Military courtesy will be observed by the respective armies.
AUTHENTICITY
Area 13 will be considered Garrison for uniform impression purposes.
Uniforms for Garrison are different than for the field.
For Allied troops, you are in Belgium near the town of Liege for a little R&R after a grueling fall, waiting for replacements.
For Axis troops, you are located near the Belgium town of Schoppen in preparation for a major assault into the Allied lines.
The most important features that will be observed are uniform appearance, haircut, and facial hair. For male military personnel, no pony tails.
AUTHENTICITY NOTES
All participants will be required to sign the Authenticity Guidelines when they check-in at Registration. The Guideline is your acknowledgment that you have read and understood the authenticity requirements you must present during the event. We want everyone’s impression to be the best in order to honor those who came before us.
Personnel will judged using the 20-foot rule.
AUTHENTICITY REGULATIONS
01. Unit commanders must be 21 years of age and agree to be responsible for the safety, conduct, and authenticity of all participants serving as a member of his unit. “Freelancing” or serving without proper unit affiliation, that is as a floater, is grounds for dismissal from an event.
02. All persons will present a correct and proper military appearance in representing a member of any army as they appeared in World War II.
03. No currently issued medals of valor shall be worn by persons who did not earn them in actual service.
04. Hair style of the 1940′s will be required of all male participants and will consist of sideburns that do not extend past the middle of the ear, proper trim around the ears, and a tapered cut on the area behind the ears. The haircut may not extend below the upper edge of the collar of the service shirt. Proper mustaches and/or beards are allowed in the units that permitted them. Women portraying male combat personnel must outwardly assume the appearance of a male, that is hair must be covered and no makeup. Uniforms must be worn as per regulations for a male soldier. If portraying female personnel one must have the proper hair style permitted for her impression as per regulations of the period.
05. Uniforms and equipment must be of a model or type in use prior to 1946, used by the unit portrayed, or an acceptable replica.
06. Unit Commanders and/or Federation Officers will give written notices to Authenticity Offenders for those members that are deficient in areas of authenticity (that is haircut, uniforms, equipment, etc.). The notice will indicate the area
of deficiency and the individual and his unit commander will each sign and receive a copy. At the following event the individual will be checked again and if the problem has not been corrected to the satisfaction of the Unit Commanders and/or Federation Officer the individual’s money will be refunded and he will be asked to leave. Units continually receiving excessive numbers of individual warnings will be cited and may be prohibited from participation in events until they have corrected the deficiencies. Major infractions or deficiencies such as no attempt to get a haircut, completely wrong uniform, etc., may result in immediate dismissal from the event.
07. When there is an authentic field event all uniforms and equipment in this area must be authentic. Exception, only during setup and tear down.
08. All participants will wear combat helmets during tactical and battle reenactment events.