wears white webbed belt.
f. Anklet differs in unit. eg. RRP wears white anklet.
g. Number 5 dress is for both COS and NCOS
h. cos wear officers/bate shoes with no anklet on it.
i. NCOs wear black boot with anklet on it, no desert boot.
j. Pin format name tag (see fig. 4.) should be at the right chest area.
k. Pin format ribbon/award (see fig. 3.) and specialty awards (see fig. 2.) should be at the left chest
area of the shirt
l. Royal Rangers badge should be at the right sleeve of the shirt and any other badge should be at the
left sleeve of the shirt.
m. No brassard on Number 5 dress.
n. No chest ranks.
o. Regular insignia should be worn, not ceremonial insignia.
p. RRP should wear white vest with RRP emblem embroidered on it at the neck position

Chapter 6

BATTLE DRESS UNIFORM - BDU

(Number 6 Dress)

Front View Back View Side View Front View Back View Side View

This uniform as the name implies is a kind of uniform worn by members of RRN
during operations, patrol and other field works.

Number 6 Dress Accessories

a. A khaki brown four pocket shirt
b. A pair of khaki brown combat trouser
c. A standard navy-blue beret
d. A recommended blue vest
e. A black webbed belt
f. A pair of brown anklet/puttee
g. A pair of black boot
 h. A name tag and Rangers tag
i. A standard digital wrist watch preferably black
j. A hackle/plume
k. Royal Rangers badge/unit patches/district mascots/course patch
l. A brassard(arm band) if any
m. Insignia (preferably Chest insignia)

Note :
i. Beret differs in unit. For instance, the RRP wears red beret.
ii. Blue vest is a general vest but RRP wears white vest
iii. Lanyard if necessary, differs in units.
iv. For instance, the RRP wears white lanyard and white anklet

Therefore, accessories differ in units and we have RRP, medicals, band, welfare and logistics, SOS, etc.

Fig 3

Fig 10

figs 1, 2-BDU fig. 8 -RRN webbed belt

fig. 3 -RRN beret fig. 9 -Desert boot
fig. 4 -RRP beret fig. 10 - Black boot
fig. 5 - RRP Chevron brassard fig. 11 - RRN ordinance lanyard
fig. 6 - RRP ordinance lanyard fig. 12 -RRN hackle/plume
fig. 7 - RRP webbed belt
 NOTE
a) Beret is a formal headgear on BDU, it's smart on BDU too but there are other headgears on BDU, face
cap, jungle hat, Bonnie hat, all worn depending on the kind of operations involved, jungle and weather
conditions.
b) There should be no shoulder flap/insignia on BDU, only chest insignias are meant to be worn and on the
chest area of the shirt (not higher than the upper pocket of the uniform).
c) There should be no ordinance lanyard on the BDU since there's no should flap. In this case, units are to
be identified by their patches on the sleeve of the uniform and not lanyard.
d) Name tag should be on the right chest area of the shirt's pocket at the top of the pocket cover and
Rangers tag should be at the left chest area of the shirt's left pocket at the top of the pocket cover
e) Name tag and Rangers tag should not be in pin format but in embroidery form
f) Gorget patches are not to be worn on BDU.
g) Place the badges rightly. Badges are placed on seniority. The Royal Rangers badge is meant to be on the
right-hand side, then your district mascot or unit badge should be on the left-hand side of the sleeves:
* The unit which the badge represents is under Royal Rangers Nigeria. Just like the way we hoist flags:
Nigeria AG-RRN is under Royal Rangers Nigeria. Just like the way we hoist flags, Nigeria - AG -
RRN
* On no account should a unit badge/district mascot be worn the right arm and Rangers badge on the left
arm, No. Unless the unit is making use of brassard (just like the provost unit and the SOS ) then the
brassard should be placed under the Rangers badge at the right arm.
* If you making use of the Chevron type of brassard, make sure it contains the Rangers emblem on it.
see fig. 5.
h) Chevron type of brassard can only be worn on the should flap type of combat uniform to enable the
brassard to hang on the flap and that is if you must wear shoulder flap type of combat uniform
 There are two types of brassard; round and Chevron brassard. Round one can be worn on both the
shoulder insignia combat uniform and chest insignia BDU but Chevron brassard can only be worn
on the shoulder insignia combat uniform.
i) Specialty awards/course patches should be on a patch (detachable) not on a metal format and should be
placed on the left chest area of the shirt above the name tag. Make sure you can defend what you wear.
j) Desert bout should not be worn with anklet of any kind
k) Black boots should be worn with anklet (brown anklet for Rangers and white anklet for RRP).
l) The combat trouser should be very long for easy blousing of the trouser over the anklet or boot.
m) Cap badges on beret should be worn according to rank respectively,
* from private to Lt. colonel have their can badge
* Colonel to Brigadier General have their cap badge
* Maj Gen has its Cap badge
* Lieutenant Gen has its cap badge
* General has its cap badge
 Chapter 7

PEAK CAP/CAP BADGES

Peaked cap, service cap, barracks cover or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the Royal
Rangers Nigeria. It's worn on uniform numbers 1, 2 and 4 in Royal Rangers Nigeria. It is worn with respect
to ranks and also units as it has slight features that differs one from another respectively.

