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.
That will give you more length once you have eventually tied the knot. However, it might also be the case that you are using regular length ties when extra-long ties might be a better choice. Use my extra-long ties calculator to see whether regular-length or extra-long ties would be the best fit for you.