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.
If not, you'll need to tie loops at the ends of the lines, such that the loop, after tying, is about 6 inches long. Make the loops for all four ends exactly the same size, with exactly the same amount of loose line extending beyond the knot. Use an overhand knot (or thumb knot), as you see illustrated here.