I agree that the senior NCO's wore the NCO degen and not the private purchase Officer degen --- but did they all pass the tests you speak of???--I ask this because I have never seen a photo of the SS NCO degen in wear that did not have the Officer knot on it. Perhaps this class of NCO was the only class entitled to wear the NCO degen--and with the Officer knot. I know we apparently have been unable to locate exact regulations for the wear of the SS NCO degen and this has been discussed in other threads==perhaps this is the answer.
MAX & OVMS Life Member, MAX Bd. of Experts. GDC Platinum Dealer. Collector since 1955.
--- but did they all pass the tests you speak of???--I ask this because I have never seen a photo of the SS NCO degen in wear that did not have the Officer knot on it. Perhaps this class of NCO was the only class entitled to wear the NCO degen--and with the Officer knot. I know we apparently have been unable to locate exact regulations for the wear of the SS NCO degen and this has been discussed in other threads==perhaps this is the answer.