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UNIFORME DISTINCTIF ELEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
CONT

The distinctive environmental uniform was adopted as a dress and duty uniform by the Canadian Forces in the mid-1980s, marking a return to distinctive service uniforms. Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the CF [Canadian Forces] were identified as belonging to an "environment" or "element," either Sea, Land or Air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
OBS

Lorsqu'il est question d’un élément en particulier, le terme français «uniforme distinctif» accompagné du nom de l'élément est suffisant. Par exemple :uniforme distinctif de l'Aviation royale canadienne(ARC).

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