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.
So you'll need to make the call based on the fabric you use. Cut your fabric in half so that you have two 6.5 x 25 pieces. If you're going to interface one whole side of the tie, you'll need enough interfacing for just once of these two rectangles.