Today, every regiment and corps of the British Army has its own stable belt, often very colourful. The Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force also have their own. The Royal Navy formerly rarely wore stable belts, unless working in a tri-service environment; they are now issued as a standard piece of uniform with the new Royal Navy uniform RNPCS replacing the old No. 4s. Stable belts are worn with most styles of informal dress, but not with full dress, service dress or mess dress. Stable belts for soldiers are purchased by individual service personnel, not issued, so are theoretically neither regulation nor compulsory, but since most personnel own one they are effectively uniform items in the Army.
