Supply failures forced Egyptian soldiers to wear ceremonial uniforms daily in violation of regulations

Evidence

Concerning the soldiers of the 4th Battalion of the 18th Regiment … We found them wearing their [ceremonial] broadcloth uniforms. When we asked their lieutenant why his soldiers were wearing their broadcloth uniforms day and night, he said that they had not been issued either with flax or woollen uniforms and they had no choice but to do so. This is something against the regulations … — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1145

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Egypt’s army regulated soldiers’ latrine breaks under threat of jail — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 719; Egypt’s munitions factories supplied uniforms and shoes too defective for army use — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 941; Egyptian military regulations were routinely at odds with soldiers’ actual daily lives — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1107 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Egypt’s army regulated soldiers’ latrine breaks under threat of jail — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 719; Egypt’s munitions factories supplied uniforms and shoes too defective for army use — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 941; Egyptian military regulations were routinely at odds with soldiers’ actual daily lives — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1107 (+3 more)