Red cap originated in late 18th or early 19th century Northern Europe,
usually worn by working class men in the later years of Napoleonic wars, it
began to appear in the senior ranks of the Russian and Prussian armies,
being popular because of its comfort and light weight, as opposed to the
cumbersome bicorns and shakos that were standard duty issue. Today,
peaked cap has totally been adopted by the world's military and
paramilitary bodies as a most convenient headgear worn officially

COMPONENTS OF A PEAKED CAP

Below are the components that make up a peaked сар:
1. Crown - this is the flat circular sloppy top of the peaked cap labelled No
1.
2. Piping - This gives rigidity to the crown of the peaked cap. It's done at the circumstance of the crown of
the peaked cap labelled No 2.
3. Visor - This is the peak of the cap. Historically made of polished leather but increasingly made of a
cheaper synthetic substitute. fig. 3.

4. Band - This is the wall of the peaked cap about 360". It serves as
the base for the crown of the peaked cap. see fig. 1b. ( the blue ink
points towards the red band of the peaked cap). In RRN, the band's
colour differs in cadre/rank.

5. Cap Badge A cap badge also known as head

badge or hat badge is a badge worn on uniform
headgear and distinguishes the wearer's
nationality and/or organisation
Cap Badges are modern form of heraldry and
their design generally incorporates highly
symbolic
devices
CAP BADGES (with respect to ranks)
NCOS - Normal Royal Rangers cap badge
WOs - Normal Royal Rangers cap badge
JCOS (2nd Lt. - Capt.) - Normal Royal Rangers cap badge

SCOs:
Maj. - Lt. Col. - Normal Royal Rangers cap badge.
Colonel - One-line flowered cap badge.

VSCOS:
Brig. Gen. - One-line flowered cap badge.
Maj. Gen. - Two lines flowered cap badge.
Lt. Gen. - Three lines flowered cap badge.
General - Four lines flowered cap badge.

7. Embroidery - This embroidery is for the ranks of Major General to General

fig. 9a. This is for the ranks of Major and Lieutenant Colonel

fig. 9b. solid gold embroidery

.

7. Bullion Cord - This is located at the front of the band. RRN makes use of black leather bullion corn. fig.
4.

PEAKED CAP (with respect to ranks/cadre)

Pte. - S.Sgt - navy blue peaked cap, black band, black bullion cord, black visor, no embroidery.
rangers cap badge.
WOs - Navy blue peaked cap, navy blue band, blackbullion cord, black visor, no embroidery, rangers cap
badge
2nd Lt. - Cpt - Navy blue peaked cap, navy blue band, black bullion cord, black visor, no embroidery.
Rangers cap badge.
Maj. - Lt. Col - Navy blue peaked cap, navy blue band, black bullion cord, black visor, solid gold
embroidery, rangers cap badge.

The name peaked cap was derived from it's short visit (peak).

For the Royal Rangers Police:

Every other component for all rank/cadre are the same except the cap crown that is red. To that effect, from
pte - ssgt wears black band on their red peaked cap and from WOs - Generals wear red although

Note very clearly for all units in RRN, there's no white band in peaked cap irrespective of the rank/cadre.
White can be used by the NCOs if the authority allows it for a particular purpose on
parade

Figures;
fig 1a - peaked cap for Lt. Gen.
fig 1b - red band on peaked cap
fig 2 - visor for Maj. and Lt. Col
fig 4 - leather bullion cord
fig 5 - cap badge for Maj. Gen
fig 6 - cap badge for Col. and Brig. Gen
fig 7 - embroidery for Col. and Brig. Gen
fig 8 - embroidery for Maj. Gen. to Gen
fig 9 - embroidery for Maj. and Lt. Col

MEANING OF ACRONYMS
NCO - Non commissioned officer
WO - Warrant officer
JCO - junior commissioned officer
SCO - senior commissioned officer
VSCO - very senior commissioned office

Number 2 Dress Rank Design