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.
How Long Is Too Long to Be Engaged? According to the Knotties who responded to our 2014 Real Wedding Study, the average length of an engagement is 14 months. But that's just an average. Some engagements can be super short (like a month!) and some can last for years and years. And we say there's no âwrong or âright length of time to be engaged.