Remembrance Day | 5. The wearing of the Poppy

For CAF personnel in uniform

REFERENCE:

Minutes of the National Defence Clothing and Dress Committee (NDCDC) 01/11, Paragraph 7

DHH proposed an amendment to regulations that will permit the wear of the poppy at appropriate commemorative ceremonies outside the traditional Remembrance Day period. CAF Dress Instructions will be amended to read: “The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy. The red poppy is an emblem of the RCL and is used to commemorate Canadians who died in battle. CAF members shall wear the poppy on all uniforms from the last Friday in October until Remembrance Day (November 11th) and are encouraged to wear it when attending any event whose main purpose is to commemorate Canadians who died in battle.”

NOTE

The Royal Canadian Legion are providing the only 2 Poppies authorized to be worn. The wearing of the poppy with the miniature Canadian flag pin as a means of securing the poppy to the uniform instead of the provided straight pin is not authorized for any CAF uniform.