In the U.S., people not in the Army are not soldiers, especially so for Marines â who will strongly protest being painted with that brush. âTroopsâ or âservice membersâ are the umbrella terms that refer to all the members of the military.
As a general rule for all tie knots, the widest part of your tie should hang roughly at the same height as the upper edge of your leather belt, with the tieâs tip extending slightly below it. The tip of the narrow end would then hang wherever it may.
Some scarves, like the famous Doctor Who scarf, is usually worked for 12 or 14 feet long. These are longer and wider than most practical scarves for both knitters and wearers. In general, a scarf only needs to be long enough to wrap once around the neck. It should also have some length left over to tuck into a coat of leave dangling as desired.